[AT] Reactions to pictures posted from Portland

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Mon Aug 30 07:33:47 PDT 2010


when I see a tractor or any old iron with the castings smoothed out I always 
wonder what they are hiding.

Charlie

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From: <MasseyH at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 9:38 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] Reactions to pictures posted from Portland

> Yes it was a 4 wheel drive 48" tread, steel wheeled with rubber lugs owned
> by Paul Bendure of Fairview, PA. All the castings had been smoothed out,
> stainless bolts thru-out. Pretty much over the top.  Made a nice display 
> but
> more than I like to see on a tractor of that vintage.  To each his  own!!
>
> Gary
>
>
> In a message dated 8/30/2010 7:32:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> nancydick at pennswoods.net writes:
>
> Gary  that GP is it the for wheel drive one. Do you know where in PA
> it came  from. I may know that tractor before restoration.
> R  Fink
> PA
>
>
> At 10:47 PM 8/29/2010 -0400, you wrote:
>>There  were about 162 Massey Harris, Massey Ferguson, Ferguson and  Wallis
>>tractors as the feature for Portland.  Over 240 total  Massey pieces
>>exhibited.  Probably the highlight of the Massey  show was the Massey
>>Harris  12-20
>>Orchard that traveled  1600 mile from Nova Scotia. Surprisingly there 
>>were
>>two MH 203s  and seven 81s, twelve Ponys and twenty-six  44s including a
> nice
>>orchard. One "over the top" restoration of a GP showed  from  PA.
>>
>>It was another great showing of Masseys at the Portland  show.  Great 
>>show
>>grounds and people running the show.   Thanks to everyone for making  the
>>Massey feature a  success.
>>
>>Gary
>>
>>
>>In a message dated  8/29/2010 10:32:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>MasseyH at aol.com  writes:
>>
>>I saw it  plow on Friday.  Had real problems  keeping the front-end on 
>>the
>>ground, rear slippage and was  constantly adjusting and working the
> crank.
>>
>>Probably trying to get it out of the ground a little  just to  make  it
>>work!!
>>
>>
>>In a message  dated 8/29/2010 9:52:22 P.M.  Eastern Daylight  Time,
>>charliehill at embarqmail.com   writes:
>>
>>
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