old tractors need help fixing

[Jim.ME]

hey mister u close enough to work on my tractor

Click on Grandpa Loves avatar and use the button to Send Direct Message to him. Then you can work the details out between the two of you without help from others.

 

[grandpa Love]

hey mister u close enough to work on my tractor

I posted a picture of our card, it includes my phone number. Gimme a call

 

[trewgtregg]

thanks gramps. im going to do my best to find that picture [email protected]......

 

[Jim.ME]

thanks gramps. im going to do my best to find that picture [email protected]......

Look at post #6 on page 1 of this thread.

 

[the tractior vet]

Im kinda frustrated with my old tractors. Really hate that liking them so much is balanced with the thought that everyone that could work on these has died out. Im getting to old to crawl around on them and learn the technology to repair. So I was thinking if we all work together, mbe can put together a list of possible mech. from every state. What do ya'll think? 0 yeah. I have 2 naa ford and one 9n. I'm alabama.

Leave out of the list i have more then i want just keeping my one friend up and running since he can trash and anvil in 20 seconds with a rubber mallet and i am way to old for this crap . We have chopped it back to just four people and then i am real picky on what i do . Nope no more running from Lake Erie down to I 70 east to I 79 and west to I 71 Nope ain't happening . No buddy to train so what i know will go to the grave with me.

 

[bmaverick]

For the Yanmar and Deere vintage compacts, those little diesel engines are easy to work on. The only hard part is splitting the tractor for the clutch.

It helps when the technical college graduates diesel mechanics who are the kids that grew up on farms around here doing the engine work when they were young with their parents. Lots of Ag out this way to keep a diesel mechanic steady with work all year round. It gets troublesome with the modern machines with computers, high ended electronic controls and emission systems.

 

[NoDakInMN]

Time is a precious commodity, we are all born with a limited amount of it and we rarely know just how much that is. I struggle to keep my collection running with all the demands on my limited free time, when I retire perhaps things will get better. I do occasionally enjoy helping a friend getting one of theirs to run if it's not too deep in the weeds. Nothing beats the satisfaction of bring one back to life that's been silent for years and that's how I gain knowledge on types and brands other than my own. I've always had a curious bend of mind and I'm never so content as when I'm learning something new. But as I said, time is precious. Doing what I do for a living, I constantly get asked to do side work, but I don't do that much anymore unless a friend needs help. But some people are kind of crazy, they think they are doing me a favor by asking me to work for them and give up my time off, all so they can avoid paying what I charge during regular hours, and some get kinda of mad when I turn them down. Even worse, they think by having me do it at a discount, it then comes with a lifetime of free repairs. So if some guys are are a little grumpy about this idea, that does come from years of dealing with the public. And don't get me wrong, I have made a career out of developing good loyal customers, but a few bad ones is all it takes to leave a bad taste in your mouth for a while. I learned long ago that those are the type of customers my competitors need instead of me.

 

[trewgtregg]

Time is a precious commodity, we are all born with a limited amount of it and we rarely know just how much that is. I struggle to keep my collection running with all the demands on my limited free time, when I retire perhaps things will get better. I do occasionally enjoy helping a friend getting one of theirs to run if it's not too deep in the weeds. Nothing beats the satisfaction of bring one back to life that's been silent for years and that's how I gain knowledge on types and brands other than my own. I've always had a curious bend of mind and I'm never so content as when I'm learning something new. But as I said, time is precious. Doing what I do for a living, I constantly get asked to do side work, but I don't do that much anymore unless a friend needs help. But some people are kind of crazy, they think they are doing me a favor by asking me to work for them and give up my time off, all so they can avoid paying what I charge during regular hours, and some get kinda of mad when I turn them down. Even worse, they think by having me do it at a discount, it then comes with a lifetime of free repairs. So if some guys are are a little grumpy about this idea, that does come from years of dealing with the public. And don't get me wrong, I have made a career out of developing good loyal customers, but a few bad ones is all it takes to leave a bad taste in your mouth for a while. I learned long ago that those are the type of customers my competitors need instead of me.

i for one appreciate your helping folks with the lost art of antique tractor repair