[AT] Defunct Dealers

[Almost-Running Deere]

Interesting trivia (to me) my wife's aunt's father was the Oliver dealer somewhere around Marion.  I've asked when but the dad died her mom trashed all records, signs etc.  Bummer
 
  LaRue and Jim Thorpe semi-pro football? my father in law tells those stories.



> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:00:05 -0400> From: lyle45859 at roadrunner.com> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com> Subject: Re: [AT] Defunct Dealers> > I'm surprised that any one on the list knows where LaRue is. I was raised> there and lived right across from Evans Farm Equipment and Schwaderers' was> next door to us across the tracks. I spent a lot of time in their little> store drinking 6 oz. Cokes. Do any of you remember Flippo the clown from> channel 10, Columbus? Flippo was a Schwader and a uncle to the family that> owned the Schwader's.> Lyle Myles > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Gene Dotson > Date: 03/20/07 13:50:55 > To: Antique tractor email discussion group > Subject: [AT] Defunct Dealers > > Ralph; > Yes, I remember Schwaderer Implement Sales in Larue, Ohio. They were the > Dealer for Oliver, Cockshutt, Co-Op and Blackhawk and the sales outlet for > The regional Farm Bureau Co-Op. Bought my first plow there, Oliver 4340, > 3-16 to pull with my Case 700. > Was the closest dealer for parts that Jim Coons and I tore up working > For his dad during high school years, driving the Co-Op E-4 and the > Cockshutt 50 diesel. Both tractors bought at that dealership. > > Gene > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> > . Just a trip to the salvage yard for the parts. Also the > > cockshutt disks take the same re-lining kit as the Case 730 which was > > convenient when we still had a Case dealer. Unfortunately Case has gone > > the same way as Cockshutt now. Just a memory swallowed up by a bigger > > company. > > > > Ralph in Sask. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AT mailing list > > http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at > > > > _______________________________________________ > AT mailing list > http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at> _______________________________________________> AT mailing list> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
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