P500 You can hear a pin drop!

[Chooglin]

How many Choog boxes you have to sell to get a machine like that???LoL

A bunch

 

[Chooglin]

I love playing with my hoe
They are just like the P500. Small and mighty! It’s surprising what these little tractors can do.

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Very nice , I was actually looking at John Deere tractors when I found this used Massey. They are amazing for a small tractor.

 

[Remington]

Nope. I was thinking more like either a 1000-5 or ten M1a's or 50 Mosins or a truckload of chocolate Moose.......

Your 10 M1’s are still cheaper than a new P1 lol I wish those M1’s would come down. I should have bought a few some years ago when they were 200$, most are over 1k now.

 

[Remington]

Since you guys are talking tractors. I restored this guy 13 yrs ago. It’s a 48’ my father-in-law was the second owner in 62’. I had to pull the motor and completely rebuild it cuz it sat in a chicken coop for 10 hrs before I got it. it’s a working tractor. I use to plow my drive with it but I have a plow for my truck now. It mainly stays at my cabin. I use it to cut the gras with a Finnish mower and do the food plots. All the implements are original the old man got with it when he bought it except the Finnish mower that I bought. There’s even a plow c of my wife on this thing when she was 4 lol.

 

[jwfirebird]

pretty nice, 8n was the first tractor I ever drove, grandpa had a hobby farm and I drove the wagon when I was wasn't that old and everyone else had to pick and throw thought I was pretty hot as a kid. neighbor just bought one restored like that, doesn't use it really but to put around the kids. they have an old international that was his wifes dads same deal. don't really get that cause you cant use it that much

 

[Chooglin]

Since you guys are talking tractors. I restored this guy 13 yrs ago. It’s a 48’ my father-in-law was the second owner in 62’. I had to pull the motor and completely rebuild it cuz it sat in a chicken coop for 10 hrs before I got it. it’s a working tractor. I use to plow my drive with it but I have a plow for my truck now. It mainly stays at my cabin. I use it to cut the gras with a Finnish mower and do the food plots. All the implements are original the old man got with it when he bought it except the Finnish mower that I bought. There’s even a plow c of my wife on this thing when she was 4 lol. View attachment 96576 View attachment 96577View attachment 96579 View attachment 96578

I love these older tractors , I have always wanted to restore one. Looks like you did a great job restoring this one.

 

[Gassygordo]

Really nice job on the restore!

 

[Remington]

pretty nice, 8n was the first tractor I ever drove, grandpa had a hobby farm and I drove the wagon when I was wasn't that old and everyone else had to pick and throw thought I was pretty hot as a kid. neighbor just bought one restored like that, doesn't use it really but to put around the kids. they have an old international that was his wifes dads same deal. don't really get that cause you cant use it that much

When I first got it done it was my baby. I’m a Ford man so it was fitting to have it and a great pleasure that he thought of me when the chicken coop was coming down for a larger barn for the combine. Ironically one of my buddy’s at the farm owns Skips repair in Hamburg that’s all they do is old Ford Tractors and sell parts. He guided me with the proper colors and I swapped some HVAC work for some parts I needed. When the hydronic piston pump went out we took one out of a Jubalee that actually fits and stronger and instilled it, it’s whats still in there today. I use to drive it in fourth or July parades for a few years, but the hassle of interning it and just plane getting it there was a pain. But she’s where she gets the most use now. I also converted it to 12volt. Much easier to start Up here in the north temps. I don’t have a back hoe but I have a 3piont rear scoop for it that I use.

 

[Remington]

I love these older tractors , I have always wanted to restore one. Looks like you did a great job restoring this one.

Really nice job on the restore!

Thanks guys. It took some work. I was just doing it cuz of the love of the thing and I needed a flat blad plow and something to brush hawg at the farm. It turned out to be more than that in the end

 

[Bastardchild]

"I'm planning in my mind" a rear mounted Plasma Photon Vortex Beam with a burn radius of 26,000 parsecs. Everybody needs a 2PVB...

Be careful with that...you could open up a worm hole in the space time continuum and be ripped apart...

 

[Montecresto]

Someone needs to come up with a new mod we can all get excited about. Is there anything left to add to these machines?

That will come from trigger any day now.

 

[jwfirebird]

a lot of farms and tractors around, I do work on tractors or atvs, whatever someone wants, nice to get out of the house. but the old fords are certainly the easiest to work on and cheapest to get parts. I had a 50s massey backhoe for a while and it was always the biggest chore to get parts for.was the coolest thing though all the stuff they thought of for such an early tractor(seat moved with the arm, big diesel fired up like any modern one, bunch of other stuff) but the fords are about the same as getting a part for your modern car the aftermarket is that good for that stuff

another guy I know runs his family farm and restores tractors for people, well hes got a few people working for him too but hes got quite a few too, I just never had the desire for restoration. I have an 87 firebird I bought when it was 4 years old all the things I did to it are go not show. Its getting pretty rough too but I buy things too use not set in the garage it was my only car for 6 or 7 years, just had a beater nov to feb most of those years

 

[Montecresto]

It's all been done to the P5

Famous last words, until some new enterprising member posts the latest gotta have mod. Or likely it’s just you....

 

[Montecresto]

When I first got it done it was my baby. I’m a Ford man so it was fitting to have it and a great pleasure that he thought of me when the chicken coop was coming down for a larger barn for the combine. Ironically one of my buddy’s at the farm owns Skips repair in Hamburg that’s all they do is old Ford Tractors and sell parts. He guided me with the proper colors and I swapped some HVAC work for some parts I needed. When the hydronic piston pump went out we took one out of a Jubalee that actually fits and stronger and instilled it, it’s whats still in there today. I use to drive it in fourth or July parades for a few years, but the hassle of interning it and just plane getting it there was a pain. But she’s where she gets the most use now. I also converted it to 12volt. Much easier to start Up here in the north temps. I don’t have a back hoe but I have a 3piont rear scoop for it that I use.

Wish I still had my 1939 9N, I’d bring it to you for a restore.

 

[KYhillbilly]

Since you guys are talking tractors. I restored this guy 13 yrs ago. It’s a 48’ my father-in-law was the second owner in 62’. I had to pull the motor and completely rebuild it cuz it sat in a chicken coop for 10 hrs before I got it. it’s a working tractor. I use to plow my drive with it but I have a plow for my truck now. It mainly stays at my cabin. I use it to cut the gras with a Finnish mower and do the food plots. All the implements are original the old man got with it when he bought it except the Finnish mower that I bought. There’s even a plow c of my wife on this thing when she was 4 lol. View attachment 96576 View attachment 96577View attachment 96579 View attachment 96578

My grandfather had one just like it that i used to use from the time i was big enough to push the clutch in. I would love to find it and restore it. That looks great.

 

[Mudder]

After just getting home from riding with a buddy with a led light bar, now looking for small to mid size one for roof line to work with OEM roof. Time to do some forum thread searches! Good 30 mile ride in rocky steep hills, 1st and 2nd gear, and that locker was pulling like crazy during the bouncing. Glad I had the Homda seat belt sholder pads, great for $10. Clean up time. And as for small tractors, dug this 5 ft deep pond with Kubota B7800.

 

[Duckhunt]

After just getting home from riding with a buddy with a led light bar, now looking for small to mid size one for roof line to work with OEM roof. Time to do some forum thread searches! Good 30 mile ride in rocky steep hills, 1st and 2nd gear, and that locker was pulling like crazy during the bounching! Clean up time.

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I actually have a 13" Blazer spot/flood combo, similar to Honda's, that I'm very impressed with. I have it mounted underneath to the roof with rubber and ss fender washers. A week ago I just bought the 13" Blazer double row and if it doesn't match up exactly I'll be just fine keeping the single 13" on it. It's night and day (thank you) brighter than stock headlights, but what isn't. I also have two bright spots on the front bumper too that help.
Blazer International LED 13 in. Single Row Light Bar, Spot/Flood Beam at Tractor Supply Co.

 

[Mudder]

Thanks @Duckhunt , main reason is for visibility to other approaching riders as local trails are hilly and two way direction, so a smaller one would work. Thinking of a higher mounted light might help over crest of wooded hills. Will check it out.

 

[Chooglin]

After just getting home from riding with a buddy with a led light bar, now looking for small to mid size one for roof line to work with OEM roof. Time to do some forum thread searches! Good 30 mile ride in rocky steep hills, 1st and 2nd gear, and that locker was pulling like crazy during the bouncing. Glad I had the Homda seat belt sholder pads, great for $10. Clean up time. And as for small tractors, dug this 5 ft deep pond with Kubota B7800.

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How long did it take to dig the pond ?

 

[Mudder]

How long did it take to dig the pond ?

About a week on and off, ripper with Box scrape, and front end loader. During a dry spell, some in-progress pics with the P500. Fun burning diesel. No problem filling it, Mother Nature brought the water and fish.