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C'mon, Paul, aren't you going to tell us what you got???

Gene
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Waugh" <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
To: "Tractor" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 5:29 PM
Subject: [AT] Lancaster Ads


> Well, I bought from the ads.  I had been wanting a bigger JD, to replace 
> one I sold years ago (dumb). I found one in Mike's ads.  They guy was a 
> little surprised when I called from NE and lived in IN on an ad he put in 
> a local paper.  We talked and it sounded good. I got back on Tuesday, got 
> borrowed trailer ready, Wed, you know lights, brakes and such. My trailer 
> just is not big enough.
>
> I took my 5 yr old grandson and left early Thursday, We got there at 6:30 
> that evening (556 mi). Everything was as he described.  It does not have 3 
> pt hitch, but that can be dealt with.  Loaded up and it started raining. 
> Rechained after 50 mi, now getting dark and still raining.  I68 across MD 
> has a few "hills". Enough that I hit several at 65 mph and topped at 35 
> mph. My truck has miles on it but is no dog, it was just a darn hard haul, 
> then down the other side in rain, fog and semis that wanted me the h-ll 
> out of the way.  I shut down and we slept until close to daylight. It was 
> much better in daylight.  By now I could see and knew how to hit the 
> hills.
>
> We got home Friday afternoon, all went well, sure glad I had good brakes 
> on the 10,000 lb trailer load (guessing).  I can see someone showing up 
> with a 7,000 gvw trailer and 1/2 ton pick up. I mean tractor weighs about 
> 5500, so 7000 gvw is enough, hahaha. It would not have been a good site.
>
> Tractor looks good, very straight, and runs even better.
>
> My tractor story for the week.
>
> Paul - IN
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