In my face,
This is no easy hobby, my recent bout with unemployment has given me some time to catch up on some farm projects, and add a few more to the list. One of my new projects last year was the rescue of an extremely vintage McCormick Deering model MF Grain Drill from an implement salvage yard in Indiana. AT first I thought it was in better condition than it turned out to be, so it sent me on something of an adventure in spare parts hunting.
Grain Drills are not Tractors.....
And there is no aftermarket, no wonderful catalogs full of spectacular restoration parts, no listings on e-bay a mile long. No, all we have are the back lots at implement dealers, and scattered YTMag classified ad's and a scant few overgrown junk yards to keep us going.
And it forced me to act against my beliefs.
I parted a restorable (marginally) piece of machinery today, in any other circumstance I might have tried to repair it and make it useable again, but I have one old grain drill in need of parts and no time or funding or need to save both of them. The mid 50's Model MFFF drill died to save the late 40's McCormick Deering MF. It will live on as a supply of spares, and there will be enough left over to save another machine down the road if I run across one.
P.S. Happy Birthday Samantha!
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