BGL990
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You could be right. That is the story as I have heard it over the years, but I might be mistaking the exact engine type. He did definitely put a car engine in the tractor, and I'm pretty sure it was 6 cyl., but I might be wrong as to the type.
In any event, that sort of thing was so common with my grandfather that my Dad's side of the family doesn't even consider it particularly strange. Here's a couple more:
1 engine between a car and truck. Put the engine in whatever vehicle you needed at the time. If you leave out most of the mounting bolts and don't bother hooking up "needless" stuff, it apparently only takes 15 or 20 minutes to swap an engine ....
Build a fire with newspaper in the middle of the living room floor and use it to light a kerosene lantern (by holding the lantern in the flames) just to watch people's reaction .....
Roll a piece of bread into a ball with your greasy hands after doing mechanic work until it is as black as dirt and pop it into your mouth just to freak out the "fancy" company that had come for dinner ....
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Brad.
In any event, that sort of thing was so common with my grandfather that my Dad's side of the family doesn't even consider it particularly strange. Here's a couple more:
1 engine between a car and truck. Put the engine in whatever vehicle you needed at the time. If you leave out most of the mounting bolts and don't bother hooking up "needless" stuff, it apparently only takes 15 or 20 minutes to swap an engine ....
Build a fire with newspaper in the middle of the living room floor and use it to light a kerosene lantern (by holding the lantern in the flames) just to watch people's reaction .....
Roll a piece of bread into a ball with your greasy hands after doing mechanic work until it is as black as dirt and pop it into your mouth just to freak out the "fancy" company that had come for dinner ....
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Brad.
