Posted by Wilks54 on November 08, 2013 at 11:08:44 from (216.207.2.99):
In Reply to: Farmall M posted by Russell Dewsnup on November 08, 2013 at 07:24:56:
First off, congrats on getting a piece of family history!
I would suggest you get things fixed up mechanically. Get it running right, safe, and make it a good usable tractor.
I would urge you to hold off on the cosmetic stuff. I dont know what kind of shape it is in (some pics would be awesome!). If you pretty it all up, repaint, restore, etc, you'll just have another M. But if you clean it up, you'll always have Grandpa's M. Scratches, dents, modifications, etc were likely all put there by your Grandpa.
So, I'd clean it up for now, and then wait on your decision to repaint/restore it. Maybe it really needs the repaint, I dunno. But, once those scratches and dents are repaired, they are gone forever. My 2 cents.
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