[AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?

[Ralph Goff]

Gene, I just loved the sound of that smooth old Buda six on the Cockshutt 
diesels. I worked for a neighbour and spent many hours either driving or 
riding behind on the bale float to the tune of the old Cockshutt 50. Never 
had a runaway like you did though. That must have been a short but exciting 
ride for you down the bank.
Now heres a chance for you to own your own Cockshutt 40 at an auction sale 
right here in Sask. next spring.
 http://www.mackauctioncompany.com/10-apr21.html
It appears to be an older model with the shoe type drum brakes but it sure 
is in good shape appearance wise. Can't quite figure out the hydraulics on 
this one as it does not have the factory reservoir yet that rear mount mower 
has the hydraulic hoses plugged into the outlets on the tractor. Pto driven 
pump maybe?

Ralph in Sask.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?


>    Ralph;
>    I never owned a Cockshutt 50, but started driving driving one in 1958.
> It was a diesel owned by my best friend's dad who I worked for for my last 
> 2
> years in school. Also had a Co-op E-4 gas tractor.
>    I was driving the E-4 one evening with a rope trip plow and when I came
> to the end and tripped the rope to raise the plow, I looked back to make
> sure the plow raised as I was turning on the headland and when I turned 
> back
> around, the tractor had not turned and went straight down an 8 foot
> ditchbank to the bottom. The pin in the steering u-joint had come out
> letting the wheel turn free. Tractor went straight in to the bottom and no
> harm was done. Jim had a chain on the 50 and pulled the plow out backward
> and then we put a bolt in the u-joint and pulled the Co-op backward up the
> hill. Hooked up the plow and went back to work. Don't think his dad ever
> knew about that.
>
>                                                Gene
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 6:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 3:24 PM
>> Subject: [AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?
>>
>>
>> .
>>> Anyway, when did you start collecting?
>>>
>> I guess I never called it collecting. Just never got around to selling 
>> any
>> of the ones that came to the farm.
>> Just thinking, its been 50 years with the Cockshutt 50 this fall.
>> http://www.redpowermagazine.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=77546
>>
>> Ralph in Sask.
>>
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