[AT] RE: f-farmalls

[Indiana Robinson]

On 29 Aug 2006 at 14:42, Andy Glines wrote:

> I can admit to wasting a few board feet on my F-20.  I suspect that the 
> steering cables were removed about the same time that the road gear and foot 
> brakes were installed on my F-20.  Loosing those cables was probably a good 
> idea for safety's sake.  Maybe the farmer using it had an experience like 
> the guy in the story above.  That big platform on an F-20 or 30 is one of 
> the neatest things about them.  You can tote people and stuff relatively 
> safely, its a mobile workbench,  and its a darn handy spot to take a break.  
> Farmer will have to install this feature on his F-30.  Is that thing ready 
> for a show yet Farmer?  (grin)



	I don't consider those wood platforms a waste of lumber at all. I was just 
wondering how many board feet went into them across the country over all 
these years. I had intended to discuss in that message about how many were 
actually built really nicely and varnished. Of course I forgot that right along with 
about everything else I try to remember. Dang I miss having a memory... The 
guy I wrote about did some custom combine work for us about 1951 using that
 F-30 and a fairly new John Deere 12-A combine. My father had sold his Allis 
60 and had not gotten a new combine yet. We ended up with a new Deere 
12-A but with the #$%& LUC power unit instead of the PTO drive. That LUC 
was just too small. Also if you killed it hot you might as well take a two hour break.
	Yeah Andy... I show that F-30 of mine to people all of the time. It doesn't run 
yet and has no wheels on the back,  but it is "ready to show".   <(^¿^)>    <(^¿^)>
They just have to come to it...   <(^¿^)>


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