Less than 2% of the US population is a farmer and very few of those use antique tractors in their operations. Most antique tractors have been relegated to fence rows and scrap yards or sitting in a barn or out building somewhere rarely getting started or used. Sure, many of us on here use antique tractors for various tasks (raking, tedding and baling hay; pulling the grain drill; pulling the firewood wagon - John Deere A and 720D here), but we are for sure a very small minority. Much of this work can be done quicker, easier and more comfortable in my newer, larger tractors, but I use my old 2 cylinders for the hobby of it.
These tractors are not made to work in a field any more than some of the "show" tractors on display at local fairs and festivals throughout the country. However, tractor pulls are a great way to involve new and young people in another form of our hobby. I think any way to enjoy old antique tractors is a good way- whether that's using them for their intended purpose, rebuilding them to better-than-new conditions with clear coat paint jobs and smoothed castings, or even heavily modifying them to better pull transfer sleds.
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