was Re: [AT] WHERE IS EVERYONE now Hurricane Ophelia

John Hall jthall at worldnet.att.net
Tue Sep 13 15:51:03 PDT 2005


I love red tractors but I believe in green combines. I'm still running a JD 
55 and love it. I wish it had a floating header, cab and hume reel but then 
again its a solid machine that I can trust and doesn't usually send me to 
the shop at harvest. Parts support is great from Deere.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Jones" <aljones at ncfreedom.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 6:24 PM
Subject: RE: was Re: [AT] WHERE IS EVERYONE now Hurricane Ophelia


> John,
>
> My dad remembers the two old worn out 300 MF's he bought used in the
> late 70's-early '80s. (Mind you, he didn't own two at once, he got the
> second one after the first burned in the field!) I wish he could feel
> comfortable enough to "take the plunge." The older IH Axial Flows seem
> to be pretty reliable even as they get older.
>
> Al
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Hall
> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 8:54 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: was Re: [AT] WHERE IS EVERYONE now Hurricane Ophelia
>
> Unless combines have gotten real expensive down your way, I would think
> you
> could justify a good machine on that much acreage. You may have to
> settle
> for one with quite a few birthdays but age isn't linked to quality in my
>
> opinion. A decent shop to work on it is a must to running an older
> machine.
> Also a nose for finding problems before the harvest is ready.
>
> Seems everyone and their brother planted beans up here this year. Got a
>
> feeling some of the "new guys" are going to get burned. Might be some
> combines available this winter......
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Al Jones" <aljones at ncfreedom.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 7:56 PM
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>
>
> .  Hard to make a good machine pencil out on
>> 200 acres though....
>>
>> Al
>>
>
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