[AT] Need some help

[Dave Merchant]

Silver Kings are fairly common in Ohio, since they were made in Plymouth Ohio..

They are a neat tractor, look real nice at a show painted, I'd consider one.

Many of them are on the small side, which makes them easy to haul around.

Dave Merchant


At 11:58 AM 12/31/2006, Mike Sloane wrote:
>I am going to suggest a Silver King. I have never seen one in person, and 
>I doubt that many others have either. But they were made from relatively 
>common components. And, from the images I have  seen, they are real "show 
>stoppers". 
><http://groups.msn.com/silverkingplymouthtractorsite/_whatsnew.msnw?pgmarket=en-us>
>
>Mike
>
>Kevin wrote:
>>Lyle  chrysler made some fliud drive tractors back in late 40s - early 50s.
>>One name I can think of is Rockol, and I think montgomery ward sold them ?
>>While I belive they made a few of them there was an engine option that 
>>used chrysler straight 8. These tractors were sold under other names 
>>also. If you looking for something different one of those with the S8 in 
>>it would be rare and odd.
>>Kevin
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyle Myles" <lyle45859 at roadrunner.com>
>>To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 1:03 AM
>>Subject: [AT] Need some help
>>
>>>Guys
>>>I need some help from the members of the list. For years I have mostly
>>>restored old Ford tractors and this was only done for resale to help
>>>supplement my Social Security. Now that my wife has passed away I want to
>>>restore a tractor but this time I want to keep it and show it in parades and
>>>maybe go on some tractor tours. I have hundreds of photos of old tractors
>>>but this time I want the unusual to restore and I have all the time in the
>>>world to make parts if needed and do lots of research on the tractor. Can
>>>any one give me ideas on what they think would be an unusual tractor to
>>>restore. The color does not matter as the make of tractor is unimportant
>>>only the rarity of the tractor. I welcome all input that any one can give me
>>>If you like you can contact me off list at lyle45859 at roadrunner.com. Again
>>>guys thanks for any help you can give me.
>>>Lyle Myles
>
>--
>Mike Sloane
>Allamuchy NJ
><mikesloane at verizon.net>
>Website: <www.geocities.com/mikesloane>
>Images: <www.fotki.com/mikesloane>
>
>Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who
>want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm but the harm
>does not interest them. -T.S. Eliot, poet (1888-1965)
>_______________________________________________
>AT mailing list
>http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at

Dave Merchant
kosh at nesys.com
nesys_com at ameritech.net

http://www.nesys.com
http://www.nesys.org