Re: Re: Opinions Solicited
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Posted by Paul Fox on July 08, 1998 at 05:57:24:
In Reply to: Re: Opinions Solicited posted by SEA on July 08, 1998 at 05:47:10:
: Paul, I have had the same experience. I bought a 1952 John Deere G (ser:54797) for $500 from the original owner who said he drove it into the shed when he last parked it 10 years earlier. Well the motor was stuck, the tires were flat and when I pulled the pulley assembly apart it was quite evident that the tractor was pushed into the shed not driven in as I was told. To make a long story short 10 years and $10500 dollars later I have a beautiful looking and running tractor that I pull floats with at the local parades and spend alot of time just keeping it clean. Oh by the way I had this tractor on display last summer with many other beautiful tractors at Grand Detour, Ill when this nice gentleman from Nebraska came up to me and told me what a beautiful tractor I had and that he sure would like to own it. He asked me to put a
: price on it and I said that it really wasn't for sale, but if the money was right I guess I might sell it! He came back the next day and said he was ready to make me an offer of $4900 for my tractor. Guess what he still wants it and I still own a $10500 dollar John Deere G and I am not sure that I would sell it if I could get all my money back. The pleasure of just listening to that old tractor look and run like it did when it was brand new cannot be measured in dollars. : I am now working on a 1950 Farmall H (ser:FBH 332247 X1) that I purchased last March. SEA SEA: Well, I feel a little better now...Congratualtions on the "G"...That's one of the top two dream tractors for me, the other being a pony-start 830 Diesel...I douibt I'll ever have either, but a man can dream. I got the F-14 primarily because I tripped over it, and the price was right ($100 with new tires on the rear). My oldest brother has a 620 row-crop he still uses on his hobby farm. Every time I get to Michigan, the first thing I do is ask him if there's something that needs doing with the JD. Last time, I had a 12' field cultivator busting up and leveling the clay the county had dug out of the ditch and dumped in his hay field. That sure made the old girl grunt! Nothing in the world sounds like a big old Deere hunkering down and working. If a man could bottle that and sell it, he'd be a millionaire in a week. Thanks again for the encouragement,
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