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The 20 year old 150 hp MFWD JD's are the current gold standard.
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JD 4020, I’ve got no time for hobby tractors.
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The 20 year old 150 hp MFWD JD's are the current gold standard. I’ve got a 30 yo 100 horse I’ll sell you. 
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Didn't read through all these, but my answer is simple because it's what I was on the most. MF 35.
Ran that tractor a lot. Got used as a 4 wheeler at times in the winter in the snow. Looking back Dad was a understanding soul letting a kid learn and beat up on a tractor that he used and needed. We still used that tractor for plowing snow and such until just a few yrs ago. It was used when Dad got it, and I'm 53.
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Farm: Case 770 with a EZ On front end loader. Detach the hydraulic hoses, flip the levers and back out of the loader frame. Wonderful system.
Garden: Ariens 16HP hydrostatic drive. Had a front end loader, rototiller as wide as the rear tires and a large mower deck. Loved that thing as a kid.
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I do rember an 8855 John deer I ran one summer while working on a big corporate farm near Beaufort nc ,heck of a fun ride for a kid from a farm that the biggest tractor was a 35 Massey Harris.
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I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects
I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....
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you mean the same one i still have?
61 jim dandy w/ all the tools.
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Well we're Green and we're Gold, and we play better when it's cold. All us Cheese heads have our favorite superstar. We love Brett Favre.
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Growing up we had an Allis WD45 that I kinda liked if that’s the right sentiment. We didn’t really farm but had a stable and a race track to maintain. Looking back I think I liked running it better than the John Deere Johnny Popper we borrowed a few times.
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When my wife and I acquired our little farm a few years ago I started looking for a little used tractor. I found an old Ford diesel 3000 a retiring old guy was selling. It leaks oil and needs new hub bearings in front but it runs good and strong for a little 47 horsepower tractor. I will fix the problems eventually.
As a side story,, my dad passed away several years ago, but when I was very young he worked for awhile in a small Ford Tractor dealership as a mechanic. When I researched the serial number on my tractor, which isn’t too difficult, I learned that it was built in Michigan in 1973 on March 30th. My dad’s 42nd birthday! Kinda meant to be I guess. 🙂
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IH Farmall C. Also had a Ferguson TO-30. Neither had live PTO. You had to get a running start with a shredder. -T.S.
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