1953 Farmall Super C On Stilts

1953 Farmall Super C On Stilts TRACTORS Modifications 22-1-35 This isn't the rarest tractor in my collection, but it certainly draws a crowd at every show I take it to. I bought the 1953 Farmall Super C in 1995 from a Leesburg, Fla., salvage yard for about $700. Of course, what caught my eye were the stilts on the tractor. They were added for spraying sugar cane and were probably built by a Florida company. I don't know exactly how high the stilts are. But I'm 6 ft. tall and when I stand underneath the tractor my head just touches the oil pan. Also, I have to duck when driving the tractor through my 11-ft. high shop door. The tractor was in awful shape when I got it, mainly because Florida's salt water air in the area just eats metal alive. I spent 2 1/2 months almost non-stop restoring the tractor in order to get it ready to show at the annual Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Show in Portland, Ind., over the 1995 Labor Day week-end. Restoration cost about $2,000, and I estimate the tractor may be worth $5,000 or $6,000. I added a lawn swing under the front axle just for the fun of it. (Richard Cummings, 2287 W. Auburn Rd., Rochester Hils, Mich. 48309; ph 248 852-4311; fax 8149)

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