[AJD] Unusual looking Model L

[wwwayne johnson]

Right on J.R.
Merle Wayne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J.R. Hobbs" <jrhobbs2004 at yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [AJD] Unusual looking Model L


> Well, I guess you're entitled to your opinion.  Parts of the story are 
> true, sort of, but development of a small tractor didn't begin at Deere at 
> the behest of just one man. No doubt that the man mentioned  certainly may 
> have had some input on the design, and may have done some field testing, 
> but I know for a fact that work had begun before 1936.  There are other 
> errors in the story as well, but I won't dwell on them. The first "Y", and 
> "62" Tractors certainly didn't sell for $375.00. The timeline described in 
> the story just plain is not true.  There were other inaccuracies as 
> well----The President of Deere at the time was Charles Deere Wiman, not 
> John Deere Wyman, etc.
>
> The point is, when this kind of stuff gets published, it somehow becomes 
> "fact", and I guess that I just don't like to see inaccurate information 
> published. I have no problem with a tribute to someone. I just want it to 
> be factual, because these kinds of errors do the hobby a disservice, in my 
> view.
>
> And, quite frankly, I'm sick to death of the "correct police" bullshit, 
> which is a favorite term on a website I won't bother to mention.  I don't 
> believe that being correct as possible with information and/or restoration 
> is wrong.  The term is misunderstood, anyway, as it was coined to describe 
> those people who think they know it all, but actually don't know much of 
> anything, yet feel that they have the right to criticize the work of 
> others. I've not yet seen a restoration I couldn't find a flaw in if I 
> looked hard enough, but it's not my business to say anything about it to 
> the owner.  Most people do the best they can with the knowledge they have, 
> and the budget they have to work with. On the other hand, there are people 
> who take no little pride in doing as many things as wrong as they can, 
> because they somehow percieve that it's going to irritate people. That's 
> their choice, I guess.
>
> Chris C <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com> wrote:
> JR -
>
> I think that's pretty poor to poo poo a story in
> a local paper about a piece of history returning to
> the area, with the story being told be family members
> about the actions of another family member.
>
> I don't know enough about the background behind
> the design of that tractor to know the truth, but I
> wonder who would twist the truth more? The
> manufacturer of the machine, or the guy that designed
> or helped design it.. Sound like the correct police
> to me...
>
> Or perhaps I am just oversensitive given my highly
> agitatable state...
>
> Chris
>
> --- "J.R. Hobbs" wrote:
>
>> Not tonight, Frank, I have a headache. :-)
>>
>> Frank wrote:J>R>
>> tell us more.........
>>
>> Frank
>> gremaux at tein.net
>> Central Montana
>> http://www.angelfire.com/mt/deeregp/index.html
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "J.R. Hobbs"
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>>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 1:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AJD] Unusual looking Model L
>>
>>
>> > Nice tractor. Parts of the story are even almost
>> true.
>> >
>> > Louis R Godena
>> >
>>
> wrote:http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2005/09/09/local.20050909-sbt-MICH-B1-Homecoming_parade_of.sto
>> >
>> > And, good story too!
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