Posted by NY 986 on November 24, 2017 at 06:15:30 from (184.53.48.38):
Just wondering based on what I saw on another board how many here or their fathers or grandfathers bought stuff back in the day with the intent of keeping it for many years after that piece may have been supplanted by more modern equipment? I see people being upset at something with very low production numbers sitting in the weeds but it would have been the original owner's main and perhaps only concern being making use of it. I know that around here back in the day equipment was purchased with the only intent of using and some just happened to stick around because the next step in growth never happened making retaining the original a high priority. Or that there was an open spot in the shed so the "retired" piece was never "in the way" plus "was out of sight therefore not in mind." Did anybody ever run the farm from the standpoint of being a collector rather than being only a farm operator?
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