Grassroots tractor owners

What's more Grass roots than tractors? I'm sure we've got some tractor owners on here, so post up your pride and joy.

Here's my 1953 Ford Golden Jubilee and my new Kubota L3200. One's for show and hayrides. The other is for making nature my bitch around the farm.

I'm a city boy, never had anything bigger than a David Bradley tractor, but I remember going to the county fair and spending hours crawling over the farm equipment. Really cool stuff.

My 1st manual transmission was a 1979 John Deere with an 8spd... I was 7.

Looked a lot like this:

I have no picture posting mojo but I own a Kubota similar to yours. Built a set of forks to hang in the bucket. Mother Nature is much more subservient now that I can fight back with TRACTOR

Here is mine. There is actually a 3 point hitch under the backhoe so it counts.

Here's a rather crappy picture of my '74 Ford 3000:

Ours are by no means grassroots.......

This one is the workhorse I normally pilot though every spring/fall. Its a '06 Agco DT180

We also have a '10 Agco RT155a, a '90 White 2-120, and a '98 Massey 243 utility.

I am always on the lookout for an Oliver Super 66 though.

My '47 Farmall H

And future project, '43 International I-9. Former Navy Blimp tug from NAS Moffat Field "Navy 48-05264"

David... my grandma-in-law (mema) had a ford that looked very similar to yours... but closer to the condition of the international that roadracedart posted... it didn't run but apparently my father-in-law had used it years and years ago... he wanted to rebuild the engine and get a brushog for it but never did... sadly mema cleaned up and got rid of a ton of stuff including that tractor... wonder if it got scrapped or rebuilt?

The old Fords are dead simple to work on, though the updraft carb confused me at first.

Growing up we had a 47 Ford 9N, so taking this guy on was purely for nostalgia. It makes all the right noises and sounds and makes me grin ear to ear every time I fire it up. I'm still working on restoring it, and I'd rate it at 7.5 out of 10 right now - good enough to enjoy!

bearmtnmartin wrote: Here is mine. There is actually a 3 point hitch under the backhoe so it counts.

Clamshell bucket to boot. Some heavy hitters here, but I still miss my Farmall Cub.

17 horse Briggs in a 42in deck Murray wide body! :Bowdown:

I'll play.

1949 Ford 8N. Still earns it's keep, it was out moving round bales around tonight. I keep thinking about restoring it but I kinda like the patina.

I have my grandpa's Allis Chalmers C. My friend uses it on his farm for moving hay racks. I want to do some restoration to it soon, in a year or two. Once I found out the grandparents were selling it, I had to have it, even though I am a city dweller, I grew up on a farm, worked on a farm for 8 years, and still go play farmer on weekends.

My friend worked long and hard to buy his Grandpa's Oliver Super 88 back, so I didn't want to let this one get away.

Learned to drive (sort of) on an early '50s Farmall 100. My brother has it now.

Bush Hogged coworkers yard that was entirely out of hand,he watched on in amazement. Birthday party this weekend, Kickball will be played.

I have been checking out Ford 8 and 9Ns lately and a few Jubilees.

You guys got any tips for a newb owner

In reply to aussiesmg:

Buy Oliver........

J/k, the fords are OK too. Just don't be a yuppie and go for a john Deere

Any little Ford or Massey will still do the job long after the owner is dead.

They're all dead simple to work on. The fords seems to have a LOT of support regarding parts at reasonable prices. Get the one that looks the most solid and you'll be golden.

My forklift uses the same engine as an 8N Ford and is about as reliable as a hammer.

I finally got tired of the Farmall H not reliably starting and bought a 20hp Nortrack (Jinma) tractor. It's the one Northern Tools sells, but I picked it up used with only 80 hrs for half price. Pushes my 60" snowblower and 72" mower around just fine.

Now I am tempted to do an engine swap to the Farmall and reverse it to build a real loader tractor out of it.

Had a Ford 8N, don't mind that it is past tense. Yea, they're cute, but the non-live PTO and PTO driven hydraulics can drive you nuts.

After you run a modern tractor, you really want one.

No tractor these days. Though I occasionally see Yanmars go cheaply with 4wd and a loader. I'm tempted.

In reply to foxtrapper:

That's why I passed on an 8n and bought a 3000, for the live PTO. I would like to get an older one at some point just because.

In reply to Wayslow:

Looks like you plow your drive the same way I do.

aussiesmg wrote: I have been checking out Ford 8 and 9Ns lately and a few Jubilees. You guys got any tips for a newb owner

You can't go too far wrong with any of those. My 8N has lived a pretty hard life. I picked it up from the family that bought it new in 1949. It was used on their farm as the main tractor for years then it got demoted to second string. I use it several times a week to move round bales. It also gets used to drag our riding ring, drill post holes, bush hog paddocks and plow snow in the winter. I leave it outside uncovered and it just keeps on going. It was built before government safety regs and the non live PTO can be dangerous but you should have your wits about you whenever your working on or around farm machinery anyway. Most wear items are kept in stock at your local TSC.