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Stoker:
Very cool, you brought the ole girl back to it's glory. A lot of work but worth it.  :OK
Thanks Leroy

BowEd:
That's a pretty nice keep sake BJ.I'm sure it brings back good memories.1937 is an oldie.Not insinuating that it's for sale as it's a keep sake but I just saw an auction of old tractors on TV.The RFD station.Some went for 30,000 dollars.Funny but the half scale sized tractors went for the most.
I still have my fathers tractor.Restored it some internally.A 1966 wide front end 1850 oliver diesel.A whopping 100 horse power.I put a loader[7' wide bucket] on it and use it as an acerage tractor moving snow and hauling firewood as it's main functions nowadays.It used to be the main working tractor on the farm for every thing doing all the field work back then as I'm sure your John Deere was too back in the day.I used an M & an H Farmall also a lot back then.

Hawkdancer:
If I remember correctly, you could count the strokes those old 2 bangers made, at least at idle speed!  A very distinctive sound.  My cousin collected several and restored  vintage tractors, including the John Deeres.  I think he still has them, and he's about 84 or 85!  Neat job on the old girl!

Pappy:
Ya I hear ya BJ, I have a 1968 30/20 that we bought new and also a 65 140 IH, they are simple to work on and just keep on running. I have a newer 2013 50/75 and although I like it a lot , I still like the older one much better. The 20/30 is in really good shape and has been taken care of and under roof all it's life. I have folks want to buy it all the time. I just tell them it ant for sale. ;) :)
 Pappy

Badger:
My inlaws have had an old tractor just sitting since before I joined the family in 1970, I would love to over haul that thing if it hasn't rusted out too bad. It has looked like a brush pile for the past 40 something years as they just cut around it.

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