Might be a stretch, but... any fans of old tractors?

[Mystic]

^^ PS - And, yeah, most of them were JD. maybe a few IH and the odd Ford, but mainly Deere.

 

[Pioneered]

I like Stretched ones

 

[Dswankey]

[edit- this tractor might also contain a clue as to what kind of women I like.]

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Redheads? or should I be thinking about a certain song by Queen?

 

[ConradH]

Another.

 

[Bill S]

Tractors are somewhat limited in what they can do. Ground attachments for field work OK but anything that requires a loader bucket for earth moving you're much better off with a skid steer or track steer. Some old tractors are OK for looking at if you're a collector, show or parade person. A tractor with a backhoe would be the exception but a mini excavator would outperform most.

 

[GordonW]

I like old tractors, I don't own one, but I would like a Lanz-Bulldog or a Porsche tractor.
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The pictures are from the internet.

Lanz Bulldogs- besides being indestructible and extremely useful- are also good for endless hi-jinks- when you can do THIS- running at "zero RPM":

Regards,
Gordon.

 

[GordonW]

My grandfather had an Oliver that was old when I was small. Sorry, no pics.

He had about 100 acres of land in upstate NY and I spent my childhood summers staying with him.
He often cleared his land with one of those huge, scary Brushog mowers that was pulled behind the tractor and powered by the PTO. If you could run it over, the Brushog would chop it up.

Here's the best part...I would stand on the axle, one hand on the fender and one hand on the seat, while grandpa was mowing.
I can only imagine the hand-wringing, shrieking that would come from someone seeing that today!!

If anyone has a chance- the Studebaker museum in South Bend Indiana is highly recommended, IMHO- as they are on the same site as the Oliver family mansion from the 1800s- and have quite a bit of Oliver tractor and plow equipment on prominent display.

Regards,
Gordon.

 

[GordonW]

Love those old giant steam tractors!!! Used to see them at the fair, they are something to behold!!!

This big guy is something else!

That old joke about having enough pulling force to rotate the world backwards? If anything could...

Regards,
Gordon.

 

[djnagle]

I built this Industrial Motorbike using a Farmall "A" tractor gas tank. So, it's sort of a tractor.

 

[usedto]

My grandfather on his BEST Caterpillar 60:



Note: See the gentleman on the top of the harvester holding the handwheel. It's used to raise and lower the header.

I have the handwheel. It's hanging above our fireplace.

 

[Copanel]

 

[electronjohn]

Rollag, MN (right off I94 between Fergus Falls and Moorhead) has a great exposition every Labor Day weekend. Every kind of steam-powered device imaginable...BIG stationary engines, tractors...and the site is ringed by a railroad...steam powered of course. And, there's old gas powered tractors, too. First time I went I hadn't smelled coal smoke since I was a kid and the neighbors had a coal furnace.

 

[charles 1973]

I love watching and more importantly listening to Old tractors, or many other machines using antique/vintage internal combustion engines. Steam, Diesel or Gas. Even fixed installations from all over the world in countries like India. These machines have a visceral quality. They almost feel alive.

I think that is the attraction many of us have for Harley's, Especially classic ones. I may not own one, But my friend just got his back from the shop. Although it's not vintage, probably a 2007 that been upgraded to a 103 CID, It still sounds amazing.

Some classic cars have some of that as well. While the 2.0l turbo in my Recent Caddy XT4 does the job just fine, It's no where near as satisfying as the 350 4bbl I had in my 1970 Cutlass.