[AT] A few Cockshutts

[Dave Merchant]

This brings to mind the quote about messing about in boats.

"There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as 
simply messing about in boats."

Seems the same applies to old tractors, very satisfying.

Thanks for sharing.

Dave


At 09:52 PM 11/21/2006, Ralph Goff wrote:
>A beautiful unseasonably warm day in Sask. so it was nice to stand around 
>looking at a few old Cockshutt tractors owned by a neighbor of mine. This 
>40 still works for its living moving round bales with the front end loader.
>http://hotimg2.fotki.com/a/142_165/24_186/Joes40-vi.jpg
>
>This 1850 was bought new in the mid sixties and now has over 12,000 hours 
>on it. The Perkins diesel has never been opened up for repairs in all 
>those years. Tractors were packed so tight in that shed that I could not 
>get a real good photo of them.
>http://hotimg1.fotki.com/a/142_165/24_186/Joes1850-vi.jpg
>
>The real item of interest was the original one-owner Cockshutt 30. A 
>decent repaint job on this one and its spent most of its time indoors. The 
>little Buda started right up and ran smoother than I would have expected 
>of a nearly 50 year old tractor.
>  http://hotimg1.fotki.com/b/142_165/24_186/Joes30-vi.jpg
>
>Ralph in Sask.
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