[AT] What followed me home today

[David Bruce]

So from just across the river from me and not all that far from Spencer.

One great uncle had a Super A which was used to cultivate tobacco and 
with a belly mount mower to mow around the out buildings.  After he died 
another great uncle (different part of the family)
bought it  and had it restored.  When he died his sister decided no one 
in the family "needed" it so sold it to a local collector.  I always 
liked that tractor and probably would have bought if I knew it was for sale.
Later we discovered she was suffering Alzheimer's. 

I ate many a meal at the Cutting Board when I worked in Burlington.  
That was before the fire and their move to the current location.  GOOD eats.

David
NW NC

Al Jones wrote:
> Charlie,
>
> The hood's in the back of the truck.  It came from Tobaccoville, NC. It was
> all serendipity really. I had to come to Burlington yesterday for an IH
> Collectors Club board meeting.  Tobaccoville was only an hour further.
> Turns out, the man that sold it to me spend part of his childhood within 3
> miles of home, his parents live here today.
>
> The cultivators are questionable.  The fronts look like they were put
> together from other stuff.  If I can get it running good without too much
> trouble, it may be my plowday tractor.  I have a 2-12" IH little wonder
> plow that would look good behind it.  Tires are the same size as my Super
> A, 11.2-24's on the back and 5.00-15's on the front.  Seems like I thought
> most A's were sold with either 8.3 or 9.5-24's on the back and 4.00-15's on
> the front.  Front end may need some work.
>
> We'll see what this thing turns into.  I wonder how hard the pull cable for
> the mag will be to find?
>
> Al
>
>
> PS our meeting was at The Cutting Board in Burlington.  I got porkchops. 
> That makes up for missing the BBQ at Trenton!  I do wonder though how many
> 16' log chains they sold, one link at a time? :)
>
>   
>> [Original Message]
>> From: charliehill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Date: 1/10/2010 6:45:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] What followed me home today
>>
>> You did good Al.  Did you get the hood or do you have to find one? 
>>     
> That's a 
>   
>> nice looking Farmall.  It looks like it's all there and all original. 
>>     
> Where 
>   
>> did you find it?
>>
>> I didn't even think twice about going to the sale.  I figured it was too
>>     
> far 
>   
>> and too cold to go for a plate of BBQ.   They probably sold something I 
>> really want for about $6.00 but that's alright.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Antique Tractor Internet Service" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>; 
>> "Famall List" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 11:55 PM
>> Subject: [AT] What followed me home today
>>
>>
>>     
>>> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/4261603260_f444cbd971_o.jpg
>>>
>>> Charlie, this is one of the reasons I missed the Trenton sale today.
>>>
>>> It's a 1940.  No starter, no provision for one. Doesn't run but it's 
>>> loose.  Dzus fasteners on the tin work. Supposed to have the grounding 
>>> switch on the side of the mag.  I just couldn't help myself!
>>>
>>>
>>> Al Jones
>>> farmallsupera at earthlink.net
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