Dan,

Just wanted to ask how you are doing on yur restoration of your tractor. I often wonder what to do with mine, as it is still in worn faded but original condition. Was yours in very good shape when you started? How &quot;deep&quot; did you go on your efforts? Mechanically mine I don't think could be better, But it is far from a newly restored shiney and new looking tractor either. Many folks have told me not to repaint it, maybe just a coat of boiled linseed oil to brighten what paint it has and kill any rust. Easy to remove later on if I want as well. I am 49 years young, and still very busy raising kids and such with too many &quot;hobbies&quot; and not enough time to give them. I still have my first car a 1972 T/A.....4 speed with A/C, and I shoot rifles competetivly, as well. So the Hart Parr has to compete a little for my time. Not sure I want to tear it down and paint it, as time and ambition may be lacking for now! I do truely enjoy it though, and am glad my Dad was the son who ended up with it. My dad stands by it and tells his memories of using it back in the day, even though much of the time he was just a young boy. The tractor has lights form a 28 Essex car on the top of the fenders, and a 48 Chevy head light in the rear, is wired to a battery box and a belt drive generator on the crank side of the engine to charge it up. Most guys that look at it think it is neat to have the mods of the day on it still. Got a lot of &quot;characture&quot; as they say. It truely is just the way my Grandfather left it back in the early 50's when they quit using it to grind feed. My Dad plowed 40 acers with it in he thinks 54, in july alphalfa stubble, cause the rubber tired JD couldn't hook up. He says that was it's last field work that he knows of.

Were the heck is Cumberland anyway? Back when I custom harvested Seed corn we filled many times a trucker from there......Heck of a nice guy, cann't rember his name, just his Peterbuilt! I am in between Jefferson and Caroll Ia. on US 30 at Scranton. 

Best regards, Kirk