We have a Ford 8000 too, my son's really. It produces more smoke than seems necessary to me. I grew up driving my uncle's old John Deere that was started with a fly wheel; I don't know its date of birth, but it was entrusted to me as its top speed was about 5mph.
Has anyone else read any of Roger Welsch's books? - "Busted Tractors and Rusted Knuckles", "From Tinkering to Torquing" and probably the best seller which I have not read, "Love, Sex, and Tractors", and others.
