[AT] LeSueur, Minnesota Swap Meet

Sun Apr 18 16:12:22 PDT 2004

Dean,  now that you have repeated that message I remember it.  I know he was
really working hard to finish it as his health was failing.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 3:57 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] LeSueur, Minnesota Swap Meet

> Bill:
>
> I have been looking through my system trying to find the email
communication
> I had with Neil concerning the added Magneto information. Didn't find what
I
> was looking for but found this instead:
>
> "I am still lurking and enjoying the tractor list very much indeed.  I
have
> also been doing some research on my ancestors and belong to several lists.
> I have been getting a couple of hundred messages a day.  This has kept me
> very busy.  I finally finished my book on Harley Davidson Electric's,
years
> late and photographically short.  It should be published in the near
future.
> What a relief to complete that job at last.  What will be next?
>
> Good luck and take care!
>
> Neil"
>
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not
> strong enough.--John Christian Bovee
>
> www.deerelegacy.com
>
> http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Bill Brueck
> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 12:26 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] LeSueur, Minnesota Swap Meet
>
> The WICO C is one of his featured mags in the edition I have.  I just
reread
> his intro and he speaks of the mags covered (11 of them) as being
> representative and providing sufficient information that the reader can
take
> it from here.  He also provides 4 intro general theory and best practices
> chapters, and concludes with 4 more chapters that extend to other
questions
> about tractor electrical systems beyond magnetos.
>
> B²
> Bill Brueck (brick)
> Chatfield, Minnesota USA
>
> Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 12:45 PM
> Subject: RE: [AT] LeSueur, Minnesota Swap Meet
>
>
> > Bill:
> >
> > I was fortunate to get Neil's book on Magnetos while he was still
living.
> > There is one question however, the book does not include a very popular
> > magneto. If my memory serves me right it is the Wico "C", maybe it was
the
> > Wico "XD", I don't have his book handy at the moment. I seem to recall
> that
> > Neil was adding that to an expected revised addition. There was some
> strange
> > reason why it wasn't in the original edition but my memory fails me.
> Anyone
> > have the background or history on this? I wonder if the revisions were
> > completed but not published?
> >
> > Dean A. Van Peursem
> > Snohomish, WA 98290
> >
> > A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was
not
> > strong enough.--John Christian Bovee
> >
> > www.deerelegacy.com
> >
> > http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Bill Brueck
> > Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 9:59 AM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] LeSueur, Minnesota Swap Meet
> >
> > I didn't know Neil personally, more by reputation and especially so
after
> he
> > died.  I was lucky enough to get one of his Magneto books when they were
> > still available.
> >
> > Amazon.com lists his Harley book, that would make me think it had been
> > published, but it is listed as out of print.
> >
> > His magneto book is listed the same way on Amazon.com.
> >
> > I suppose of the Harley book was published there might be one show up on
> > eBay once in a while?  I know I've seen the Mag book on eBay.
> >
> > B²
> > Bill Brueck (brick)
> > Chatfield, Minnesota USA
> >
> > Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 9:39 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] LeSueur, Minnesota Swap Meet
> >
> >
> > > Bill,  I guess no one was ever able to find out what happened to
Neil's
> > book
> > > on Harley Davidson Electrics?  The last time I got mail from him he
was
> > > struggling to finish it for Motor Books.
> > >
> > > Charlie
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Bill Brueck" <b2 at chooka.net>
> > > To: "Engine List" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>; "test tractor"
> > > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>; "John Deere List"
> > > <antique-johndeere at atis.net>
> > > Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 10:19 PM
> > > Subject: [AT] LeSueur, Minnesota Swap Meet
> > >
> > >
> > > Indeed, this event is just about upon us, this upcoming weekend.  You
> can
> > > see the particulars at www.pioneerpowershow.com, click on the Swap
Meet
> > > button.
> > >
> > > There started a tradition in 1998 amongst the ATIS list folks to
gather
> at
> > > the swap meet at noon Saturday at the Miller Tire Truck for a group
> > picture
> > > and associated lie swapping.  These annual pics are posted, and the
> guilty
> > > are identified, at www.apluscomputer.com/atis.  There is at least one
> > > deceased member of our group, as the first year we had a picture of
our
> > > beloved Neil Yerigan.  I didn't really know who he was at the time of
> the
> > > picture but later came to respect this helpful magneto man from his
list
> > > postings and from his book which I bought.
> > >
> > > Serious shoppers will want to be there on Friday, of course.
> > >
> > > Anyway, I plan to be at the Miller Tire Truck at noon, Saturday, with
> > camera
> > > ready.  You might send the list a note if you plan to attend so the
rest
> > of
> > > us can look up your face if you've been there before and we can
pretend
> we
> > > would have remembered your name anyway.
> > >
> > > I am posting this to the lists I belong to: engine, antique tractor,
and
> > > john deere.  Feel free to repost to other lists if you wish.
> > >
> > > Look forward to seeing a good group next weekend, that's Saturday,
April
> > 24,
> > > high noon.
> > >
> > > Um, the event is increasingly popular.  I'd be there plenty early if
you
> > > plan to park anywhere close, although they also seem to improve the
> > grounds
> > > each year so they kind of keep pace with the increasing popularity.
And
> > it
> > > may take you a while to spot the Miller Tire Truck, there's just a lot
> of
> > > territory to cover.  If you need last minute directions my cell phone
is
> > 507
> > > 951 2397.
> > >
> > > Above all, travel safely and have a good time!
> > >
> > > B²
> > > Bill Brueck (brick)
> > > Chatfield, Minnesota USA
> > >
> > > Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.
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