[Farmall] Reflection about a 1947 Farmall Cub tractor

[Larry L Hardesty]

I would like to see a Cub with a 25 horsepower engine, and I suspect the 
blade is 4 1/2 not 5' but anyway the story brought back memories of trying 
to start my Farmall 340 a few weeks ago here in Nebraska, and he he pretty 
well got the sentiments right!!!   Using  a battery charger, block heater, 
and starter fluid, I finally got it going, but then the hydraulics were 
frozen.   I guess it is too new  (1961) to scoff at the cold as Mr. 
Kooser's 1947 Cub does   By the way I met him recently when he spoke at 
the University of Nebraska-Kearney commencement on December 16th.   He 
said he had made more than 130 public presentations in the past year. 

 

Larry Hardesty
Kearney, Nebraska 68849-2240
308-865-8535
308-865-8722 fax
hardestyll at unk.edu



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Or maybe like the rest of us that live in the North, check your
battery and buy a new one if needed, before Winter.  A Cub isn't bad
to crank, but my M is!
Bruce
>---- Original Message ----
>From: mikesloane at verizon.net
>To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
>Subject: Re: [Farmall] Reflection about a 1947 Farmall Cub tractor
>Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:42:49 -0500
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>>
>>Obviously, nobody has bothered to introduce the concept of the
>starter 
>>crank to Kooser, or he could have saved himself a lot of trouble
>when he 
>>stalled the tractor. When my '47 stalls, a simple flip of the
>starter 
>>crank has it going again in no time. :-)
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>Arthur Umland wrote:
>>>    Hopefully, some of you will take the time to visit the URL
>listed 
>>> below. I think you may find the writing of Ted Kooser to be of
>interest.
>>> 
>>> 
>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5075948
>>> 
>>>    Have a Happy New Year!
>>>                                                         Art
>>> 
>>
>>Mike Sloane
>>Allamuchy NJ
>>mikesloane at verizon.net
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>>
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>of 
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>have 
>>too little. -Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US President (1882-1945)
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