During the Great Depression, the old tractor was both a lifeline and a financial burden for struggling farming families. Meeting monthly machine payments while crop prices plummeted tested rural resilience to its absolute limits. Those who managed to keep their tractors running through strict maintenance and resourcefulness ultimately weathered the crisis, rebuilding their farms durin... https://altcourt.org/blog/80211/32629/low-cost-homesteading-managing-10-acres-with-an-old-tractor