[AT] Impulse bidding on eBay

[Gene Dotson]

    Dudley;

    Those mounts are on both fenders. I believe they are the rear mounts for 
the canvas storm front or Heat Houser.

            Gene



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dudley Rupert" <drupert at premier1.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Impulse bidding on eBay


> Dean,
>
> That is a nice looking SM.  Lots of goodies - paper pulley, 2-way 
> hydraulic
> valve, fenders and twelve-inch rear rims to name what I saw. While I think
> the SM needs sealed beam lights to be original I've nonetheless always
> preferred the look of the teardrops.  The drawbar and pto cover look nice
> and straight too.
>
> Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me but I seem to see what looks like a
> vertical cylindrical shaped object attached to the front of the left
> fender - does anyone have an idea what it may be?
>
> Dudley
> Snohomish, Washington
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Dean Vinson
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 4:53 PM
> To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
> Subject: [AT] Impulse bidding on eBay
>
> Well, I can't tell whether I'm relieved or sorry that I didn't win this
> auction on eBay.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260101080531
>
> Having just last Fall indulged my completely impractical desire to have a
> tractor, I periodically search eBay for "Farmall M" and scan through the
> miscellaneous parts for sale.  I'm not looking for anything in particular
> right now, just seeing what's out there.  So today not only did I see some
> parts but I saw this completely fine looking late Super M, very much like
> the one I used to have only nicer, darn near perfect.  And it was for sale
> in Indiana, not too far of a haul, and relatively close to where I'd 
> bought
> that other Super M about a dozen years ago.  And the auction was ending
> about an hour from when I first happened to see it.
>
> So I bid, a lot, but somebody else wanted it more than me.  Just as well I
> suppose, since it'll still be some years before I've got any land on which
> to use the tractor, and the 1950 M in my garage is just fine for the
> tinkering and gradual fix-up I enjoy doing in the meantime.  And of course
> there's the considerable issue of what else would have to fall out of the
> budget to make up for another purchase right now.  But that was one
> sweet-looking Super M.  Wish I'd bid a little more.
>
> Dean Vinson
> Dayton, Ohio
> www.vinsonfarm.net
>
>
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