Speaking of which I got to see a Farmall Super MD on Sunday, it was running a shingle mill. The MDs all started on gas and when the engine warmed up could switch over to diesel. Its pretty amazing to see in action.
That shingle mill was from the 1890s and was pretty much all the Super MD could handle. In its time that was considered a pretty big tractor too. Nothing compared to a steam tractor though. -Curt Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:02:42 -0500 From: Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] Washing machines; was: Mercedes Digest, Vol 34, Issue 126 To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed The washers built 40 years ago with blackmore or blackwell (or something like that) designed guts had a spin cycle like a commercial laundry extractor (centrifuge). They would wind up and whine like a banshee, but stuff came out pretty dry. They were deemed unsafe by our "consumer watchdogs." I prefer to think of things labelled "unsafe" as Darwinian selection devices. Part of our society's problems have been caused by coddling the people stupid enough to burn themselves with fast food coffee, etc. Or at least not self-sufficient enough to deal with the consequences of their actions. Tricycle tractors come to mind. An International H or Super C is a wonderful device, as long as you respect it. Slip up, and it will kill ya! I have logged lotsa hours on H and A tractors I love em. An H will spin on a dime and give back change. At 12:30 PM 9/23/2008, you wrote: >Dan Weeks wrote: > > I did that one winter also. NOT a good idea. lots of moisture on the > > windows, stuff got mildewed, etc. > > > > There's a HELL of a lot of water in a load of laundry. > >If you're going to keep that water indoors, get yourself some wooden drying >racks and quit running the dryer. Then, instead of covering the walls, doors, >windows with water, the clothes will release the water as the air >can handle it. >Also, the amount of water depends on the spin speed of the washer. With my >Fisher and Paykel, I can wash my heavy winter coat and air dry it on >the rack in >a few hours. With a 40 year old Kenmore, the coat would drip water >on the floor >if I hung it up straight from the washer. > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
