Dad bought 90 new in &#039;48 a month after I was born.
It was reliable, until it needed overhauling and dropped a valve (when left unattended at fast idle to stop it &#039;oiling up&#039;  Seized the piston and I removed same with the aid of a sledge hammer (liner did not budge!) It stood in a barn for about 25 years with no head or rods/pistons and would have been scrapped or sold for spares.
I could not let that happen so bought it from my brother, took it on and repaired it slowy.  Needs repainting again now but have driven it hundreds of miles in the past few years.
Have added a &#039;44 Standard 80  (still in kit form in the garage) and recently a &#039;39 Cletrac HG42 (was siezed but now runs).
So basically kept the tractor I grew up with and then.....
Regards, RAB