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[Bob McNitt]

Mike -

I still have the Jim Dandy that my late FIL had. I agree, it's too small 
for any serious work, but it's handy when I need to haul the 4x8 utility 
trailer or do some cultivating in one of our vegetable gardens. Tough 
little tractors.
Bob in CNY

On 12/17/2009 5:26 PM, Mike Sloane wrote:
> I had a hard time coming up with something funny, but then my wife
> reminded me about the first tractor we bought (and the only new one). It
> was an Economy Jim Dandy about 1971 or so. I bought it with a 48" rotary
> mower and some other implements but I asked that it be delivered with
> the mower installed, as that was my prime requirement. The dealer
> delivered it, dropped it off the roll-back, gave me some minimal
> instructions in its operation, and took off for home. After walking
> around it and admiring my new purchase, I hopped on, started the engine,
> engaged the mower clutch and took off around the yard. Only the grass
> didn't look any different where I had "mowed". I shut everything down
> and looked under the deck, and there were no blades! The next day a very
> embarrassed dealer mechanic showed up with the blades and bolted them on
> to the spindles.
>
> I put a LOT of hours on that little tractor, but finally realized that
> it was just too small for the big jobs and too big for the small jobs. I
> sold it to ATIS member Jim Thompson in MA who ended up rebuilding the
> very worn out deck.
>
> <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/other_machinery/economy1.html>
>
> Mike
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