farmallman77

Working on my cub cadet 129. Removed the engine to paint. New wiring harness. Painted the back of the seat. New decals. New headlight panel. Getting it ready to be a primary mower. Chris

I was thinking the other day. What is the Optimal number of tractors for a collection? ( I know n +1 but trying to be real) I have 5 now and dont think I'd want more than 10. Is quality over quantity better or vise versa? I know people with both types of collections big and small. I'm thinking have a smaller collection that are nice and restored. Have really nice tractors. So they can all get the attention they deserve. Chris.

That's why I dont even waste my time with tires. I just take the rims off the hubs on tractors and take them to a shop. Go about my business and get a call. They are done. You owe me blah blah blah. I'll gladly pay rather than deal with all that. Chris.

Are you nuts???? I'd rather crap in my hands and clap than listen to a 2 cylinder. Chris.

I debated 17 hmr vs 22 mag for a while. But for reasons I decided to go with the 22 mag. I'm really into the savage minimalist rifles. I like a tube feed over a mag but ya gotta change it up from time to time. You will be very happy with the ruger. Amazing guns. Chris

Yup. Keep rust away Chris.

My buddy and his dad did that. My buddy would go in and distract the mom and his dad would take the guns downstairs. She never went downstairs. One day she did and asked how many guns they had. My buddy said guess. She said 16. He said over 600. Haha Chris.

I have one in black. Dad has a silver one. Amazing guns!!! Worth way more than the asking price. Chris.

Now heres a question. What model do you think you could pick up the cheapest? Over 65 hp?? Thanks Chris.

What were the models that IH made in hydros? All the hydro models Thanks. Chris.

Looking good!!! You should give the guy building it a raise!! Chris.

Adjusting tracks on an ih crawler. Chris.

I am a union carpenter by trade. Well I was at the union training school a few months ago and noticed some big wrenches that the millwrights had. They said they were gonna throw them out and that I could take them. So I loaded em down and headed home with em. Here they are next to my 2 ft long pipe wrench for scale. Chris.

Yeah I'm kinda bummed I have to tear it this far down but there is nothing worse than having new paint and having oil run down it. I know itll be worth it plus oil seals aren't that expensive. Chris.

Thank you and thanks guys. It's been a long process but I think I'm finally turning the corner on progress on this build. I have a thread on the restoration page 1944 farmall A. Chris.