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    Stupid Things I Have Done

    I have not read all the posts in this thread but am sure mine will be unique. 3 years ago I spent time with my 8 & 10 year old grandsons in Virginia, we built a coaster car out of scrap lumber. Instead of old mower wheels and axles, I found some nice ball bearing wheels and axles that rolled...
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    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    You have posted many photos of areas I am familiar with. Grew up living near Longwood Gardens and worked as a teen-ager on a farm near the PA/DE border. Also had family with a farm in the same area. The photos brought back a lot of good memories. I mowed fields on a farm with a Ford...
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    Retirement Planning - Lessons Learned

    I was fortunate to be able to retire "early" at age 59. My retirement was by choice. Arthritis in my feet spurred my decision along so I could enjoy they next few years doing what I wanted instead of suffering at work on concrete floors. It helped that I had planned to retire at age 60 and...
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    ID an old International

    There was recently an article about a tractor that looked a lot like yours in the January - February, 2021 "Red Power" magazine. It was a B-414. Sure looks interesting, hope your restoration / preservation goes well.
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    Squaredancing Tractors

    Have any of you ever seen the "Squaredancing Tractors" from Nemaha, Iowa? I bought a copy of the video at Christmas to entertain my 16 month old grandson, he loves it! He loves to ride with Grandpop on the Kubota but really comes running when he hears the music on the video (he drools at the...
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    Start them early

    Sorry fellas, I don't have a fancy color scanner or a digital camera. Maybe Santa will be good to me some year. The attached photo gives you an idea of what an imaginative grandpop and a craft savvy grandmom can do to start a grandson off on the right road from the start. It is never too...
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    Classified Ads - Outdated?

    What is the policy concerning the removal of classified ads? I find this feature very interesting but the number of ads is continually growing. I am a satisfied customer of the ad board after the purchase of a used tractor for my daughter. I found the owners I contacted about their equipment...
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