Ron (and Eddie),
This might be one of those Gotcha's we all run into now and again! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
I believe the thread that you're referring to was removed because it was a duplicate of a thread in the Chinese Tractor forum. I did not remove it, but I think that's what happened.
Unfortunately, when we remove a thread for whatever reason, all replies go along with it. Normally, I, and I believe the other moderators, will always try to send a private message to the posters just to let them know what happened to their posts. In this instance, there were about 15 or 16 replies to the original post, so I'm guessing that no messages were sent because of the quantity involved.
So take heart. You did make those replies. You did remember what forum they were in. And you're not getting old....well.....that old anyway! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif