[AT] Reactions to pictures posted from Portland

[MasseyH at aol.com]

We came to the same conclusion.  It was just tooooo smooth.  Even  the 
spokes on the wheels had been smoothed.  I like the original look even  with a 
nice paint job.  This looked more like a reproduction model than a  great 
restoration.  Just my opinion.!!
 
 
In a message dated 8/30/2010 10:42:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
charliehill at embarqmail.com writes:

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
To:  <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
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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