My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
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- Rube Burrows
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My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
I know its not lever guns but....the Paul Harvey Farmer tractor got me thinking and so I decided to post a few pictures of my Great Grandfather and Grandfather's old John Deere Tractors.
All three of these tractors were bought new by my Grandfather and/or his father and after MANY years of real use......restored by his son.
They do still roam the old 250 Acre spread in North Alabama from time to time....but they mostly just do shows.
My Uncle is in the slow process of restoring several more tractors that my Grandfathers owned......Internationals, Fords etc.
All three of these tractors were bought new by my Grandfather and/or his father and after MANY years of real use......restored by his son.
They do still roam the old 250 Acre spread in North Alabama from time to time....but they mostly just do shows.
My Uncle is in the slow process of restoring several more tractors that my Grandfathers owned......Internationals, Fords etc.
Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
Very nice! My grandfather had a Model G, which I don't remember, and a 70 and 730, which I did some plowing with. All diesels.
Love the sound of those.
Love the sound of those.
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Those are awesome Rube. Nuthin runs like a Deere. I love Old Tractors, Old Guns ad well just about anything Old.
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- Rube Burrows
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Yeah....I personally put many a mile on that John Deere M. I would take it to the general store about 10 miles away to get a Ice Cold Mt. Dew and a bag of chips. Ahhhh.....the good Ole Days.
You know....dont tell my grandfather (God Rest His Soul) but that think would ride a mean wheelie.
You cant tell it now by looking at them but they were used long and hard.
I plowed many a field on both the M and the MT.
You know....dont tell my grandfather (God Rest His Soul) but that think would ride a mean wheelie.
You cant tell it now by looking at them but they were used long and hard.
I plowed many a field on both the M and the MT.
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Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
I can tell ya the folks over at www.tractorbynet.com would LOVE to see those pics. Nice lookin machines.
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Did some machine work for a friend that has one of those, think it was the pin ( BIG ) that went through the clutch and brake pedal, they pivoted on it.
He would build it up with weld and I would turn it down.
He would build it up with weld and I would turn it down.
- earlmck
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Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
Nice! That is a seriously fine job of restoration.
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RUBE as an old ranch hand. THOSE ROCK! Funny used to be forced to run the tractor now I would look forward to it. Tom
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Thanks....he wanted me to come back when they were clean but I went ahead and snapped a few pics. They were "dirty".earlmck wrote:Nice! That is a seriously fine job of restoration.
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fordwannabe wrote:RUBE as an old ranch hand. THOSE ROCK! Funny used to be forced to run the tractor now I would look forward to it. Tom
I have always loved to ride the tractors.....lawn mowers, not so much, with the exception of the newer Zero Turn.
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Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
I'm more of a classic car guy myself, but I do have a deep appreciation for the effort expended to make such a detailed restoration of these old tractors. They are a pleasure to see!
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Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
Those tractors are GREAT!!
Thanks for posting.
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Very, very nice!
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Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
Nice looking tractors, one draw back about deere they dont have power down on the 3 point hitch kinda hard to put weight on a disc plow its the one feature the factory could improve on. danny
Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
Very sweet. Great job in restoration. What wonderful heirlooms of a family heritage
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Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
Yepper.pwl44m wrote:Those are awesome Rube. Nuthin runs like a Deere. I love Old Tractors, Old Guns ad well just about anything Old.
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Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
very nice.
My grandfather had Farmalls and Fords.
A college buddy grew wheat using a big air-conditioned Ford, and bought up every Farmall in the county. He had a nice collection going, and of course had parts to keep most of them running.
My grandfather had Farmalls and Fords.
A college buddy grew wheat using a big air-conditioned Ford, and bought up every Farmall in the county. He had a nice collection going, and of course had parts to keep most of them running.
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Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
Those deere you sure don't want to shoot... they are too Sweet of looking to do that to them... When your geat grandfather and father bought those tractors, they thought they had the world by the tail.
Excellant pics.
Excellant pics.
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- Rube Burrows
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bulldog1935 wrote:very nice.
My grandfather had Farmalls and Fords.
A college buddy grew wheat using a big air-conditioned Ford, and bought up every Farmall in the county. He had a nice collection going, and of course had parts to keep most of them running.
We had a couple of Fords and Farmalls also. Towards the end of his life he ran a pretty nice Harvester. I grew up on 250 acres in N. Alabama and while most of it was wooded there are two 40 acre fields that grew Cotton, Corn, Soy Bean etc depending on time of year and rotation of crop. Also had another 100+ acres or so across the road that he would lease if he needed more. Now my grandmother leases out the two 40 acre fields to someone and they still work that land.
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Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
Extremely nice
Fantastic tractors!
Still have my 1951 A (had 2 B's and an H)up until a few years ago!
A piece of fine History(and they still pull like a tank)
Fantastic tractors!
Still have my 1951 A (had 2 B's and an H)up until a few years ago!
A piece of fine History(and they still pull like a tank)
Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
My favorite color. I have a 4430. No a/c.
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Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
Very nice.
I never drove a Deere myself, I grew up on Fergies, and Nufields.
I never drove a Deere myself, I grew up on Fergies, and Nufields.
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Re: My Grandfather's Old John Deere Tractors
I spent one high school summer driving two Farmalls, an "H" and a "Super H". Really fun machines.
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Man thems sweet, How rare are the M & MT ?
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