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Hi everyone. My Dad grew up on a farm in New Brunswick, driving his dad's Farmall Cub until they bought a new John Deere M in 1951. That tractor is still in his possession today, and, despite being a bit of a "city slicker" I have very found memories of waking up on Saturday mornings "up country" to the sound of him and that tractor plowing, harrowing, and everything else that needed to be done. The sound of the JD bogging down as it powers through whatever is trying to stop it has to be one of the nicest, most heartwarming memories a kid could ever wish to remember. It's funny what details "stick out" in your memories.
Anyhow, after Dad retired, he rebuilt the old Deere, and then another, and another, and so on. Lots of M's, LA's, Farmall Cubs and Super A's, a Ford, a Fordson, Massey Harris, you know how it goes. In high school, it was common for someone to walk up to me and say "I think I saw your dad go by our house.... on a tractor?". Yep. That's my Dad. He didn't care that we lived in a suburb. Need a shed moved down the street? No problem. Cut some trees, limb 'em up, and make a nice set of skids to drag that shed wherever you needed. The pavement on our block was often marked with 2 lines from the skids under whatever he was hauling for someone. Farmers truly are the inventors of the world. To him, saying somethng is impossible just means that it will take a bit longer. Like pouring his own babbet bearings to save an engine "that will never run again", or unseizing an old engine block that "is just a boat anchor now".
So, tonight I've joined this forum for my dad, (who has a computer, but no internet, because Mom is scared of identity theft) to find out some information about a tractor that he feels is quite rare. It's a McCormick Deering I-12. He's had it for a few years, brought it home in baskets, literally, and he's trying to figure out what it's worth. It runs well, he drives it in parades and stuff. I'm hoping we can find some good information here, and if anyone can help him out please do. As long as he keeps the original John Deere M for my son to inherit, I'm happy. That one's never going to be for sale.
Anyhow, after Dad retired, he rebuilt the old Deere, and then another, and another, and so on. Lots of M's, LA's, Farmall Cubs and Super A's, a Ford, a Fordson, Massey Harris, you know how it goes. In high school, it was common for someone to walk up to me and say "I think I saw your dad go by our house.... on a tractor?". Yep. That's my Dad. He didn't care that we lived in a suburb. Need a shed moved down the street? No problem. Cut some trees, limb 'em up, and make a nice set of skids to drag that shed wherever you needed. The pavement on our block was often marked with 2 lines from the skids under whatever he was hauling for someone. Farmers truly are the inventors of the world. To him, saying somethng is impossible just means that it will take a bit longer. Like pouring his own babbet bearings to save an engine "that will never run again", or unseizing an old engine block that "is just a boat anchor now".
So, tonight I've joined this forum for my dad, (who has a computer, but no internet, because Mom is scared of identity theft) to find out some information about a tractor that he feels is quite rare. It's a McCormick Deering I-12. He's had it for a few years, brought it home in baskets, literally, and he's trying to figure out what it's worth. It runs well, he drives it in parades and stuff. I'm hoping we can find some good information here, and if anyone can help him out please do. As long as he keeps the original John Deere M for my son to inherit, I'm happy. That one's never going to be for sale.
