Wow, I really have to be careful here, I don't want to jinx myself but I guess my profile picture says it best. 1972 Homelite made by Allis Chalmers or Simplicity. I have three Homelite (AC) T-16 H . However I have a 1986 Sears Custom 10 XL that would be the next along with it's smaller version of a Sears 1987 custom 8 E. Next would be the Jacobsen 1972 1200 Super Chief Hydro. I could go on but I think that is enough. HOMELITE (blue and white). Roger.

 

Well it is not really a GT at all. My dad has a case 310 utility with a shuttle box shift when I was in high school. Put a lot of hours in the seat of that one with a 6 ft International flail mower mounted.
If I ever find another i would jump all over it!! Problem is the made a lot more 580 Construction Kings that could be bought for the same money and are a lot more tractor.

 

if you look at what i have now you would think john deere but im open to any brand

 

Wheel Horse all the way, no wait, i like my swift applegate, hold on mabe my gilson, and that bantam was pretty cool

 

Sears and Massey for me. I like them all, but those two have soft spots for me.

 

I like cub, wheel horse, case, ect but the one I like the most are john deere. Worst brand and one I dont like the most are Bolens.

 

Their's only 2 types of gt's I like, the one's that run and the one's that don't.... the only gt's I don't like are the one's I can't afford to buy :mad2:

 

Bantam's Should go to dump! Most overated GT of all time! :shoot2: That said.......I like the ones with wheels, but should be four of them, and best when they need to be pushed on my trailer! Usually like the oddballs that were Still known to other non-tractor people, like MTD's and Speedex, and Power King/economy's.

 

Ok, here is where I stand with the Experience of my collection. I have bought the best and worst of tractors and paid up and down for them, and lost both time and money on them. Attempt one at buying my dream machine was a 1974 Gilson 16 horse gear drive. I thought it was the best thing ever until I found I had no reliability with it and kept dumping time and money at it. Ugh. So I stepped up and brought home a 1988 Craftsman GT18 I could beat on, upgraded the heck out of it and it continues to lose out in reliability ever time I go to use it. Both of these tractors are real workhorses and take plenty of abuse.... If you can get them going.... So then you add the fact I have owned both a Case 222 and 444 and got reliability out of each of them you would think I would pick those, but you'd be wrong. Some people have all the luck, but i learned that these tractors have to be bought in excellent condition or you end up fixing them all the time. Not to mention they didn't fit me that well, being I am tall. So I end up right where I want to be, amidst my Springfields. Not all run, but I like them all just the same and know I can always count on one of them to drag my latest purchase around the yard. Simple design, easy to work on, and well balanced for its weight class.

 

I haven't had the luxury to own all the brands out there. But I am rather partial to my FF's!

 

I like cub, wheel horse, case, ect but the one I like the most are john deere. Worst brand and one I dont like the most are Bolens.

I'm quoting this to preserve it and to keep Jerome from editing out his candid confession. I might need it later as a warrant to bring home some Ridemasters.

Ben W.

 

My all tIme favorite machine,. My 1972 Ford LGT 125 . To me this tractor is beautiful looking and performing . And it is Bone stock.
The 165 is too modified to consider. It would not be fair.

 

I like cub, wheel horse, case, ect but the one I like the most are john deere. Worst brand and one I dont like the most are Bolens.

Somebody help me! It appears I fell asleep and woke up in a parallel universe! What next I go out in the shop and all my Deere are Wheel Horse Red? Please tell me this is all a bad dream,WibberJ not liking Bolens? Something is bad wrong here!! :biting_nails: :bigrofl: :bigrofl:

 

Ford and Case are my favorites but I like all brands

 

I'm not sure what my favorite is but if you look at my signature you may have an idea ........... :rolling:

 

I figured this would be a hard thread for everyone to answer since because i like all makes of tractors and mowers myself. getting some neat replies though

 

Something about the early 70's Masseys just stops me in my tracks. The color combination, the hood, nose ring and grill, so faithfully copied from the full size tractors, even the stance of the tractor is just perfect to me.

The older two wheel Gravely models also seem to be perfect to me. The clean hood lines, lack of any thing like electric start, just two handle bars, and engine and the wheels is just right. I must confess, the 4 wheel models leave me cold.

Now, for tractors or brands I'd like to own. Money permitting, I find the high-wheel Case tractors, the big wheel MTD 990s and the Sears FF to be intriguing tractors. I know Case made tractors for Massey at some point in the 90's so one of those would fit nicely into my Massey collection. Someone has painted a FF in Massey colors out in the Kansas area, so that shows what could be done if I find a FF that needs a paint job.

 

In my case it would have to be the Economy/Power King/Jim Dandy line. Best looking GT out there. Definitely "old school"! Now if only I could afford one.

 

My all time favorite has to be John Deere.

at second would be the older Massey Fergusons

and at a close third are the Roper Sears models.

 

All time favorite brand has to be Gravely 2 wheelers, I guess. For riding tractors, I love the way Masseys look. If I was on one all day I would probably want a big Simplicity gear drive with hydraulic lift.

For the Bolens guys benefit, Old Buzzard's Bolens 1886 is growing on me. I kinda like it. Even though it is a Bolens.

I hate picking favorites. :wave:

Ben W.

 

For the Bolens guys benefit, Old Buzzard's Bolens 1886 is growing on me. I kinda like it.

OB, I'm taking that as the start of 'Forklift? What forklift? You didn't leave no forklift here!'

 

I like cub, wheel horse, case, ect but the one I like the most are john deere. Worst brand and one I dont like the most are Bolens.

Who hijacked Jerome's account? LOL

 

Oh yeah, to answer the question, I like my Bolens tractors, but kinda partial the old Cub Cadets, too. I abused the heck out of my dad's (1250 if I remember correctly) when I was a kid, and it's still going strong.

 

has to be narrow frame cub cadets easy to work on and very reliable

 

My absolute FAVORITE is my 1631 Speedex!