Yes, JB I loved that tractor, Started my love for the Farmalls.
Great Pics. Thanks for sharing. Nothing like being on a farm. The only thing better is being on a boat😊😊.

Bet you had fun on that Trev, love the old Farmalls. Couldn't afford one of the big ones (sought after by collectors here, and not many left which aren't in collections) so had to settle for the A. Drove a big Inter when I worked on a cotton farm in Australia ( model 1066,- I think,-similar to pic) rear wheels were nearly 6ft tall,- a real beast. Also a twin row Inter picker. Friends parents had a farm in NZ as well, heaps of fun at haymaking time etc, driving tractors around.

JB

The Old Super C
Yeah the Skinny Kid is me.

Kinda Like the song by the Rolling Stones, with the Lyrics.
"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you can get what you need"
😮😮😂🤣😂
Ron is right we have beat this to death.
Trev

I haven't learned much in my dotage, but have developed a system to divide "wants" from "needs".
When I see something I really, really "want", I tell myself I can have it in three days. After two days I revisit the item and if it's gone I didn't need it. If it's still available and now I only "really" want it, some of the pressure is off, and if I wait one more day and still "want" it, the item becomes a "need". Then I rationalize that since I can't take the $$ with me when I go, I may as well do my civic duty and spread it around while I'm here.

Great Looking Model, Ron
Thanks for the background👍👍
Trev

Beamsville is a Ville Class tugboat built in Owen Sound, Ontario Canada 1942

http://www.russelbrothers.ca/navytugsville.html

http://www.russelbrothers.ca/navytugsville.html

🔗

Hi Ron,
Is this a full-sized Vessel?
The pic on the water looks to be a model?
She Looks Great!
Any more background on her?
Trev

I think this subject has gone on long enough.

Now some news from Tofino where Marcel is putting in new fuel tanks. Beamsville will have a longer range now.

Ron, you are right,
I should ban myself from ebay. I am not a gambler, too cheap, but ebay?!
The worse thing for me is to have a hard day, come home to a little libation, and go on ebay to reward myself😂😂😂😮😮😮
I am tracking some steam plants from China, but that is a long way down the road, (I hope)
I have to do one Steamy before I go to Davey Jones Locker😍🤑😍😍
I know i am hopeless. Still waiting for the Golden Years.
Trev

Why even go looking on ebay?

Let’s say you are trying to shed a few pounds, you pass by the bakery where fresh bread or butter tarts have just been displayed. Tempted yes, but walk on by is the answer.

Better yet cross the road before getting there.

JB, you really do take great care of your equip.
Trev

Hi Dave,
I would love to see some pics of your tractors.
Good thing we don't live close by or I would be over Gawking.😂😂
Try to hang on to the Bolens they are extremely hard to find as you probably already know.
Trev

Beautiful job JB.
Farmalls are my weakness, (I have a lot of weaknesses).
As a kid we had a small farm. the tractor we had was a Farmall Super C. never gave us any trouble. That had electric start but also allowed for had crank start.
As far as hand cranks. I had a 32 Pontiac in my 20's. It had electric start, but also had the hand crank option. I used to get a lot of looks in parking lots when i nonchalantly took the crank out of the car, walked around to the front, inserted the crank and started the engine. It was a 6 cylinder, obviously not with 10 to 1 compression😂😂.
The most important thing was NOT to wrap you thumb around the crank, but to keep it in line with the rest of your fingers. Thereby not breaking your hand in the event of a kick back.
But you already know that😀
Sorry for running on.🙄
Trev

I completely agree Ron.
My weakness is when I see a model on ebay for less than half of retail.
OOPS i did it again, just like Brittany said😂🤣😂🤣
Trev

Ron,
My comment regarding my wife, was just a joke. We have a very solid relationship.
And, lots of self discipline during my earning years is allowing me some extra discretionary spending in my retirement years.
My biggest problem now is space. We have been purging like crazy, but the intake seems to be outpacing the outgo. sigh ...
All is good. I start the 12 step model boat hoarders program next week ....
Dave

Not a good excuse that the it was a package deal or not. I have a hobby budget, since there is nothing but my pension income each month, my wife and I made an agreement.

It works. If there is something needed, I must sell or trade to remedy the need.

Self discipline is a good trait to develop, give it a try, you may be surprised at how things are not as needed as one thought. Relationships with loved ones are more peaceful and less stressful too. Trust is valuable.

My two cents
Ron

JB,
Don't laugh ... my kids have threatened it. 🤣
Dave

Have to watch out, - our kids might surprise us with an 'intervention' LOL

JB

Funny you should mention Farmall 'A' tractors Trev, did this one up back around 1995 to tow my 100% Hartley. No starter, and would smack your hand if you got the cranking wrong, (guy I sold it to had his hand broken by it!). Towed the boat well, but the band brakes were terrible. Luckily I only had to go about 200yds on the flat to the boat ramp.

Not quite a ride-on, more a drag you along,- Masport Grass Master 3 speed (King Cat Cub in disguise) walk behind, my current grass controller. Had it about 14yrs.

JB

Trev,
I've got:
2 - Bolens HT20's and a Bolens HT18. Yes, they are brutes!
Ariens 2200 Grand Sierra and GT20.
212, X324, GX345, & 1025R Deere.
Some tractors are set up for snow removal, some for mowing, and the 1025R for heavy work ...
I really do need to thin this collection out some. Think of how many boats I can put in place of each tractor! LOL
Dave
PS In all fairness, I inherited over half of the tractors as a part of my Dad's "some day, this will all be yours" collection. LOL

JB,
Nice "well rounded" collection!
(So far) my affliction only includes boats (and Garden Tractors).
Dave

Hi Dave,
I have a 1965 Simplicity 2210 Landlord, a 1975 1450 Cub Cadet. They are still at work to this day.
Always wanted a Bolens as i do think they are the best.
As a kid we had an 850 Bolens.
Always wanted to collect Vintage Farmalls A's Thru the M series. never had the space or pocketbook☹️☹️
Trev

Hi JB,
Quite an impressive collection. 👍👍
Well Done!
Alway wanted to try flight. Had a helicopter once, didn't go well😂😂
Trev

There is no known cure (apart from the obvious) and I'm sure none of us can leave a balsa rack unmolested in a model shop, or spot a nice piece of wood, and not think, "that would make a nice model, if only I could cut it into strips" or perhaps a nice piece of 12"x12"x36" driftwood and turn it into a tug..............................😂

JB

Brilliant PJ, my worry exactly, (and probably my sons') My son has no interest in RC models, and is going to get stuck with this lot😂😂 - even I don't know what to do with them. Each one is fully operational but hardly used these days (apart from the boats). I recently sold a plane and disassembled an experimental ducted fan Quad, which made room for, - MORE MODELS !☹️ A couple of years ago I sold 3 helicopters as well, but the pile is not getting smaller 😐?? Obviously been suffering from undiagnosed modelitis for years,😁 (add another 11 planes, 1 helicopter and 10 boats in the past from (1968) and the prognosis is not good😁

JB

Trev,
Whatcha got?
I've got Bolens, Ariens, and Deere.
Dave

Hi Dave.
I Collect Garden Tractors Too!!😮😮
Trev

Furball,
Yeah ... she was at my shed over the July 4th holiday weekend. I think I'm discovered .... sigh. She also eyed my garden tractor collection pretty closely. I thought having a shed 3 miles from the house would be safe, I guess not.
So far, the only repercussion is her buying more and more expensive toys for the grandkids. And that may have happened anyway.
I'm still in the same bedroom!

Look……. I figure it this way……..
If your wife stumbles into your collection, and your buddies notice a new man in your wife’s life, something has gone awry. BUT, perhaps your wife’s new husband will appreciate everything you’ve brought to the relationship prior to him.

I hope he values the boats and a 10,000 + hot wheels and matchbox collection too…. Or I will haunt his ass ! 😎

Well thought out, roycv !!

Those are great kits, Peejay.
I hope you find the time to build them.
Trev

I don’t have a previously owned Cobra in my ‘stash’, but do have an unbuilt kit, as well as a barrel back.

But they were obtained when I had a separate mailing address. Now I need the time to make space to build them, but they are not on the market.

Unfortunately (or fortunately) I have the same ‘illness’ regarding a stash of model airplane kits.

This is my kids’ greatest fear about my ‘collection’!

Roycv,
Thanks for the tips. I'll keep them in mind. 🤣

You have to want to be cured. You sound like you do not want to be found out!
Some of us have managed to live with this affliction (I don't like the word addiction) for many years. It is treatable but cold turkey (not sarnies) is unpleasant for all concerned.

It has become easier to continue in a clandestine way with fewer model shops around but some still operate from backrooms, the supply is there. Best accessed via the untraceable Private Window then funding a Paypal account with innocent transfers. This stops it appearing in your bank accounts.
An untraceable mobile 'a burner' can also be used.
I think there is an organization that can appear at your house and remove all incriminating evidence, I believe operated by fellow sufferers, it is on the black web!

If you want a cure you are on the wrong forum!
Roy

Quite the collection👍
You do come across great finds !
I think a lot of us have the same problem😂😂
Trev