[AT] OT; News from Oklahoma

[Gene Dotson]

    H.L.
    Glad you got the rain and hope you now get the dry weather to get the 
planting done.
    We had a nice drying weekend here in west central, Ohio. The tractors 
and planters were starting to roll on Monday, and in full force on Tuesday 
and Wednesday morning. More rain for Wednesday afternoon and most of the 
night. Got up to 3 inches in some places. Not so much here and only standing 
puddles in the fields.
    I was fortunate and finished planting my soybeans on Wednesday morning 
and finished just as a light shower started falling but was able to get the 
drill cleaned out and equipment put away.
    I attended the Portland swap meet today and Indidna and western Ohio is 
very wet with virtually nothing planted. The heavy rains and already wet 
soil conditions will be at least a week more delay for planting. Lots of 
rain and mud seems to be the norm for the spring swap meet. I think all the 
old iron attracts the rain clouds there.

                    Gene



----- 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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