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> Welker Farms just did a refresh on the Moline. That's the sound, all right! Ours also had lost its muffler along the way, there at the end. Our U had no hydraulics at all. We used the drawbar, and the PTO when mowing. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

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International's mistake was not licensing their system. Once the 3pt (The Ferguson system) got out to other manufacturers the writing was on the wall. -Curt On Thursday, April 30, 2020, 12:29:02 PM EDT, Jim Cathey wrote: > The advantage [Fords] had was the 3pt hitch well before

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> The advantage [Fords] had was the 3pt hitch well before anybody else had it. Steaming pile of poo compared to International's 2-point fast hitch. You could hook up to implements without ever leaving the seat. And, it offered power roll and azimuth adjustments, as well as lift and pushdown.

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Those old "Johnny Popper" tractors are neat because the engine is essentially half of a 4 cylinder engine. When they're idled down you can hear where the other 2 cylinders would normally fire, "pop, pop, miss, miss, pop, pop, miss, miss." Theres one in town with a loader on it, its smaller, a

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LOL Fords of the '50s were puny little things. The advantage they had was the 3pt hitch well before anybody else had it. The ability to lift implements from the hitch was an advantage for smaller farms but no real use for the huge western farms. -Curt On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 8:55:24

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Welker Farms just did a refresh on the Moline. They're interesting folks, a mix of smarts and "brute force and ignorance". Some things they do baffle me.On the whole I like the MN Millenial farmer better but Welkers have more, older, toys... -Curt On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 8:50:17 PM

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That was the other thing - I was amazed at how slowly it turned, even at what appeared to be full throttle. Almost like a one lung/hit or miss engine. -D > On Apr 29, 2020, at 9:33 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > >> it was a horizontal two cylinder with s stroke that had to be measured in >> feet,

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My grandfather, a mechanic, hated Ford tractors. He said he saw far too many of them in the shop. He went with the MM instead, and a Farmall 200. Both were great tractors, but very different. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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> it was a horizontal two cylinder with s stroke that had to be measured in > feet, or so it seemed. A Johnny Popper. Very distinctive sound, the two cylinders fire at 90 degrees from each other, not 180. B-dap b-dap b-dap... -- Jim ___

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Yes exactly. As a kid i used to watch my uncle throw that flywheel. My grandfather had,a,cool 39 model B that you started on gas & when it got warmed up you kicked the lever over & it ran on kerosene. Immediate belch of black smoke then chugged along. I used to sit on his lap & beg him to make

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I knew little of the older JD diesel tractors until one day when I was in the generator business and we had a generator rental to deliver. When we did so there was no way to get it off the Landoll trailer we had delivered it on. It was a 350kW unit that weighed about 10,000 pounds. We sold it

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Yes the grey & red,Ford tractors,were 8N's. They had light front ends & would flip in hilly fields of NE PA. Hill farmers,used John Deere because tricycle front ends,were heavier- some even added,weights to front end Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Apr 29, 2020, 8:55 PM Dan Penoff via

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I see your front loader, and raise you one crane: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/Mog/Mogcarlift.jpg -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

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A lot of the farmers I worked with as a kid had the old Ford tractors - the ones that were red and gray (N series?) I can recall driving more than my share of those around, and they seemed quite bulletproof and strong. A few of the more prosperous farmers had the blue models. I don’t know if

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Beware of leaking injectors or feed lines on JD's that have them inside the engine itself. My Dad's 'new' JD was basically a lemon, and ended up filling the crankcase with diesel fuel before needing expensive engine work. It was also somewhat puny compared to the older tractors he was used to.

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I wonder if it will pickup a whole car if I put the forks under the middle. That would be great but I don’t think this one is big enough for that. With forks on it if the weight is further out from the loader pin it won’t lift as much. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2020, at 5:53 PM, Dan

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I used the bucket on those 2 because bumpers were already messed up. Normally I use a pallet fork attachment and it will not damage anything while lifting. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2020, at 5:51 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Remind me to never ask you to move my car. >

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LOL Wait until he gets his forks on the front of it. -D > On Apr 29, 2020, at 6:50 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Remind me to never ask you to move my car. > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > > Apr 29, 2020 6:10:42 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > >> This should make thinks a

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Remind me to never ask you to move my car. Max Dillon Charleston SC Apr 29, 2020 6:10:42 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > This should make thinks a lot easier > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

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Nice. That is plenty of tractor, I’d say. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2020, at 3:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Then 240Ds are quite stout. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 29, 2020, at 5:36 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I'm

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Then 240Ds are quite stout. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2020, at 5:36 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'm impressed that you were able to tow that thing with a 240D automatic! > LOL > >> On Wed, Apr 29, 2020, Kaleb Striplin wrote: >> >> >> This should make thinks a lot

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I'm impressed that you were able to tow that thing with a 240D automatic! LOL On Wed, Apr 29, 2020, Kaleb Striplin wrote: > This should make thinks a lot easier > > -- next part -- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image0.jpeg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: