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Arrival and Tractor Overview

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Picking up Dad's Rare Tractor

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What happens here

Upon arrival at his dad's farm, the presenter showcases his flatbed trailer, emphasizing its steel deck which he prefers over wood for better traction, especially in wet conditions. He then gives a brief tour of his dad's collection of tractors. This includes a David Brown tractor (circa 1965), a Massey Ferguson 383 (Grandpa's old tractor), and the target Massey Ferguson 20C industrial tractor. He explains that the 20C is older than the 30C model, both featuring Perkins diesel industrial engines known for their pulling power. The dad explains his rationale for acquiring a second industrial tractor as a backup for the first one he has used for years. The presenter plans to install a quick-attach bucket on one of these tractors for his dad to ease operation.

Goal: Understand the tractors available and prepare for loading the target tractor.

Tools and materials

  • David Brown Tractor
  • Gooseneck Flatbed Trailer
  • Massey Ferguson 20C Industrial Tractor
  • Massey Ferguson 30C Industrial Tractor
  • Massey Ferguson 383 Tractor

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serial number let you look it up if you want to but it's an industrial tractor Massey Ferguson I believe industrial tractor we have two of those on his farm one of which he's had since it was brand spanking new and I apologize it's bumpy this trailer will beat the teeth out of your head but anyway one of those were was brand spanking new and he ran up on a deal on this tractor so he bought it I'm pretty much thinking that we're gonna wind up with this tractor on our farm I'm not positive yet but I do want to set that up with a nice quick attach bucket so he can drop the bucket he can do his bush hog and he can hook the bucket back up and it won't be in the way and it'll just be easy for him so if he has other attachments he'd like to use he can do that that's it we're rolling cold at daddy's house [Music] alright boys girls we made it we're here dad said it had some kind of oil issue I'm not quite sure what that was all about but we'll talk to him a little bit about that what we're going to do here is drop the gates on our flatbed trailer right here if you missed that video there'll be a link right up there where we went and picked up our flatbed trailer a lot of folks really concerned about the metal being slicker than wood well around here it rains a whole lot we get a lot of like mossy stuff that grows on wood trailers wooden trailers wouldn't dect trailer so we opted to go with a steel trailer and this thing is in no way slick it's rough as it can be so when wood gets wet it's slick as snot and I nearly lost a tractor off a wood deck trailer one time so it's food for thought there guys we like our metal deck trailer let me know if you have an experience with a slick metal deck trailer guys I apologize about the breeze I won't take you over and show you dad's tractors this is kind of a fun tour of the tractors so this is what dad calls the wind is really whipping this is the David Brown tractor right here case David Brown tractor circa 1950s no 1965 circa 1965 dad's got a Fran's guard he's really into pullin lumber he's a lumber guy for Heuer right here and this is the 383 Massey Ferguson this was grandpa's tractor I think it's probably got somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 200 hours on it no hours on that tractor so this is the one that I grew up with this is the Massey Ferguson 20 C and the 20 C is an industrial tractor you see who's got a big old barrel full of cement in the back right here new tires on it it's a kick button little crack it's…

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