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grandpa Love

grandpa Love

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Will our preacher's new Kubota still be working in 65 years? Will the Ford? I would bet on my ford!! Lol
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Probably have to put my money on the Ford. But for a everyday user I'll take his Kubota. With that being said I do have a 35 year old Kubota that hasn't cost me anything in repairs, to speak of, and still runs good.
 
My first impression is that the Kubota will face a tougher life, based on the fact it has a loader. Any tractor with a loader gets much more abuse than a non loader tractor. Carrying the weight of the loader and whatever materials may be in the bucket, put extra stress on the front end.
 
I too wil say the Ford due to simplicity....... But I have a 2012 Kubota L3200 w/FIL 4x4 that has NOTHING done to it except routine maintenance.
As stated already, a tractor with FIL does take more abuse.
 
Ford NAAs and hundred series can definitely be running 100 years from now and there were so many made that parts will probably still be available.
 
I bought my first Kubota new in 1993. Small, 20 HP FWD model with MMM for mowing lawn and plowing snow on steep ashpalt driveway with back blade and chains.

Still have it and it has been the best major purchase of my lifetime.

Now have 5 Kubotas, 1993, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Currenlty considering yet another.

Have slowly sold off most of my vintage Fords, parts, accessories, etc., but will likely keep my 52 8N with Sherman combination and 1,100+ original hours that serves as my quad. Damn thing is hardly broken in.

No, parts will not be available 50+ years from now but such parts will no longer be available for vintage Ford tractors either even though nearly 500,000 N model Fords were once build 70+ years ago.

The vintage tractor era is over. It will not return.

Dean
 
Well the way things are going they will only still be running if you have a still and make your own fuel. But finding motor oil maybe hard to do
 
(quoted from post at 07:58:05 08/22/20) Will our preacher's new Kubota still be working in 65 years? Will the Ford? I would bet on my ford!! Lol
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f they have circuit boards, that will be the death of them! Same with cars/trucks.
 
(quoted from post at 11:49:18 08/22/20) Well the way things are going they will only still be running if you have a still and make your own fuel. But finding motor oil maybe hard to do
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as long as there are castor beans, you can run castor oil, but need to drain it after each use, before it gets cold and gells up the engine. Was used for years for racing bikes and such in the 60s...
 
I'd bet the the tractors from the 50's,60's and 70's will be around when the tractors from 2000 to today are long gone.No one now grows up having fond memories of them.How many kids are going to remember Grandpop's 10,000 acre cornfield farm as fun place to be? Plus so few are produced of each models no aftermarket company will supply them and if they did average person doesn't have the skills or tools to work on the newer ones.Already many tractors built in the 90's are impossible to find parts for.You could build a new ford 8N with aftermarket parts.
 
I bet on the Ford also.
As well as my 68 year old 8N ,my 69 year old Case VAC and my 78 year old JD H.
Richard
 
Who is going to want an old tractor in 65 years? A kid born today? They will have no attachment to a tractor that old.
 
Fossil fuels will be around longer than anyone wants to think. Modern tractors on broad acre farms burn 30+ GPH of fuel. To go electric you would have to string catenaries across the sections.
 
Dean I disagree. It maybe over on this forum but it's alive and well on Facebook. I joined several groups on there. It's nice to see younger folks buying, fixing and using old tractors and equipment. Ford is still big. Farmall is highly sought after. As are many other brands. Lots of younger folks are realizing that these old tractors can still get the job done. Often for a purchase price equal to 5-10 Kubota payments.
 
Like anything including your for It depends on if it is taken care of. I have seen a lot of fords melted down.
 

Nope! Neither one. No one is going to keep making parts past a certain point. heck it's already at the point that finding decent voltage regulator and ignition parts is an issue. So far the collector has kept parts available for the Ford. The folks willing to keep these old things running are dying off. So no. In 50 years neither will be running. Gotta think. The youngsters today are going to be the ones working on the older stuff. They are not intimidated by computers like you old guys! But you can't keep things running WITHOUT PARTS! And if folks ain't buying parts they will stop making them! Keep that in mind all you "I get 10 years out of my points" guys.

Rick
 
Well aware of that, Richard, but do not expect to find new parts, aftermarket or otherwise, for either Kubota or vintage Ford tractors 50 years from now.

Dean
 
Won't matter about tractors when farmers are back to horses and mules,if they are fortunate enough to have them.Take a look at what goes on in these 3rd World countries that could be out future easier than most think.
 
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