[AJD] Fwd: Re: The controversy

[kreig]

JR,

I am always happy with Two-Cylinder and always impressed with the 
professionalism of the research behind the scenes. 2 cylinders, NG, wagons, 
implements, people, all are interesting and i read it all.

I was disappointed you downsized the mag.  I cant imagine anyone complaining 
about $3-4 extra to keep what you had before. Still an excellent 
publication.

Keep up the good work and please concentrate your efforts at what you do 
best.

Kreig


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J.R. Hobbs" <jrhobbs2004 at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 1:48 PM
Subject: [AJD] Fwd: Re: The controversy


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>
> "J.R. Hobbs" <jrhobbs2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:  Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 
> 13:40:36 -0800 (PST)
> From: "J.R. Hobbs" <jrhobbs2004 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [AJD] The controversy
> To:
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>  Chris,
>
>  Yes, I agree, the name is part of it, but that's about the only thing we 
> inherited from Leroy Klein all those years ago. There are a few people who 
> just take it too seriously, in my view. Sometimes I think we ought to 
> erect a statue of Louis Wittry (the father of the "modern" two cylinder 
> engine with the 180-degree firing order), make up some prayer rugs, and 
> then we could all kneel and pray twice a day in the direction of Waterloo.
>
>  NG isn't going to take over anything, it's just going to become part of 
> things, just like everything else has done. As I've said before, there 
> were people at the first Expo in 1987 who were fighing mad that those 
> blankety-blank "styled" tractors had been allowed, and the steam would 
> come out of their ears if anyone mentioned those funny-looking tractors 
> with two-tone paint jobs.
>
>  This, too, shall pass. Oh, there will be a few diehards with tunnel 
> vision who think that the hobby is going to the dogs, but it isn't. High 
> energy and parts prices will do more to hurt the hobby than a bunch of 
> tractors built after 1960 is going to do. I'm far more worried about the 
> effect of high energy prices than I am almost anything else. People are 
> going to drive, and heat/cool their homes first, and if there's any left 
> over for magazine subscriptions, fine, if not, fine. We can tell without 
> looking every time gas goes over 3 bucks.
>
>  Appreciate your support, Chris.
>
>  JR
>
> Chris C <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  JR,
>
> First off, the name and the club, Two Cylinder,
> would right off the bat rule out anything that is not
> two cylinders in the most pure of the correct policed
> mind sets.
>
> I do remember an uproar when Green Magazine branched
> out, but now I think everyone has acclemated.
>
> I think that once the initial shock to the 2-banger
> purists is over the frequency of flaming arrows will
> decrease... I know I am not going to stop
> subscribing. All I can say is that in the time I have
> been around Two Cylinder tractors (about 20 years now)
> they have gone from easy to find parts and other
> stuff, to getting more scare, higher priced, and
> harder to find parts for.. So of course 'we'
> collectors wouldn't want them to just be pushed off
> stage by the newer more abundant, and seemingly really
> popular NG tractors that are starting to take the
> stage from the older guys..
>
> Fear and the unknown make for lots of emotional
> responses.. Just keep up the good work there at TC
> and all us paranoid types will eventually see that
> we're not getting kicked aside..
>
> Chris
>
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