[Farmall] 55 years and counting

[Grant Brians]

One of the tractor salesmen I deal with here in California has worked for
the same tractor dealership for 56 years. He is still active and successful.
I asked him if he planned to keep working for quite a while yet and he said,
naturally I do. His wife apparently likes his continued employment too....
          Grant Brians
          Hollister,California vegetable, nuts and fruit farmer

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I met a fellow today that has worked for the same IH dealer for over 55
years. He started when he was a kid. His job has been primarily to set-up
new equipment, take equipment to farms for demonstrations, and drive the
delivery truck. One of the things he mentioned is how he can't stand the
newer Cub Cadets-- pretty much the thinking of anyone that has been around
the old ones. Also told of hauling 2 loads of scrap tractor parts to the
junkyard. It was anything from used engines, bull gear housings,
transmissions, NOS parts that wouldn't sell and couldn't be returned, etc.
One of his stories I could relate to was cranking a combine engine. It was
brand new, and he didn't realize that the engine turned backwards. One spin
of the crank and he got whacked in the head. Same thing happened to me
cranking a 50T baler about 20 years ago.

John Hall
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