I have "restored" a few tractors, restoration being whatever you each define it to be. My personal feeling is to make it as close to showroom new as practical. I don't fix it if it ain't broke, but I make darn sure it isn't going to break anytime soon. I am also a JD collector, grew up driving them, so I know I have a strike against me to start off. I think that to run down anyones machine doesn't do anything good for our hobby. Particularly so if it's a newer(notice I didn't say younger) less experienced collector. The only future we have is to maintain interest in this old stuff with the next generation, otherwise crush it and forget history. Besides most of the parts of a tractor that are not original were farmer mods that were intended to keep it running and usable on the farm. So they are part of history too, and a tribute to their ingenuity. For the record, I have tractors that are Expo quality and have been shown at Expo, and others that are somewhat less original. Many times I have had visitors with kids look at them and I've said "Do you want to sit on it?" or "Here, I'll show you how to start it." The look on a kids face is more important than any minor scratch in the paint. Sorry for the long post, just my rant for today!
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