[AT] OT; News from Oklahoma

[charliehill]

Hi H.L. I'm sorry that the Tuckers stopped hanging out here.  I always 
enjoyed the posts and advice.  This is still a very good list but it sure 
isn't what it was.

We've had enough rain but we're not wet.  So far it's been a nice spring in 
NC.

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
To: "Antique tractor" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 9:57 PM
Subject: [AT] OT; News from Oklahoma


> We all are happy to receive much needed rain. But now we are in need of a
> little dry weather so that we can get some of our spring planting done.
> Just when it is dry enough to work, more rain comes in. Luckily no real
> flooding in this area but enough to mud things up.
>
> The prediction is for a dry period next week. Hope so. Some of the 
> vegetable
> transplants that were ready have now been bumped up to larger pots with 
> that
> added expense. With the low light levels in the greenhouse some of the 
> small
> plants have stretched some, looking for sunshine.
>
> Found this week is what I hope will turn out to be a bargain is a small
> Grasshopper Zero turn mower. Needs some belts and TLC, engine seems strong
> and starts quickly and hydraulics seems to work as it should. This is my
> first mower that doesn't have a steering wheel.
>
> Needed some tires for another application and called J. R. Tucker at 
> Tuckers
> tires in Tennessee, really a nice guy.  This is truly a family operation, 
> J.
> R. His son Buddy, grandson one daughter a son in law. Any of them that I
> have talked to seem more than happy to offer full service. J. R. Told me
> that he no longer hangs out on this list, because of time constraints, but
> he does have a booming business on eBay.
>
>
> H. L. Staples
> McLoud, Oklahoma
> USA
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