[AT] Re: Chinese Iron

[Larry D. Goss]

You'd better stock up on Carrhart stuff for this Christmas, Cecil.
That's one company that announced last month that they are shutting down
their plant in Tennessee at the end of the year.  My ears tuned in to
that one because we used to have a big plant here in Evansville with a
couple of outlet stores along with it.  They left here about 25 years
ago and moved to Tennessee.  Now, that plant's going.

Larry

-----Original Message-----
From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Cecil Bearden
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:19 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Re: Chinese Iron

Try to find clothing made in the USA.  Carrhart is the only work
clothing 
that I can find here in OK that is Made in the USA.  We used to have a 
Wrangler  factory in Seminole, OK.  But they had to move overseas to
keep 
paying their stockholders.  A couple of years ago, I stqarted buying USA

made whenever possible.  Many times it means getting a piece of used
older 
equipment and rebuilding it..  It means more work, but I am trying to 
support the country that secures the house and table I put my food on.
When I traveled west a couple of weeks ago, I found that even the Native

Americans were having to label their jewelry because some of it was
being 
made in Korea and sold as native American.
I sometimes wonder if our boys overseas are going to come home to find
the 
job they left in order to serve their country will be sold out to a
foreign 
worker....
Just my $0.02

Cecil in OKla

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dallas and Kathy" <pinecrestdairy at acsnet.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 7:24 PM
Subject: [AT] Re: Chinese Iron


> After reading about the Chinese iron, I had to write this. I was in
Wall 
> Mart a short time ago, and was looking for a good padlock, made in the

> USA. A clerk asked if he could help me. I told him, that I wanted a 
> padlock made in the USA, and not in China, but I didn't think there
was 
> such a thing there. He said,"Oh yes they had them." I said "Find it
and I 
> will buy it." After looking them all over, I said,"Did you find one".
He 
> replied sheepishly,"I came close. I found one made in Mexico."
Needless to 
> say, I left without a new padlock. Also, I don't think that you can
find a 
> pair of 5 buckle overshoes made in America either.     Dallas
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rob Wilson" <rowilson at infinet.com>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 11:54 PM
> Subject: RE: [AT] Check out Harbor freights sale on 8000lb winches
>
>
>> If it's like all the other junk tools they sell it wouldn't be
>> worth the scrap price of the Chinese iron it took to make it.
>> Definitely not something I would trust my or someone else's life
>> to when using it. Like my Dad always says "You get what you
>> pay for".
>> Rob
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Dean VP
>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 9:56 PM
>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com; AT JD
>> Subject: [AT] Check out Harbor freights sale on 8000lb winches
>>
>>
>> Harbor freight has their 8000 lb winch on sale for $299.00. That's
got
>> to be less than half price of the name brand guys like Warn.  Vely
>> tempting.
>>
>> Dean A. Van Peursem
>>
>>
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