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Talking to many people, co workers, neighbors, etc.  I was asked how many of those red tractors do you have ?  I say 14 currently.  Many of them just say wow or just chuckle.  One particular fellow caught my attention when he asked.....so what do you do with #2-13 ? I had to stop and think of a clever comeback.   My reply was.... pet them !  Play with them !  Admire them !     And he says fair enough, lol.  

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oliver2-44

I suspect it's a good thing you wife (or most of ours) wasn't standing by when that question came up!

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JoeM

Some people collect baseball cards, I like tractors, that is what I tell them!

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AMC RULES

:confusion-shrug: I'm back to 38 again...

so, they've stopped asking. :coffee:

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WHNJ701

it's a mixed response for me.  I collect odd tractors but I also don't hoard junk or projects i will never get to either.  I respect the collector, user, owner if they actually use and restore them.  the guy that goes to every sale just to buy stuff up and store it til he drops dead gets no respect from me.  I got 12 restored tractors and 4 that are being restored.  after that no more.  it's easy to let your collection get out of hand.  

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Tractorhead

Told them, in the earlier day‘s people collects Stamps or Glass or Porcelllan,

i just collect usable Things...

 

Think that‘s the best answer for 😂

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bellevillerod

Because I don't drink or hang out with the guys. I love old iron and old cars and trucks cost way too much to restore. It keeps me at home with my family and I get great satisfaction from bringing one back. Helps me teach my kids the value of taking care of your things. New is not always better, buy my cars used. Never have to finance a depreciating asset. It boils down to cause I can, and I like them. I mean how can you go wrong when you get a 416h with 48" deck for 240.00? Need a little TLC and a couple of cans of paint. For what most of them pay for the box store mower I can get 8 of my old horses....more is better. 

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JoeM

As I get older, it seems like I am less and less fond of clutter. Not sure why but I have been trying to reduce the amount of things I have up the pole building. (I'm not allowed to have my stuff at the house according to the wife):confusion-shrug:. I am down to maybe a half dozen machines and a bunch of associated parts.

My bother calls the other day and needs a ride on machine to cut grass. His yard is not too big but is nice. I said good I got just what you need. Chomping at the bit to remove more clutter. I had a old 211-4 with a rear discharge that I picked up for next to nothing and it needed a little work so I fixed it and took it down to him. When I showed up the old Toro that was limping is out and I ask what is the deal on that machine. He said when you leave it is going with you! I don't need it in my garage! That is how it goes sometimes.

I like tinkering with the wheel horse stuff and it keeps my sanity. It is a good hobby for me.

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Mike'sHorseBarn

I don't know that I'll ever have "enough" horses per say. There are some models I'd like to have, but will probably never be able to afford. I get the same looks and questions as the rest of you, but for me I love to take the old abandoned horse, and I have a few "other brands" as well, and get them running and fix them up. To me, that just gives me a lot of satisfaction and joy. I love to go to tractor shows and meet people and talk about tractors and the stories behind them. It's just something that is in my blood now and I don't think I'll ever be able to shake it off! I'm also very fortunate to have a wife that is very understanding of the hobby. My father in law has a collection of 2 cylinder John Deere's so collecting tractors isn't new to her. 

 

I guess what it boils down to is that it's something that I love to do and it's no different than most people my age that spend tons of money on video game related things! It's also one of those things where I look forward to getting home from work and going out to the garage to work on these things. Just my :twocents-02cents: 

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WHX??
2 hours ago, jabelman said:

  after that no more. 

Ahhh ...yeah.... right! :ychain:

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Tractorhead

My Dad educates me, that older stuff isn‘t mostly as bad as cheap new Things.

It has it‘s reason, while this machines still exists and lasts longer times.

Some things are not that good, some things are made for Eternity - with only a bit of Service.

 

Another important thing he educates me was, a Man needs a Hobby.

The first Thing is Family, immediately after there shall be your Hobby.

It depends on the Person and is different, what kind of Hobby you‘re doing, as long as it brings you satisfaction.

Hobby means the smallest ebit with the most Money, but it’s just urgent, that it satisfies you! 

Some peoples are allway‘s in Bar‘s, others collect Stamps and others collects technical Parts or Machines or whatever.

 

I got my love to older Machines from him, because he loves and collects older heavier machines like an old Lathe, an old impact siccors and such Kind of Stuff.

When my father dies about 20years ago, i have no possibility to keep all the machines, because we sold the House.

Once it was the space to store i don‘t have further, once it was time i hasn‘t at this Timeline.

 

Now, where i get older, i could cry when i remember, what cool machines i lost in this Times.

Not as an memory of my Dad, he is allway‘s still with me on each things i build, 

but this quality kind of stuff i had in the Past, that maybe never comes back.

Today, my hobby and my collection is different, but in basement, it was the same as my Dad did

- collecting old Things and bring it back in Service.

 

I‘ll think this is a lovely memory, maybe also to all Fella‘s, they had the same Type of Dad as i had.

Thanks Dad, in Memoriam.

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ronhatch

 

"I also don't hoard junk or projects i will never get to either.  I respect the collector, user, owner if they actually use and restore them.  the guy that goes to every sale just to buy stuff up and store it til he drops dead gets no respect from me."  jabelman,  You took the words right out of my mouth! I presently have 3 restored garden tractors and BTW, they all have their pros and cons;  a 867 WH for plowing snow in the winter and acting as my 'mule' in the summer. A  4016 Case for clean up in the early spring and fall because it has an awesome vacuum system and, if the snow gets really deep, a 48" snowthrower and  finally a B10 A-C (Simplicity)  because it dose a really great job of mowing.  

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dells68

Ok, like @WHX22 and @AMC RULES, I’ve got a sickness.  Emory and I currently have 17 running horses, 2 waiting on some love, picking up 2 at the big show, a Wheel Horse push mower, and have 2 Fords - LGT 125 (Dad’s that I’m fixing now), and LGT 165.  As long as we love ‘em, and enjoy ‘em, all is good!  I am thinking of selling one of our 754’s though - just sealed the tank and need to put it back on, then might list it in the Big Show thread - maybe😂.

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oldiron613

I'm relatively new to the Wheel Horse world, but have always had a collection of tractors that seems to be ever changing and evolving based on my interests at the moment. I definitely acknowledge that I'm a bit obsessive, but so much of the fun to me, is the fun of the hunt. As a collector, I've always looked to complete a "set" of whatever that may be. I realize I don't have enough space in my buildings or my wallet to collect everything that interests me, so I try to narrow it down to ie: pre 1962 Wheel Horse's, or maybe more specifically, RJ's, or even more specifically, RJ35's,etc. It's fun to set a goal and than the hunt to try to complete, or round out a set. 

 

That said though, it's very easy for even the most organized collection to get out of hand which is a line I seem to consistently be walking as it's a whole lot more fun to add than it is to sell; for me anyway. 

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WHX??
32 minutes ago, oldiron613 said:

looked to complete a "set" of whatever that may be

So now you are telling me I need to complete my '67 model line up!?!?! .... ok I will... :hide:

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