| The first question you want to ask yourself | | | | mind using some extra muscle when operating |
| is, how mechanically inclined are you? All | | | | your tractor the vintage farm tractor is one |
| vintage tractors need to be maintained and | | | | of the best investments and in my opinion |
| sometimes, like everything else, the | | | | probably better than any built today. |
| unthinkable happens and they break down. I | | | | |
| have been working on John Deere tractors for | | | | When it comes to price of a vintage tractor |
| over 45 years and I do love the early | | | | don't think of buying the cheapest one you |
| models.ones. The rest is history since the | | | | see. Many tractors on E-bay will need work on |
| very first day I have been hooked on | | | | them to operate properly and safely. DON'T BE |
| tractors. One of the first things about | | | | AFRAID TO ASK THE SELLER A FEW IMPORTANT |
| vintage tractors a newcomer will soon find | | | | QUESTIONS "BEFORE" YOU PLACE A BID. REMEMBER |
| out is that they were made for work. Tractors | | | | ITS "YOUR" MONEY TALKING. |
| from the early days were some of the best, if | | | | |
| not the best, equipment ever produced here in | | | | Here are some not all, good questions to ask: |
| the USA. Something to keep in mind before you | | | | |
| buy is how the vintage tractor operates. You | | | | 1) Does the motor smoke or have any noise |
| will have to use some muscle to make it work. | | | | that is not normal. 2) Are the tires cracked? |
| | | | 3) How responsive is the Hydraulics and do |
| Most of these early tractors did not come | | | | the leak down. 4) How good are the brakes |
| with power steering, power brakes, automatic | | | | (both sides). When you are asking these |
| transmission or with remote hydraulics to | | | | questions it's always a good idea to ask if |
| work or adjust the various implements that | | | | you could come by and see it in person, even |
| were available. Aside from the PTO and lift, | | | | if you don't intend to. If a seller refuses |
| most other operations were preformed | | | | to let you see it in person, then they may be |
| manually. For the most part they were a Mans | | | | hiding something. My personal experience of |
| tractor not for the Ladies. Because of this | | | | eBay is through my son, and we have never had |
| they are not as easy to operate as their | | | | any problems at all. People selling on eBay |
| modern counterparts. | | | | rely on a good reputation to keep going and |
| | | | you don't get a good reputation by misleading |
| Bottom line if you can work on them and don't | | | | folks. |