I understand what you are saying. I am 31 years old and enjoy the tractor hobby very much. One of the things I most enjoy is those old white haired guys your are referring to. I believe I have more friends my grandpa's age than my own. If you want to speak to truely genuine good guys, you go to an antique tractor event and strike up a conversation with a tractor owner that is an antique himself.
My particular interest is the antique pulling. I can understand why most people find no interest. To watch an old tractor putt down the track at 2 or 3 mph is not real exciting. My wife claims that it is more of a social event than a competition.
The other unfortunate thing that I see happening is just like you see ruin everything else - money. The hobby has gotten so popular that the high dollar guys are making it hard for the youngster with no money. It is very rare to find a deal at an auction anymore. It is pretty hard for a young guy to go to an auction and pick up an A JD or M IH for $500 because the fat cat standing next who has his house paid for, collecting a corporate pension and his social security is will to pay three times that amount. The same thing that ruined muscle cars is ruining tractors - not only the money put these purist. The young high schooler tries to do a back yard restoration and shows up at the local show to have the purest pick apart his work. Muscle cars have become a rich mans game, lets hope tractors don't end up that way.
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