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Re: '43 Farmall H needs Overhauled
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Posted by Glenn FitzGerald on September 12, 2006 at 18:01:23 from (216.56.24.226):
In Reply to: '43 Farmall H needs Overhauled posted by Matt in PA on September 12, 2006 at 17:09:58:
If you plan on hiring that work out, you better have pretty deep pockets. When you're done you'll probably have 5x or more into the little tractor than what it would bring at an auction. In refurbishing old tractors a person generally needs to do their own work. Even then it's not hard to end up with 2-3x into a project what it is actually worth. However, when repairing "grandpa's" tractor, all the rules change. One cannot attach a dollar value to such a project. Enjoy the process, and all the folks you meet/deal with along the way. That's the most fun part. WARNING: tractor collecting and refurbishing/restoring is addicting. Glenn F.
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