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Excellent point. I’ll look again but didn’t find a local rental place that had attachments. If I do that’s the way I’d go. I need to reseed not quite an acre and till up a garden plot, which would be an annual deal. A rental piece would work for these.

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Depending what all is around you sometimes the tractor dealers or repair places offer rentals but don't advertise it real well. I know by me the Co-Op offers some and even local farmers or owners of the equipment will post on FB marketplace or Craigslist that they will rent their attachments out. Just asking around will usually find you someone.

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Thanks I’ll check around some more.

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got any deer on your place?

might be surprised things folks will do for you if they have access to a good deer spot ;)

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Lol, you can’t throw a rock here without hitting deer. I spooked a fawn brush hogging the other day.

As an aside, my wife almost adopted this baby raccoon this week.

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A friend sent these to me yesterday, thought I’d share.

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nice - nothing runs like a deere!

https://dl.dropbox.com/s/nphnc325c6r..._7235.jpg?dl=0

https://dl.dropbox.com/s/8toqhbd6b2q..._8294.jpg?dl=0

https://dl.dropbox.com/s/zmutjjiv07j..._8541.jpg?dl=0

https://dl.dropbox.com/s/zwfk0v7q0d0...11334.jpg?dl=0

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Yeah, I want to go to the show.
I drove by after work Thursday and Friday.
You could tell that it was going to be crowded.
There were lots of Green tractors on trailers.
Several tricycle tractors loaded Nose to Nose.

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A few more. Diesel was less expensive than gasoline.

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i loaded up and took my tractor this morning to a friend's place just 10 minutes or so away to brush cut his field,a little paying type of work.i love it when a plan comes together.the brush cutter seems to work well,maybe better once i figure it out.it's all good.

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slightly unusual tractor battery some of y'all might not have ran across - 3EE

*positioned label out for the picture, actually mounts the other way

https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nu9n7e...cyhc2b0gf&dl=0

https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rrhzhr...ndl0431mr&dl=0

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Attended a local auction today. Fun to see the hog on the differential of Bush Hog. This running JD sold for $1700.

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Someone got a great deal on a Green front end loader:metal:

With that many people there they usually bring more than they are worth.

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Any idea on hours of that machine and or year? I have a very similar looking one I'm thinking of moving on from as it's just too much tractor for the amount of land I have. Although if I sell it I'll probably find my self somehow needing a larger tractor for something.

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Yessir, was still up on the auction co's website

"1966 John Deere 2020 gas, w/ loader, bale spear, weights, fluid, tach shows 3200 hrs."

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Awesome, thanks! I'll have to look into mine, I know it's a little newer, mid 70's and is a diesel.

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Neat display. I had a couple John Deere 110s that style. Mine were the earliest ones with an actual tractor seat, the metal kind on spring steel and had taller skinnier rear tires. Also had a JD 80 dump trailer. The tractor I used I had an exhaust shop make up a stack with a turn-out for style and to put the exhaust out and away. I still have the catalog of attachments and accessories. I decided I didn't like the fiberglass hood and would rather have an early all steel gear drive IH Cub Cadet, a much better tractor. Those old Kohler engines were awesome.

I pass by this interesting place. Always something cool out front

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Cool pictures Tim! You may be farmilar with it since your from the DMV area and probably traveled 95 a time or two. But just south of Richmond there is the Keystone Antique Truck and Tractor Museum. I've passed it countless times in my travels and always want to make a stop. We're usually going through way to early or late though with trying to avoid the traffic north of Richmond.

https://keystonetractorworks.com/

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The 1918 Fordson and the unknown seeder will take their place under the 8' Aermotor when I get it erected.
The plan is to use the hand pump connected to the mill to push up and down on a large 18 wheeler air bag with a check valve hooked up to draw water from the bottom of the stock tank and pump it up the hand pump to a flume, back to the tank. The water here is 800' down in the Lava rock. $60.000 well.

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That will be something when you get it going farmall. Do not know the make of the drill but I do know that is called a hoe drill. I’ve never seen one that old. Maybe they were more used in your area.

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Yes I do know about that museum. The owner comes to the Tri-State Antique Truck Show in Clearbrook, VA, north up US11 from Winchester near the VA/WVA line. I rolled down there on February day e=with a friend a few years back. We had the place to ourselves along with a personal tour with the on site curator. The best of the best! Looks like my pictures are on my prior 'puter which I hope can be repaired enough to retrieve my folders

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Awesome! I'm just going to have to convince the wife we need to stop one day! Our 1 year old already loves anything with wheels so it would be doubly cool to see there. The in-laws are in Powhattan and my folks in Williamsburg so one way or another were pretty much there when we go see them from Warrenton.

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My 1946 LA yard art. I dont even know if it turns over. Just love the styling.

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I like to watch Vice Grip Garage. He gets some oldies going, that you'd think would NEVER run, amazing.

Then there's a Father, Son Garage in Bogata Texas. The have one Youtube show called Restored, and another....?
THese guys have gotten the worst of the worst runing. Of course the VERY worst needed more that ust a little TLC...:metal:

They inspire me!!!

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It is an American Seeding Machine.
Google says it was a group of small companies that came together in the early 1900s to end competion amongst themselves. It ended up being sold to International Harvester in 1929.

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This is is my 49 M. It is stuck and been on a PB Blaster IV drip for 8 months.
I might have to split it.

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I believe the M replaced the LA. The LA had 10 hp the M close to 20hp. I bet it beat looking at the behind of a horse by far.

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That’s a nice M

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Finished assembling a soft cab made by Original Cab Company in Indiana. I added some LED cab lamps and a small heater that came with the cab. The heater is wired to the battery and the power light on the unit stays lit so I’ll splice in a fuse or switch to toggle that off when not in use. Also bolted on and greased the snow blower. Ready for a blizzard now.

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Plow

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Never put up pics of mine which are

Bobcat 331 excavator
Kubota B series 4x4 tractor
Ford 545C 4x4 tractor ( I call this one the beast )

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Those are all nice and all handy. But that 4x4 Ford is cool! Great size.

This one was out when I drove by a few weeks ago. Not sure if it's a Pony or a Pacer

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Nice 'M', I walk past the first (serial number 10001) 'M' and 'MC' every day.

I've always wanted a L or LA or LI myself.

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I dont own a tractor but I found an interesting picture of part of a tractor the other day ( I think its a tractor)

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Yes that is a Nelson 4WD with 4 wheel steer and a chain drive.

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https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/e78AA...9-c/s-l640.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/8400/8...32e47964_d.jpg

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Yes That is the Nelson. :metal:

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I am watching Green Acres.;)

Here Ya'll go. :lol:

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That is a 1920 +/- Fordson like mine with the cleats removed.
I loved that show. So many great characters.

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That Ford with 4x4, water in the tires and the wheel weights tips the scale at 12,500 ish. It also has the 8x8 transmission