Oh good post. My dad was born in 1934 so was exposed to the depression and WWII era. That generation simply did not spend money that they did not have period. It was a matter of survival and survivors they were and they did it without Welfare and Food Stamps often at great personal sacrifice. There is a reason they are referred to as the greatest generation. Deep down I think it is the one reason I have such an affinity for the old antique tractors as it is a way of sorta connecting me to a generation that I admire and respect.
But to get back on topic. Starting our tractors was always a chore even in warm weather. The 430 case diesel was parked on a hill so it could be roll started. If no hill then it was pulled with Dad's 1969 chevy rust bucket truck with 200k on the odometer. Engine and tranny had both been replaced with salvage units from cars. Trash bags were used to stuff in the holes of the floorboards or you would get water splashing up on you when driving the truck in the rain.
Use the case 430 to then pull start the JD 730 (that thing took 4 batteries). Use the JD 730 to pull start the IH 1066. Dad finally broke down and bought some batteries for the IH 1066 as I got older and was more interested in cars, girls, etc. than farming.
That all said, all the years dad and I spent together cobbling his junk together would have been so much easier with a welder. I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I got my first welder. The repairs that dad and I could have made together with that welder if only he had still been alive.......
This post was edited by rankrank1 at 08:53:37 01/05/14 2 times.
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