I buy with the intent on using, but I can't keep them all. I've had about 50 of these things, and the most I ever had at once was 24 or so. I've bought quite a few that would have gotten parted had I not bought them. I've fixed quite a few of them up and resold them, usually not making very much $$$ but I've at least been able to make this hobby self-supporting. I've found a few that I made a fair amount of money on because they didn't go for much at an auction and there was very little wrong with them. It's also taken me quite awhile to figure out what models I actually wanted. At first I wanted a 122, found a 100, decided I wanted a gear drive and a hydro, found an 1810, got a 128 to replace the 100, found a better 128 to replace that one, added a smaller hydro (125), replaced that with a 1450, then a 1650, then a 782, sold the 1810 when I got the 782D, sold the 128 when I built my 582, and then added an 1872. About 30 other tractors funded all of that. No way would I have been able to afford a 782D and 1872 back when I got into this. Still haven't found the right IH-built 782 and 982, and I wouldn't mind a 1572 or 1772...
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