[AT] Farm show observations

[charliehill]

Come to think of it, I don't know if that combine was 4 WD.  I didn't look 
at it that closely.  It had rubber tracks on the front and huge high 
floation tires on the rear.  I was thinking the rear tires were turned in 
the typical pulling direction so I assumed it was 4WD.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
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Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 7:55 AM
Subject: [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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