Old Iron

[LJH]

Rdrancher recently commented on loving 'old iron'. Boy, howdy, so do I and it made me think about all the cool old stuff I see around here. I've decided to start snapping pictures as I drive around my area. I'll add more as I upload to photobucket; here's the first. (I don't know how to do thumbnails, sorry.)

[creekbend]

Thanks for posting.

[MIKE R]

Very nice.

[murphy1244]

What is it?

[LJH]

[stuckmotor]

Thanks for asking that Murph. I don't know either.

[MIKE R]

Keep em coming. If I had my way I'd have a 20, 000 sqft barn full of old equipment.

The first one is a Minneapolis Moline.

[stuckmotor]

What is it?

Thanks for asking that, Murph. I don't know either.

[LJH]

What is it?

First subject, not a clue. I know the guy who owns it and next time I run into him I'll get more info.

The second is some kind of ancestor of the DitchWitch as best I can tell. The owner just died and I suspect his heirs will scrap it along with the rest of his stuff. Sad. I'm with you MikeR, given the resources I'd adopt and restore every old machine I could find.

[LJH]

From the same yard as the trencher(?). Dayum, I'd love to get my hands on this little cutie.