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They think their tractors sexy
May 12, 2015 13:03:38 #
I believe the engine you were talking about with the large flywheel was a 2 cylinder. My grandfather had one and you had to crank the flywheel to start it. I was around 12 years old and my grandfather told me I could drive the tractor if I could start it. I must have cranked on that thing for 20 minutes before I realized I forgot to turn on the fuel line.
May 12, 2015 13:10:26 #
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May 12, 2015 13:53:53 #
Thank you Tejaswrangler. I'm glad you enjoyed them and thanks for taking the time to comment.
tejaswrangler wrote:
Ptw, nice pictures and story, very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing. :thumbup: Tejaswrangler :)
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May 12, 2015 14:26:24 #
I wouldn't call them sexy. But I love to see a well restored and maintained machine.
May 12, 2015 15:14:55 #
Thank you Tom and your welcome.Glad you enjoyed them and that they brought back happy memories :)
tbohon wrote:
Great series of photos, Paula. Reminds me of my c... (show quote)
May 12, 2015 15:18:08 #
Thank you Ebbote. I appreciate you looking and commenting.
ebbote wrote:
Very good series Paula.
May 12, 2015 15:20:22 #
May 12, 2015 15:29:53 #
SteveR wrote:
Robert, my grandparents had a half section in Kansas. As a young boy I remember my grandfather working on a John Deere with a large umbrella covering him for protection from the sun as he plowed the fields. It was hard, hot work.
Yes, hot and hard. Plus in Western Kentucky we had the humidity. 95 degrees (or even 85) at 95% humidity could be a real killer.
May 12, 2015 15:38:01 #
[quote=Ptw]Jerry, in the old days...they would probably have looked at you like you were insane if you said something about having a radio on their tractor :) :)
Yes, even a radio in the house was luxury in the 30's. My grandparents had a big old tube type with about 5 or 6 bands that was so large it was the telephone stand in the 50's when I was a kid. I lived with my Grandmother 2 years when I was in high school and used to listen to stations from all over the world while I did my home work. South America, Hong Kong, BBC and radio free europe. That was on a graphite rod antenna inside the case. I wonder what I could have gotten if I had run a wire to theTV antenna, or just a long wire antenna in the attic?
Yes, even a radio in the house was luxury in the 30's. My grandparents had a big old tube type with about 5 or 6 bands that was so large it was the telephone stand in the 50's when I was a kid. I lived with my Grandmother 2 years when I was in high school and used to listen to stations from all over the world while I did my home work. South America, Hong Kong, BBC and radio free europe. That was on a graphite rod antenna inside the case. I wonder what I could have gotten if I had run a wire to theTV antenna, or just a long wire antenna in the attic?
May 12, 2015 15:45:14 #
cucharared wrote:
I didn't realize JD made a single cylinder. Maybe I'm not as old as I assumed. I thought the one I drove as a kid was ancient and it had two cylinders and the very large flywheel. That flywheel made for relatively easy hand cranking. And yeah, being able to hear each and every firing gave it that "Popping Johnny" characteristic sound.
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Maybe my memory is off but I remember being told that it had a single 12" cylinder. That thing was old and looked antique, this was the early 50's. The farmer had been one of the first in the area to own his own tractor and retire the mules. My dad was born in 1922 and remembered that tractor from when he was a boy. Grand Dad's tractor was one of them new modern things, a Farmall C from the late 40s.
Ah, maybe they were just having fun with the little "city kid" grandson.
May 12, 2015 15:45:57 #
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May 12, 2015 15:53:31 #
artc4746 wrote:
I thought some of you might enjoy seeing some of my tractor drawings. You can see them here http://www.artsrealm.com/sketchbook/scenery.html.
Looked, nice. Oh, welcome to the hog. You got one of them new digital pencils.
May 12, 2015 15:59:54 #
Thank you artc. I appreciate your nice comments.
artc4746 wrote:
Love the photos. Living here in Iowa I see quite a few antique tractors. They have a tractor ride every year here. I do pencil drawings and one of my favorite subjects is old tractors and farms.
May 12, 2015 16:15:06 #
cool tractors! I think my family had one or two of those. Did you tour the courthouse? The famous 'Scopes Monkey Trial' took place there. It set the stage for what we are seeing now. I wonder what WJ Bryon and Clarence Darrow would think about things today.
May 12, 2015 16:32:48 #
Thank you Michael and I agree with you.Glad the photos brought back memories for you.
MichaelBoggia wrote:
Great set. :thumbup: :thumbup: Good to see small town America isalive and thriving after all that's been on the news lately. Thank you for sharing. Brings back memories.
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