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[Bird]

My father had an "L" for a while, back when he was buying older tractors. It was a pain to get on, IIRC you had to climb up over the back of the seat to get on it. He was in his '70s and sold it for that reason.
His would have been a good parade tractor with a little cosmetic work.

As you know, clutches sometimes seize up on tractors, so I had to learn a new trick. We parked the tractor behind the barn with nothing in front of it. I learned that the clutch would not release and you could not get it into gear with the engine running. So I'd crank it (yep, had to hand crank) to get it started, and let it warm up a bit. Then shut it down, put it in first gear, crank it, and get out of the way as it took off, but of course slowly in first gear, and then climb on from behind, as you said, stand on the clutch pedal, rev up the engine and stand on the brakes to pop the clutch loose. It's a wonder a 10-12 year old kid didn't kill himself with that thing.:laughing:

 

[ovrszd]

Nope, we didn't get a tractor until I was 10. That was when my Dad bought a 10 year old John Deere L and I did a lot of work just to get to drive the tractor.:laughing:

Our neighbor had an A and a B. I thought both were hard to run as a kid. Dad thought they were dangerous for a kid. Neither had fenders.

 

[shooterdon]

Guys, really enjoyed the old pictures many of you posted.

I will never forget working on a farm during haying season when I was 12....I was a city kid. Great memories. We did not use gloves for any farm/yard work. Now I put on gloves to pick up branches that have fallen during the winter storms...got old and soft I guess.

We had 140+ acres about 25 miles from the city and my dad bought a JD40 dozer when I was about 10. I got to operate it when I was 14 or so. That little machine did a lot of work for us. 6V, gas, two cylinder. My dad was a magician with that dozer. We hired a contractor to excavate a large pond and my dad was helping where he could with the little Deere. Contactor asked my dad if he wanted a job.

Wish we had not sold it after my dad passed away. A couple of years ago looked at getting one but could not justify it.

OH..back on track...TP at the discount market we shop at but none at the Walmart or Meijer.

 

[ultrarunner]

Stores around here all seem to have some toilet paper on the shelves, just not much of a brand selection. One might have Charmin, the next store will have some other brand.

Kroger and WalMart are still low on canned vegetables for some reason, Spam is non existent, yet tuna can be found at all the stores.

I spoke with the store manager yesterday... he has shelves full of product and shelves empty... said it's a great visual as to what people are buying...

Yes... they did have a lot of tuna on the shelf... not once have I bought a can of Tuna.

Greeting cards and floral sales non existent... they have a great florist.

Bathroom "Cleaning" products well stocked.

Beer, especially Corona which has always been a top seller... plenty in stock and even on sale.

Paper products of all kinds, TP, napkins, towels, paper plates... sold out.

Also, limiting Ice Sales... power has been on so what is with the run on Ice.

Speaking of Ice... Ice Cream freezers full with some 50% off... ???

 

[Jstpssng]

Guys, really enjoyed the old pictures many of you posted.

I will never forget working on a farm during haying season when I was 12....I was a city kid. Great memories. We did not use gloves for any farm/yard work. Now I put on gloves to pick up branches that have fallen during the winter storms...got old and soft I guess.

We had 140+ acres about 25 miles from the city and my dad bought a JD40 dozer when I was about 10. I got to operate it when I was 14 or so. That little machine did a lot of work for us. 6V, gas, two cylinder. My dad was a magician with that dozer. We hired a contractor to excavate a large pond and my dad was helping where he could with the little Deere. Contactor asked my dad if he wanted a job.

Wish we had not sold it after my dad passed away. A couple of years ago looked at getting one but could not justify it.

OH..back on track...TP at the discount market we shop at but none at the Walmart or Meijer.

Those old '40s did a lot of work. My father had two over the years, and also a 420 if I remember correctly. He was always buying something he wanted, needed for a project, or because the price was right; using it for a while and selling it.

 

[k0ua]

I spoke with the store manager yesterday... he has shelves full of product and shelves empty... said it's a great visual as to what people are buying...

Yes... they did have a lot of tuna on the shelf... not once have I bought a can of Tuna.

Greeting cards and floral sales non existent... they have a great florist.

Bathroom "Cleaning" products well stocked.

Beer, especially Corona which has always been a top seller... plenty in stock and even on sale.

Paper products of all kinds, TP, napkins, towels, paper plates... sold out.

Also, limiting Ice Sales... power has been on so what is with the run on Ice.

Speaking of Ice... Ice Cream freezers full with some 50% off... ???

Why on earth would people be avoiding Corona beer? Are people that stupid? Why would people be buying ice in extra amounts?

 

[Peter 315]

Why on earth would people be avoiding Corona beer? Are people that stupid? Why would people be buying ice in extra amounts?

Because their butts are sore for all the tp.....

 

[ultrarunner]

Why on earth would people be avoiding Corona beer? Are people that stupid? Why would people be buying ice in extra amounts?

Boggles the mind...

 

[Jstpssng]

Why on earth would people be avoiding Corona beer? Are people that stupid? Why would people be buying ice in extra amounts?

Corona was regular price locally, the last time I went into the grocery store.
I wonder if people reaiize that they can make their own ice? In summer I like to keep a couple of gallon jugs of water in the freezer, in case I decide at the last minute to go camping.

 

[Industrial Toys]