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WVHillbilly520H
16 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said:

Jeff—he must be really close in age to my oldest given his size and the year! Very cool...thanks for sharing!

Born July '04, 13 now, if the video played he was probably around 6 then, 

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PeacemakerJack

Crazy! My oldest was supposed to be born in July ‘04 but came a few weeks early in June instead.  It’s a small world...

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PeacemakerJack

Gonna try to resurrect this thread.  I’ll tweak it’s direction some to include tractors that you’ve owned for at least five years or that got you into the hobby. 

 

If you have have pictures of tractors that have been in your possession or your families possession for decades, please include those here.  I was just rereading the above posts with pics and enjoying hem every bit as much as when I first read them...vintage tractor stories never get old the just become more embellished with age!

 

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This picture is only about 3 1/2 years old but it is a fabric of my life picture.  This is GhostRider before his sinister paint job.  I don’t ever plan to sell this plow mule and my youngest still loves to ride tractors and wants to plow himself now!

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Me, my brother, and Dad pose for a quick pic in the early 80’s on dad’s 875.  

 

AND SO...got any stories and or pics to share from decades back or only a few years ago?

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Racinbob

Here's a few I found.

 

Our two daughters (now 38 and 40 years old). Heather on the 'B'-160 and Shannon on a 1054 I had just picked up. About 1985.

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Heather posing with the 1054.

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A few years earlier Heather and our friends son on a cruise with the B-80 prior to it becoming a 160. Geez! I don't have any gray hair!

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A few of the family herd at my sisters place. Early 80ish.

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Lane Ranger

Great bunch of pictures Bob!  The way we’re were can still be had in a Wheel Horse!

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Daron1965

This is a great thread. I have to admit it made me remonis about many good memories with family and friends. I truly enjoy reading the great stories and seeing the pictures.

 

A great thread on a great site! 

 

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PeacemakerJack

:text-yeahthat: It is so neat to see how these little tractors are woven into the fabric of so many peoples’ lives.  Even new guys like @Nat Faust who just joined the site this week with his first WH just purchased, is starting a new phase of life intertwined with the :wh: brand. 

 

Keep these stories and pics coming...dig into your archives and find them.

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Shynon

My pulling tractor I built in the early 90's. Not sure where it ended up, wouldn't mind finding it. @prondzy and i used to go pulling every weekend he would pull off the lawn with my Raider 12.

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Retired Wrencher
On 11/9/2017 at 6:23 PM, ebinmaine said:

This is such an excellent thread !!!

Love the stories, the tractors, the memories... everything.

My own "history" with :wh: is only a couple years + . I too am hoping for a good long future with them.

 

And look at you now Eric!

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ebinmaine
27 minutes ago, Retired Wrencher said:

And look at you now Eric!

 

I know!!

Whooda thunkitt!! 

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DCwom

My dad and my son about 1986 I believe. I'm not sure of the model, looks like 1279? Is there such a model? In the model list there is a 1277 automatic so maybe that's it and I remember him having an automatic at one time. I can remember at least 4 units he had at one time or another, a 3 digit (854 or something like that that I blew the motor on), this automatic and the 1054 & Raider 12 I inherited. I've got parts from all of them I think since I've only got 2 units and 3 PTOs as well was misc brackets for mower deck belts, etc.

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