Old tractors are a fun hobby but can be a bad addiction.
We have nine tractors here.
Five of them are in working condition and are used regularly.
7 of the nine were built prior to 1970.
There used to be more. I’m not sure how many. We got rid of at least a dozen that we decided weren’t going to be worth the effort and expense to fix up compared to the use we’d get out of them afterwards.
I think I’ll surprise him one of these days with a ‘newer’ used tractor. I have a trusted friend/mechanic who can probably find me a decent one that’s affordable.
And it would keep ME off of the Allis-Chalmers, (which I can BARELY man-handle as it is!) and he could give it to his nephew and I’d never have to see it again! ;)