Lets see your oldest piece of equipment that is still in use

[Hogfarmer10]

I’ve got too many pieces to provide photos of, but I can list my “fleet”. Anything I list as 1 owner is something that my granddaddy bought and has now passed to me.
1972 Cherokee gooseneck livestock trailer - 1 owner
1972 Ford 4000su with loader, tach has rolled twice. Currently showing 7700+ hrs, so total of 27,700 hrs. 1 owner
1977 Ford 7700. 9400 hrs. 1 owner
1977 Ford 8700. 8500hrs. 1 owner
1988 Cat 931b track loader. 1600 hrs. 1 owner
1992 John Deere 535 baler. 1 owner

Also have a Ford 7600. 4400 hrs. 2 owner. Bought with 300 hrs on it
Ford 4600su with loader. 2 owner. Has 4800hrs.
My newest is a 2005 Kubota m6800 4wd cab and loader. 1940 hrs.
2002 Chevy 2500hd. 54,000 miles. 1 owner

Still use a new holland 477 haybine a couple times a year that he bought new
Still use an early 80’s Deere 6’ 609 bushhog (1owner) to clean up in the woods where I can’t get the Batwing
Got a 1950’s ford 3pt post hole auger 1 owner
Heaven only knows about the plows and tillage equipment around here. I actually just sold a John Deere/ Van Brundt grain drill that he bought new in 1946. All it needed was 2 tires and a few new seed drop tubes. The guy actually used it this fall.
Needless to say, but generally, stuff comes here to live its life here and die here.

 

[BFE]

Sharp eye!
Nope. They sell em at a couple different places. Pretty cheap too. Like 50 bucks. Or was pre-pandemic anyway. For hay work, I liked the idea of having the exhaust out from UNDER the tractor.
There a tiny bit of fab involved to make it sturdy.
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Grandpa had a 464 International with the muffler under the right floorboard. It was the hay raking tractor. Dang sure gave you the hot foot.

 

[BFE]

View attachment 24019Her car broke down!

What happened, break it over your hard head?

 

[Ebenezer]

66 YO man!

 

[ClinchValley86]

They just don't make em like they once did! Very nice, everyone!

 

[BFE]

706 gas. Old faithful.

Dad has a couple 560’s one wide with a loader one narrow front.

 

[kenny thomas]

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706 gas. Old faithful.

Dad has a couple 560’s one wide with a loader one narrow front.

Every time it gets really cold I consider getting a gas tractor.

 

[Ouachita]

This is Hoss, and Molly (kids name everything on the place)
Hoss is an ‘81 model 6610 that was rode hard and put up wet before I took him in. Parked here to keep the battery hot.
Molly is a Jubilee, disguised as a 601 WorkMaster.

Hoss doesn’t like to work in the cold. Molly is faithful. I’m getting old enough to be considering a cab tractor. Maybe next year.

Edit- service so bad I can’t post a picture at the moment

 

[Nesikep]

Some of your guy's oldest equipment is newer than my newest!


1952ish Holder A10, 2 stroke diesel


@Silver 1956 Allis HD6, the new undercarriage on it was $10K in 1988, no hours on it since..


late 30's early 40's Allis Chalmers Allcrop 40 pulled by a 1970ish Leyland 154 gasser


1964ish Ford County Super 6, 1976ish JD350B getting some work done


1963 NH282 with somewhere close to a million bales through it, 1972 MF165


1964ish Holder A12 that got repowered with a Hatz diesel


Newest tractor, 1984 MF255, real nice tractor to run

The real farm workhorse, 1984 Honda XR500

 

[Named'em Tamed'em]

This is Hoss, and Molly (kids name everything on the place)
Hoss is an ‘81 model 6610 that was rode hard and put up wet before I took him in. Parked here to keep the battery hot.
Molly is a Jubilee, disguised as a 601 WorkMaster.

Hoss doesn’t like to work in the cold. Molly is faithful. I’m getting old enough to be considering a cab tractor. Maybe next year.

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The farm came with a 641 Ford Workmaster, I loved the power steering and Wagner iron works front bucket.

 

[Nesikep]

The farm came with a 641 Ford Workmaster, I loved the power steering and Wagner iron works front bucket.

power steering has become a requirement for any work tractor here.. nearly broke my wrist too many times with manual steering

 

[Slipstrm]

My 1951 Ford 8N.

 

[MurraysMutts]

My 1951 Ford 8N.

Pretty nice!
Your gonna have to put it to work. Ain't even burned the paint off the exhaust yet!

 

[fasttommy]

Tractor is a ‘51, the no. 5 mower I’m not sure but I’m guessing it’s somewhere around the same

 

[woodnyou]

Both of them where here when dad bought the place. Next year I am going to push the auger father in the bin; I have to do to much shoveling to get the grain so that the auger can pick it up.

The first thing I thought of when I saw your auger was “It’s gonna need a good hand on a shovel.” My first experience with that was sweating my skinny 14 year old old butt off trying to keep up with my recently retired Marine uncle. Good times…

 

[50/50Farms]

My great uncle and I are fixing up a 1970's Massey Ferguson.

 

[Slipstrm]

That pic was taken in 2012. Since then Its been rode hard and looks way worn these days. I keep working on it and it keeps on going.

 

[Farmerjon]

My 1902 2 row horse drawn corn planter with the optional "automatic marker arms".

 

[ThomasDawson]

It's amazing to see how durable and long-lasting some farm equipment can be. Even though this grain auger is quite old, it's still in use and serves its purpose. It's also great to hear about how it was acquired for just a dollar at a farm sale. It's a testament to the resourcefulness of farmers and the value they place on equipment that can still be useful, even if it's not the newest or most high-tech. The fact that it needed a new motor this year shows that there is some maintenance required to keep these machines running, but with some care and attention, they can last for decades.

 

[UDF]

Still using our 73 Ford 3000 !