Classic Tractor Walk

Tractors - the backbone of the farm and what has helped build many countries around the world if we really think about it. It certainly was a pivotal piece of equipment for building and helping the United States prosper and get food production up considerably to feed more and more people.

These pieces of equipment have been really awesome to look at! I'm always amazed at the different kinds that are out there, often times brands that I don't see anymore these days. What's sad is that there has been considerable monopolization and consolidation of companies and we are mostly stuck with the biggest ones like John Deere, Husqvarna (spelling?) and some others these days instead of some of the other old brands that we can see here.

There are also some pretty cool customizations that people do to their tractors. I'm guessing that a set of tank tracks on a tractor is likely not common haha but this guy added them! That's pretty cool and I couldn't say that I am upset about it, it looks badass!

The number of different brands though is pretty interesting and amazing to me. Fordson is the one that is above and it's still around, 100 years later! The tractor there is 101 years old, that's pretty freaking incredible! I know that I can't say the same about any of the products that are around today, would still be stable and operational in 100 years. Could you imagine trying to drive one of the new computer-obsessed and mostly plastic cars from 2010 in 2110? LOL I definitely couldn't picture those pieces of shit lasting that long!

Some of the tractors are definitely more "worn" and used than others. I know that some of the owners certainly restore the tractors or just give them new paint jobs but there are others like this fella here that are well worn and I think that's okay. It looks good to have the used look to it! It's that patina I think they call it, where you know that it's old and it's been used quite a bit but that adds to the special nature of it and the value. Granted the machine has to run.. so that's an important piece to it! But I think all of the tractors in the show here are operational otherwise I don't know how they would get them onto the display lot. They certainly aren't pushing them by hand!

There are obviously a number of John Deere tractors out there, given how big of a company they have been for many decades but I was a little upset to see that more than some of the others. The important piece about it all though is that we appreciate and respect these heavy-duty pieces of equipment and how much they've done for the world.

Without the tractors and the farmers that were running them, we absolutely wouldn't be doing most of the things that we do today. I know it seems weird to think about it, but feeding people is the most important job in the world I think. It's also why they are constantly being attacked by regulations and stuff, so they can destroy the small-time farmers in my opinion. Control the food, control the people. Not to go down a rabbit hole on that though.. seeing these old pieces of equipment and how versatile they are, and how many different things the farmers were doing with them was a wonderful trip for me in trying to put myself in their shoes.

There are obviously monumental differences between their age and now but it still goes back to the importance of farming and self-reliance. We are far better off being able to own something like this and running it on our own land so that we can plant and harvest food to feed our families and the local community if we have enough left over.

I wanted to end on this beautiful specimen here, and how it's ordained with some of the most important pieces: American flags! I grow more and more grateful and appreciative of where I live and grew up, and how much we've done to benefit people throughout the country and the world. I know we certainly have issues but a lot of those issues are not the average person causing them, but corrupt people. The backbone of the country and the world are the working class people who are trying to do their best to support themselves, their families and those important people around them.

The tractors here and the history that each one of them have seen is a testament to how important it is to be a working person, we are the ones that get things done and the ones who will be the most able to handle things if times get tough. I know that I eventually plan to acquire one of these old pieces of machinery so that I can manage and run it on my own land but that time is not here just yet!