Zeek 2,286 #1 Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) Hello all! It's been a while since I posted . . . I live in FL now so it's 6 months of warm weather twice a year. I've been working part-time so between that, boating, motorcycles, mowing 5 acres and having a machete accident that set me back a few months, life got busy. Anyway, I live 40 minutes from Leesburg, FL. My wife and I attended shows/tractor-pulls at the Paquette IH Museum and grounds every year. Sadly, the owner Stew Paquette passed way in March this year. The family decided to sell the entire collection and grounds which was auctioned off last week. I didn't want to let a piece of Florida history get lost forever, so we bought one of the collection. We bought a 1940 Farmall H, that originally came from the collection of Richard "Pinky" Provost. His tractors ended up at the museum when he retired to FL and passed way in 2014. So, it's not a Wheel Horse, but IT IS RED! We picked it up last Friday. Oddly, this is what I originally wanted in 2010, but didn't have room for a big tractor when I lived in PA, so I went with Wheel Horses. Now I have room, so... I posted it here because the other thing I learned over the years is there is no other tractor forum as good as this one Edited October 25, 2022 by Zeek 10 15 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,813 #2 Posted October 25, 2022 Yer lookin good Zeek FL life must agree with ya. I have since retired too but these here tell me I went to seed... well I did kinda... Wow what a collection... and the building it's in! Sad to hear the owner passed but nice to hear you got a piece of it. Love all the IH letter series the M being my fav. Dan @Achto and I just had the pleasure of bringing a C back from the dead. Have fun with her! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,831 #3 Posted October 25, 2022 So sad that they did away with the place, but glad you got such a nice machine Zeek! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,203 #4 Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) What's the deal here? Looks like one a them greenies caught like a lightning bug in a jar! Edited October 26, 2022 by Handy Don 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,286 #5 Posted October 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, Handy Don said: What's the deal here? Looks like on a them greenies caught like a lightning bug in a jar! Ha, yea every tractor in there with the jar style filter had one! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunahead72 2,412 #6 Posted October 26, 2022 Well done Zeek, and great to hear from you again! You'll tell us all about your motorcycle projects someday, right? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,434 #8 Posted October 26, 2022 12 hours ago, Zeek said: ... having a machete accident that set me back a few months... Geez Tom, juggling machetes is something that should be left to professionals... All kidding aside, I hope you have fully recovered, and thanks for the "Red Tractors" post. Theresa and I might be down your way (Wildwood) in February for a couple days. I might have some time to get together. Will let you know. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjoemie himself 3,068 #9 Posted October 26, 2022 Great purchase eventhough it's no Wheel Horse Was this museum known as 'Farmall land'? Saw some great pictures from what was stored there, amazing. Sad they made the decision to sell everything. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dclarke 4,032 #10 Posted October 26, 2022 Nice tractor, Zeek. I always liked those old tractors and always wanted an A. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #11 Posted October 26, 2022 17 hours ago, Zeek said: there is no other tractor forum as good as this one That there is a true thing. Other than the fact that they keep letting me hang around this place does okay. Good to see you back on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,286 #12 Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 6:51 PM, WHX?? said: Yer lookin good Zeek FL life must agree with ya. I have since retired too but these here tell me I went to seed... well I did kinda... Wow what a collection... and the building it's in! Sad to hear the owner passed but nice to hear you got a piece of it. Love all the IH letter series the M being my fav. Dan @Achto and I just had the pleasure of bringing a C back from the dead. Have fun with her! Yes, I would have preferred the M as well but me and another guy were bidding on the same two. He paid more than I wanted to for the M becuase it needed all new rubber and wasn't quite as nice as the H. Plus the H came from another collection which I kind of though was cool. 20 hours ago, tunahead72 said: Well done Zeek, and great to hear from you again! You'll tell us all about your motorcycle projects someday, right? No motorcycle projects, just riding. I treated myself to a 2019 Street Glide Special for retirement from my other job once we moved here and got settled. 11 hours ago, rmaynard said: Geez Tom, juggling machetes is something that should be left to professionals... All kidding aside, I hope you have fully recovered, and thanks for the "Red Tractors" post. Theresa and I might be down your way (Wildwood) in February for a couple days. I might have some time to get together. Will let you know. Yes sir on Wildwood, I'm 25 minutes from there depending on exact location! I'm about 95% on the wrist. . . little bit of nerve damage, but it works the way it should. Xmas eve last year I decided to cut some what we call "elephant ear" plants down at the base (grab/cut/throw, grab/cut/throw) with a brand new razor sharp landscape knife. One glance of a base and bam, through two of the three thumb tendons. Stitched at the ER then surgery a few days later to get things reattached. I must say, that was THE worst pain I ever had in my entire life with whacking the nerve. Then the whole hard cast/soft cast/brace/PT routine. They say you're better off breaking a bone, it's a shorter process. I don't plan on checking. Thanks for asking though 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,813 #13 Posted October 26, 2022 SumTom that hadta hurt! 16 minutes ago, Zeek said: treated myself to a 2019 Street Glide Special You da man... what I would do if the old lady didn't appreciate a bagger. Plan on doing a bike trip down ther once she retires... bring ya some decent cheese. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunahead72 2,412 #14 Posted October 27, 2022 1 hour ago, WHX?? said: Sum Clever there, Jim! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,434 #15 Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Zeek said: Xmas eve last year I decided to cut some what we call "elephant ear" plants down at the base (grab/cut/throw, grab/cut/throw) with a brand new razor sharp landscape knife. We have elephant ears too, but we cut them with these and take the bulbs in for the winter. My son had a tendon detach at his elbow. The surgery was fairly simple to reattach, but as you said, the pain afterwards was bad. I'm glad you are healing. But you got to love those elephant ears. Just a picture for you to remember them by. Edited October 27, 2022 by rmaynard 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,203 #16 Posted October 27, 2022 15 hours ago, Zeek said: <shiver> just looking at that. Glad you are having a good recovery 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,605 #17 Posted October 27, 2022 Thats a proper injury that is Zeek. Made me shudder to think of the feeling when you realised what you'd done! Tge ladies of our garden group were all on the smelling salts when I showed them the images. Good to know it's on the mend. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #18 Posted October 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Mickwhitt said: ladies of our garden group were all on the smelling salts when I showed them the images 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,813 #19 Posted October 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Mickwhitt said: Tge ladies of our garden group were all on the smelling salts when I showed them the images. Hopefully not the same sniffing salts Mick @Achto uses.... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314 #20 Posted October 28, 2022 That is a very beautiful H. I too love the old letter series Farmalls, and own a few of them myself. It's sad to see these museums being shut down and the collections being sold off, but I'm always happy to see the tractors going to a good home after the sale. On 10/26/2022 at 6:44 AM, sjoemie himself said: Great purchase eventhough it's no Wheel Horse Was this museum known as 'Farmall land'? Saw some great pictures from what was stored there, amazing. Sad they made the decision to sell everything. Not the same museum, Farmall Land was another located in Avoca Iowa that sadly closed 2 years ago and the collection was sold off shortly afterwards. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,286 #21 Posted October 29, 2022 On 10/26/2022 at 9:23 PM, rmaynard said: But you got to love those elephant ears. Just a picture for you to remember them by. That's the ones!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,286 #22 Posted November 10, 2022 Mrs. Zeek taking it for a spin 20221106_115827.mp4 3 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #23 Posted November 10, 2022 7 hours ago, Zeek said: Mrs. Zeek taking it for a spin Oh noooooo. She looks pretty happy. You may have to share the rig now..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,434 #24 Posted November 10, 2022 Watch out Tom, next thing you know she's going to be putting some weights on it, a turbo charger, and a wheelie bar. Those Farmalls make pretty good pullers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #25 Posted November 10, 2022 That thing sounds rad way cool ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
