[AT] Tractor named Friday?

[Bob Seith]

They were called "jitneys" around northern Ohio and were general errand 
machines on the farm.

My Goofy Brother-in-Law (not his real name) has one he rescued from an 
old barn a few years ago and did an over-the-top restoration. Now the 
front end has all sorts of flashy chrome trim, while the back still has 
a plain wooden bed. Even a klaxon, just for the heck of it.

My sister's dog thinks riding on it is about the most fun he can have.

Bob Seith


DAVIESW739 at aol.com wrote:

>I grew up in a fruit growing area called "The Loomis Basin" I bet most of  
>you old timers have eaten fruit from this area. I still see box labels in  
>collections with Loomis, Cal on them.   I remember one time in the  Navy I was 
>getting some fruit from the frig and saw a label from home made  pretty proud 
>since my home town was only about 350 people.  
> I remember seeing lots of old Fords and Chevy trucks that were made  into 
>tractors to haul the fruit out of the orchards.  1 1/2 ton Fords were  the most 
>popular for this. 
>One of my friends lived on an old farm that had one made out of Chevy one  
>day we spent the most of it getting it running we had a lot of fun for two  
>teenagers playing with the old truck/tractor.   Most of them were  shortened 
>frames and two tranny in them to gear them down for pulling. A small  bed in the 
>back carried things for the farm. 
>I always wonder what happened to these old home made tractors there  must  be 
>some of them still around out there hiding in a barn or shed. 
>They would be fun to rebuild and take to a tractor shows.
>Have any of you ever seen one of these when you were young.  
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>Walt  Davies
>Cooper Hollow Farm
>Monmouth, OR 97361
>503 623-0460 
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