"... It's all about function and simplicity. ... Those machines are simple to maintain, cheap to run, and are unbelievably reliable. ..." Spent my childhood w

"... It's all about function and simplicity. ... Those machines are simple to maintain, cheap to run, and are unbelievably reliable. ..." Spent my childhood with tractors and machinery and gotta agree. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/8670866219 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/8670866219 Used tractors to clear and pull down trees, slash and move things about. Small plot, nothing large scale but the machines (eg: Fordson - built in Dagenham, England b/w 1948 and 1952) were cheap, reliable and totally fixable. Fire put an end to these beasts. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/3449252693/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/3449252693/in/photost... Miss them a lot. Examples: (really old 165 diesel) * replace a wrecked PTO https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/5362091356 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/5362091356 and replacing it with a new one https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/5362074220 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/5362074220 * tools required to change PTO https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/5362091360 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/5362091360 * job done https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/8479859739 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/8479859739 * hack battery system to recharge by sun https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/8479859639 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/8479859639 Did stuff with tools around the shed to fix machines that allows you to do things absolutely could not do by hand.