My other hobby

[Bandit72]

figured some of you may like to see what i do when i'm not messing with MOPARS. I have always loved antique Farm tractors and equipment....it seems like if these machines could talk they would have so much to tell...and how at one time it was a way of life that has basically been long since forgotten....this summer i am going to start working 40 acres of land my grandfather gave me and my brother when he passed on. The Farmall H in the pics i just picked up this weekend and the "M" was my grandpas tractor that i inherited....

[Bandit72]

 

[Charger_Fan]

Those look pretty cool. Are parts hard to get for them?
There's a guy on my commute home who restores old tractors, He usually puts a couple a year up for sale when he's finished. I'll try to remember to snap some pics next time I see 'em.

[69bronzeT5]

My other hobby, passion and future job

[BB1]

What... you play air guitar in a girls band? 

[bordin34]

I think hes death metal. You know you play random crap and scream until your throat hurts.
Nice tractors are they the same thing?

[TruckDriver]

My other hobby

[Manfred318]

Cool tractors. The Ag-Mechanics class at my high school restored a '47(?) Farmall M to sell to raise money for the FFA several years ago. The Ag-mechanics class I was in my senior year 2 years ago bought a '52 John Deere to restore but they still havent finished it yet.
Heres what I do in my spare time when the Charger is not taking up the little extra $$$ I have. I buy and sell (mostly buy) old band t shirts. Heres a pic of a few in the collection.
Bottom left to right:
1982 Pink Floyd "The Wall"
1984 Metallica "Fade to Black" promo shirt
1987 Metallica "RIP Cliff Burton"
1988 Metallica "Damaged Justice Tour '88-'89"
1986 Ozzy/Metallica "Ultimate Sin/Master of Puppets Tour"
1985 Misfits
1988 Metallica "Damaged Justice"
1989 Metallica "One"
1988 Metallica "Shortest Straw"
1982 Judas Priest "Screaming for Vengeance Tour '82-'83

[Orange_Crush]

What... you play air guitar in a girls band? 

Oooooh that was cold...funny as hell....but cold

[69bronzeT5]

Haha......NOT. And I hate death metal. I cant stand the metal where all they do is scream. Im more into Aerosmith, Queen, ACDC, Guns N Roses, Metallica, Ozzy, Van Halen

[69bronzeT5]

WOAH CARS!  I see a 1/24 scale General Lee right? I used to have tons of those. Id get one, and then Id take it to school and try to do General Lee stunts from the show with them. I wrecked like 5 of em. But thats when I was like 5-6.

[69Coronet]

gotta love them old Farmalls.  Would like to get my hands on a lot of old tractors some day.

[axlerod]

I dig tractors too!  I've got a 52 Ford 8N, a JD 4600 and, my favorite, a JD 450B Dozer. I can't tell you how much fun I have pushing things around with the Dozer. What a stress reliever. I've got twenty acres and I've put a lot of hours on it and still have plenty left to do.

[Bandit72]

I think hes death metal. You know you play random crap and scream until your throat hurts.
Nice tractors are they the same thing?

they are both Farmalls. The smaller one is a 1944 H and the larger one is the 1940 M

[68chrgrwife]

My other hobby, passion and future job

aww how cute you still sleep in a crib......sorry had to do it.

[Forza]

My other hobby, passion and future job

aww how cute you still sleep in a crib......sorry had to do it.

Lol, was wondering what the hell that was

[dart3404]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[old man]

Thisw is a picture of my other hobby. I have collected antique Japanese Samuari swords for the last ten years. This is one of my glass cases that is in my office at the house. The oldest one I have at this time is around 600 years old. There are a few I've sold in the past that I wish I had back. Started as a pastime since I ran a Judo dojo in a small town here in Missouri and I have kept adding to the collection.

[jackel440]

Bandit72   nice tractors.those 2 will do the job.how well do they run?lots of fun with those.that old H will really surprise you with how much it will do.I have 2 H's and one M.plus i have an IH 574 430 sq. baler,hough HR payloader with a 318 chrysler engine swapped into it
I used to go to tractor shows all the time,and my buddy has a Frick steam tractor.Love the atmosphere way better for the kids to be around than at car shows.they can touch them and people usually like to see the kids sit on em and ride them.
cool tractors!!not sure were your at,but i know a guy who sells restoration parts for ih and there are lots of places around here that speacialize in tractors.
Do you get Antique Power magazine?great read

[mikepmcs]

Wow, really nice Farmalls for sure.  Lots of people in Winthrop Maine like to parade them around in various parades around here.  They really look awesome and people spend a lot of time and energy fixing them up.   

Since we got off subject a little my other hobby is wood working.  Kind of taught myself over the last few years.  I always said I would have a wood shop when I was younger.  It's the other half of my garage, but hey, I got it.


Here's one I just finished this morning and some other pics if ya'll don't mind.


v/r
Mike

[mikepmcs]

 

[mikepmcs]

last ones, and the long box with the Flag in the corner is the one I'm just completing right now.

v/r
Mike

[Bandit72]

Bandit72   nice tractors.those 2 will do the job.how well do they run?lots of fun with those.that old H will really surprise you with how much it will do.I have 2 H's and one M.plus i have an IH 574 430 sq. baler,hough HR payloader with a 318 chrysler engine swapped into it
I used to go to tractor shows all the time,and my buddy has a Frick steam tractor.Love the atmosphere way better for the kids to be around than at car shows.they can touch them and people usually like to see the kids sit on em and ride them.
cool tractors!!not sure were your at,but i know a guy who sells restoration parts for ih and there are lots of places around here that speacialize in tractors.
Do you get Antique Power magazine?great read

they both run great, I think the H needs a new needle and seat but for now it runs great. The M has a "super M kit" as i've been told, which is basically lower gears in the rear end to give it the "pull" of a Super M. I have alot of fond memories surrounding the M as it was my grandfathers tractor that we used to bale hay with.

[Nacho-RT74]

at least you won't have to deal with doors aligment, rusted trunk and quarters etc...

[68chrgrwife]

Mike,

     Hey you wanna make a shadow box for my hubby?  Or maybe I can get you to do one for my grandpa's flag (he was army and passed away 6 yrs ago.)