Here's a real gem of a trade-in that I picked up from a customer today: a very clean and straight original-condition 1969 Ford 5000 tractor with the 233 4-cylinder gas engine and 8-speed transmission. The tractor has spent its life in Pennsylvania and lived with its previous owner for about two decades. He used it to pull a 3-bottom plow and a 6-foot brush hog which he ended up trading in with the tractor. This tractor is also equipped with the somewhat uncommon power-adjustable 38" rear wheels, very similar to my late grandfather's Ford 4000 that I will be restoring in the future. I've always had a soft spot for these old Ford tractors (post-1964) and when I was given the chance to pick this one up as a back-haul on one of my delivery days, I couldn't pass up the opportunity. The only non-original parts on this tractor are some blue paint touch-up on the front axle and bolster, and some white paint on the fenders. The original grill fell out and was mowed over sometime in the past, so he replaced it with a piece of mesh, but a correct original grill could easily be sourced. There are lots of the 3000/4000/5000 tractors (and their newer counterparts) still being used on farms today, and they have built a reputation for being some of the toughest and most well-built tractors in existence - it's not every day that you come across a clean original like this one. It still starts right up and purrs like a kitten with 3600 original hours.