[AT] Farm show observations

[yestergears at intrstar.net]

John:
  Joe Ertl is making those pedal combines.  They are Scale Models Brand.  Same company making the older farmall pedal tractor models. 
806, H, M etc.
How are things in Bahama?  I'm glad to see it warm up in Turkey!!
Travis



>------- Original Message -------
>From    : John Hall[mailto:jthall at worldnet.att.net]
>Sent    : 2/8/2009 7:55:17 AM
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>Subject : RE: [AT] Farm show observations
>
 >Went to the N.C. Farm Show last weekend and noticed a few things of 
interest.

1) John Blue sprayers are not much different than they were 60 years ago.

2) Bobcat is building small tractors.

3) Montana is building 2 lines of tractors. One is green and looks modern, 
the other is blue and looks like Ford's from the 70's or '80's.

4) Somebody finally decided to build a pedal combine. I can just see the 
average 4 year old driving it--considering the rear wheel steering.

5) Monsanto keeps an actual cotton plant in their mobile display unit since 
so many folks around the country have never seen one. They actually take it 
into the motel  at night!

6) I lost count of the number of outdoor furnace makers. Maybe had something 
to do with the economy.

7) The second biggest piece of equipment on the farm (besides a combine) is 
a self propelled sprayer. There was only one combine at the show but at 
least 4 of these contraptions. I know one of them had 5 foot of ground 
clearance. These things have come a long way since JD and Spra-Coupe were 
making 3 wheeled models.

John Hall

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