[AJD] Tractor Pictures

[Duane Ledford]

Duane,

Thanks for mentioning Jerry's name. I knew what it was, but did not write 
down the correct spelling of his last name and didn't want to butcher it. 
Got to speak with him a little bit. Great guy and he has a real passion for 
these large machines. Don't even want to think about what it takes to 
restore these beasts. And you think you have trouble turning your hand start 
JD??? Watched them fire these tractors up for the parade of power. Jerry had 
them tuned up pretty well, but still old engines can be cantankerous. A 
couple of the tractors were flywheel start where a person had to actually 
stand on the spokes of the flywheel and use their weight to pull the engine 
over TDC. Wouldn't want to think about what would happen if the engine would 
kick back. As far as fuel economy, Jerry said most of them burned 12 gallons 
per hour...whether at idle or under load.  This is a really good show with a 
great attendance in spite of it being put on by a small community. Also, if 
you have German or Mennonite interests, the show grounds are on the 
Mennonite Heritage Museum site. Lots of displays of Mennonite culture and 
history in that area. Lots of good German/Mennonite food.

Duane

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Larson" <jdlarson at comcast.net>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
<antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [AJD] Tractor Pictures


> Duane,
  Most of
> the large prairie tractors belong to Jerry Toews (pronounced Taves). 
> There is a nice article about him in the August issue of Gas Engine 
> Magazine.  We think we have troubles restoring our JDs - it is a whole 
> different world of hunting, casting, machining, etc. to get these old 
> tractors up and running again!
> Duane Larson
>