Beater photos (Ugly ones)

[Goldnboy 926]

With the big show coming up many members  attending will see all the sparkling "nice" tractors. 

 

How about users post the ugly, abused, neglected but still RUNNING horses waiting for more abuse. Ya know the ones that just don't seem to ah... die.

[Maxwell-8 4,277]

Old Wheel Horses never die

They just work harder

Edited June 17, 2021 by Maxwell-8

[ebinmaine 67,605]

Here's Trina's mom and Trina's Pigpen Tractor.  867. 

Her go to worker.  

 

 

 

 

[Digger 66 3,481]

15 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said:

Old Wheel Horses never die

They just work harder

 

You ain't kiddin' 

Here's my wreck after "aerating" some of the new topsoil after 1900 sq.feet of concrete was poured. It consists of a 90x14 driveway , front walkway , front porch and the shown 12x30 patio .

 

 

 

 

Edited June 17, 2021 by Digger 66

[squonk 41,153]

I call this tractor " Roach Coach" and yes it's going to the show!

 

[roadapples 6,983]

35 minutes ago, squonk said:

I call this tractor " Roach Coach" and yes it's going to the show!

 

With or without the ball....

[squonk 41,153]

36 minutes ago, roadapples said:

With or without the ball....

If I could lift that ball, it would be on the seat in your truck! 

[953 nut 55,316]

A few years back I brought my "Barn Find 953" to the Big Show and got lots of thumbs up. There is no need to presume that a  needs to be freshly painted, we love them all.

[wallfish 17,011]

1 hour ago, Goldnboy said:

With the big show coming up many members  attending will see all the sparkling "nice" tractors. 

 

How about users post the ugly, abused, neglected but still RUNNING horses waiting for more abuse. Ya know the ones that just don't seem to ah... die.

Exactly what Dick said! That's the beauty of the big show. Sure, there are plenty of nicely restored trailer queen tractors on display but everything WH is more than welcomed there. I'd guess about 1/2 or more of the tractors there every year are everyday tractors. 

[PeacemakerJack 10,738]

this is a fun thread!  I have a couple of tractors out here at the ranch that fit the bill.  The first one is my 1054A named “Rusty”.  

One of the best compliments he has received was when my buddy and his family came over last year.  We decided to get out about 6 or 7 tractors and play “tag” in the back yard.  I chose Rusty and my buddy says, “I didn’t  think that tractor even ran!”

I’m taking the @Shynon route on this one for the time being.  My plan is to get the engine running like a Swiss watch, paint the rims, and install my new seat cushions and run it.  I even had @Vinylguy make me up some faded and deteriorated stickers for him.

Exhibit B is my youngest sons tractor—he named it “Blackbeard”.  It is of course, the mighty GT-14.  Zach wants to paint it and so sometime this summer it will likely get a facelift but for now, it is a little rough.

Zach loves to use it for a variety of jobs.

And it is up to the task!

Ironically we purchased it from the son of the original owner.  It only sat outside the last two years before we got it.  I could only imagine what it would’ve looked like had we got it before that.

Our buddy fabbed up this 3pt box and Zach loves using it as well.

They got some surface rust and lots of stories to tell but it doesn’t hurt their ability to work🙌🏻😎

[dalez 137]

I usually identify my tractors by the town or state I buy them in so this old girl is known as Coxsackie.

[Sarthurs01 824]

[Pullstart 62,911]

The “WHRat WHrecker” is the only rig yesterday that didn’t get a pre-show bath.  Unfortunately, all the show tractors got a couple inches of rain on them this morning!

 

My girls’ two, “Barney Fife” and “Screamin’ Jimmy” are unrestored and quite modified... but they at least got a bath.

 

 

[squonk 41,153]

Love how that 753 looks! 

[WHX?? 48,828]

This was at the BS one year... not exactly fresh paint! 

13 hours ago, 953 nut said:

we love them all.

I'll second that.... 

[Lee1977 6,666]

15 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Here's Trina's mom and Trina's Pigpen Tractor.  867. 

Her go to worker.  

 

 

 

 

That's not ugly and abused, it's just faded,

[chip61 658]

I picked up this tractor for parts, then decided it was too nice to part out so I got it running and cleaned it up. I guess this guy ran machines til he decided they were done then parked them. He had an older Simplicity in the back yard covered by a jon boat that I was going to get but the axle was broken (I did get the snow plow and sickle mower that fit my Allis Chalmers). This tractor was parked under a car port covered in leaves and pine cones and there was a newer Sears that looked like it was probably still in use. 

[ohiofarmer 3,276]

 You never know what is living under those work clothes. I got two c series 14 HP black hoods last fall for$200. The worst looking one had a rebuilt tight engine 15 over bored.The nice looking one runs, but at the minimum could use some rings.

 

  Its like a kid at Christmas when the engine fires, the auto transmission works, or that electrical problem no one can solve is a loose connection at the rectifier. Often times just checking the valves, head gasket and removing carbon from the head will give them a new life.  Even if there is no engine, you can put in a 6.5 HP Harbor Freight to have a yard tractor for the cart or grand kids. Built like tanks that will survive in some form forever

[Pullstart 62,911]

Here’s some in the stable that won’t make the show roster this year...

 

The C-101 didn’t get named... it’ll likely be used for parts for the 953/1054 plow rigs though it really only needs a gas tank and a battery.

[Goldnboy 926]

13 hours ago, dalez said:

I usually identify my tractors by the town or state I buy them in so this old girl is known as Coxsackie.

Isn't that how Indians named offspring by naming them by the first thing they saw outside the tee pee?

[Pullstart 62,911]

15 hours ago, dalez said:

I usually identify my tractors by the town or state I buy them in so this old girl is known as Coxsackie.

@Coulter Caleb @PeacemakerJack it’s Comanche/Iron Man’s younger cousin!

 

 

Edited June 18, 2021 by pullstart
Photos

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,328]

I knew this thread would be full of rusty/trusty tractor pics. Deep down we all love a good ol’ filthy worker machine with a couple battle scars 

[D_Mac 8,621]

I know it isnt a Wheel Horse but I had to include it on here. Miss this one.

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330]

This was a worker!! paid 50 bucks for it. House wiring nets etc. it did what it was suppose to

[953 nut 55,316]

On 6/17/2021 at 7:47 PM, 953 nut said:

A few years back I brought my "Barn Find 953" to the Big Show and got lots of thumbs up. There is no need to presume that a  needs to be freshly painted, we love them all.

As luck would have it the narrow front 953 with three point hitch didn't want to cooperate (starter/generator went up in smoke) today so the barn find will be making a second appearance at the 2021 Big Show. I have too much going on in my life to replace the S/G right now and the barn find started right up.