[Farmall] Some ads from the 5/1 Lancaster Farming

[E. John Puckett]

Mike Sloane wrote:
> Some of the more interesting ads from the (free to subscribers) Mailbox 
> Markets section of the weekly Lancaster (PA) Farming newspaper for 
> 5/1/2010. [my comments, if any, are in brackets] Sorry about missing 
> last week's listing, but I spent the day running the town's semi-annual 
> clean-up day. I did bring home some neat stuff, but none of it antique 
> tractor related.
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> For Sale:
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> MF35 parts tractor, no engine wheels, tires, tin or radiator. Union Co. 
> PA 570-538-1704
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That doesn't leave much does it?

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> Steel wheels for skid loader 11x28 8 bolt rubber belting style 3yrs old 
> call for details $1,050 obo. Bedford Co. PA 814-766-3831 [Putting steel 
> wheels on a skid steer to avoid the Amish stricture against rubber 
> tractor tires seems a little silly - it is not as if anyone would be 
> tempted to take a skid steer out for a ride on the road.]
>   
I thought the Amish prohibition against rubber tires was because they 
believed the machine should be in direct contact with the earth, not 
supported by air.