Got-r-done with no hydraulic lift issues tonight. I worked that 2 acre field the short way across tonight, so there were lots of lifts. I’ll work it the long way tomorrow, prior to planting.
Too bad they don’t make tractors like this anymore. In my opinion, every supposed “improvement”, since the 1951 Ford 8n, has actually been a step backward. That was the most refined form of the first modern, 3-point utility tractor.
I’ve not operated anything made since then, that is easier to get on and off of, attach and remove implements, easier to maintain, easier to find parts for, or been much more pleasurable to operate for certain tasks, such as the one that I just knocked off with it tonight.
It has a few less hours on it now than I thought it had, at just 2155. The original tires look like they still have more than half of their useable tread on them, and most of the factory paint is still there.
Too bad they don’t make tractors like this anymore. In my opinion, every supposed “improvement”, since the 1951 Ford 8n, has actually been a step backward. That was the most refined form of the first modern, 3-point utility tractor.
I’ve not operated anything made since then, that is easier to get on and off of, attach and remove implements, easier to maintain, easier to find parts for, or been much more pleasurable to operate for certain tasks, such as the one that I just knocked off with it tonight.
It has a few less hours on it now than I thought it had, at just 2155. The original tires look like they still have more than half of their useable tread on them, and most of the factory paint is still there.
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