D14 down at the farm

As many of you have read, I'm new to tractors.  I certainly have always enjoyed them, but never owned one.  A while back I was given a D14, and after a few hundred bucks and some sweat labor, I had her purring like a kitten.  Until I blew the motor due to a stuck valve.  Round two!  So I rebuilt it again.  No big deal.  Took me a little while to gather all the info I needed, parts and a few tools, and once again she was purring like a kitten.

You guys here have made this a lot of fun.  Seriously.  I was discouraged with the motor blowing, but I wouldn't let it get to me. 

All that said, here's some videos of my property (the farm).  It ain't much.  Just 92 acres of woods and creeks with a 20 acre pasture.  I'm hoping to find a sprayer this year at some point to be able to kill all the weeds and just have grass.  Then, well...who knows.  Cattle?  Hogs?  Just bale it?  I don't know. 

Enough of my rambling...here's the videos.  Enjoy!

Slow is the key with the older smaller tractors, don't push them as getting in a hurry then hitting an obstruction will ruin your day for sure. New to you land can be hiding some surprises like rocks, old stumps, etc. and major internal damage can result before you know it.

Running 20 - 45 beef cows, I have 25 acres owned with 100 attached to mine leased and use multiple D15 units, both Series One and Series Two that have cleared land, years of brush cutting (both mine and commercially) and although they are a bit dated they are a blast to use. If you will be plowing and or discing, keep the implements sized to the tractor and she will last a long time. 

Good idea to walk new to you land thoroughly before brush cutting; I used to walk commercial properties and had to walk away from some jobs due to obstructions like rocks, old fencing wire/steel tee posts and even scrap steel when they advised the property was "clean".

Have fun with the old girl!