UPDATE on the 740

[Soundguy]

Finally rolled her out of the garage this afternoon

http://www.tractorshed.com/gallery/uptest/a9252.jpg

http://www.tractorshed.com/gallery/uptest/a9251.jpg

http://www.tractorshed.com/gallery/uptest/a9249.jpg

http://www.tractorshed.com/gallery/uptest/a9248.jpg

 

[dcyrilc]

Nice ride. I'll have to go back and look for the beginning of this.

 

[RobS]

Nice Chris, about time for a new family picture isn't it?

 

[Soundguy]

I'de have to get one of them panoramic cameras to do that!


soundguy

 

[flusher]

Finally rolled her out of the garage this afternoon

http://www.tractorshed.com/gallery/uptest/a9252.jpg

http://www.tractorshed.com/gallery/uptest/a9251.jpg

http://www.tractorshed.com/gallery/uptest/a9249.jpg

http://www.tractorshed.com/gallery/uptest/a9248.jpg

Looks great. You do good work. Hope my 1951 Minneapolis Moline BF restoration turns out as well.

 

[8NLUGNUT]

Great pictures of a beautiful tractor! Well done Soundguy.

 

[DJ54]

Looks great Soundguy..!! And to think they used these to farm 50 to 200 acres years ago.., albeit they were much more diversified then.. Lordy...

 

[Soundguy]

I'm going out to test her road gear with gps on wednesday..

soundguy

 

[Pops15]

Nice Chris, about time for a new family picture isn't it?

How many "kids" does he have? And do they all look as good as this one?

 

[Soundguy]

I've got about 14 tractors and about 11 of them looked this good when done. 3 of em are hard workers and don't have 'new' clothes.

soundguy

 

[Pops15]

Wow! A family portrait would be an impressive sight. Nothing wrong with old work clothes.

 

[Soundguy]

might have to do it one day..

soundguy

 

[8NLUGNUT]

I've got about 14 tractors and about 11 of them looked this good when done. 3 of em are hard workers and don't have 'new' clothes.

soundguy

I thought we had a bunch at 4!

 

[dcyrilc]

I thought we had a bunch at 4!

I'm happy just have the one. It took me several years to convince the wife to let me get it, but now that I'm pushing 50 - spreading 10-20 truck loads of gravel by hand just isn't happening anymore. Once I hit 40, it seems to take a lot longer to get the same work done. With the lack of maintainance over the last five or six years, I could really stand to bring in 30 -50 truck loads between the drives and the barn. I'm just not sure yet how I'm going to pay for it.

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. sure beats a shovel and wheel barrow all around.

some of my friends with shiney new 20k$ tractors with power stering and all the goodies give me heck about my <4k$ oldies .. and that's what I tell em'... easier then doin it by hand.. and cheaper than new..

soundguy