[AT] Antique Tractor & Hit & Miss Engines Sale

Tue Oct 15 14:08:47 PDT 2013

Hello All, 

My name is Raquel and I wanted to let everyone know about an auction coming
up. The items in the auction belonged to the father of my boss "Big John"
Cadzow. Unfortunately Big John passed away and now we are auctioning his
collection. 

I wanted to join this group so that I could get the word out to people who
cared as much about this machinery as Big John did. I do not want to take up
too much time on post so if anyone is interested in the auction please
message me off thread for details. My email is raquel at wsmauctioneers.com 

Here are a couple things coming up in the auction....
1956 Sheppard Diesel SD4TC Tractor 
Eimco Power Horse Tractor 
Ruston & Hornshy 17hp Diesel Mark CR 
Oliver HG Cletrac Wid Trac Crawler Tractor 
Allis Chalmers G 
John Deere 1 1/2hp Hit & Miss Engine 
Waterloo Boy 4hp Hit & Miss Engine

I really want these to go to someone who really appreciates them and not
just a collector. 
Thank you, 
Raquel

-----Original Message-----
From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 1:45 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] PTO compressors

Not sure where Dick's son lives that there aren't sprinkler companies for
hundreds of miles, but I can see how renting one might be hard. Here in the
northern US, blowing out sprinkler systems is a big business in the fall. A
lot of small fly by night operations go into the sprinkler blow out business
in the fall, and rent the compressors by the month. 
They can't afford, nor would it be a good idea for them to buy them, just to
sit for 10 months unused. No way could I justify owning one for a once a
year use.

Dick, one thing your son might want to check into is having self draining
valves added to his existing system. I had a system installed in another
house that had drains on each line. When the circuit was active, water
pressure would keep the drain closed. When the pressure was gone the drain
opened and the circuit was drained. This was in Michigan, and we never had a
problem.  I suspect with the right parts it is a DIY project. Heck of a lot
cheaper than a compressor.

http://www.orbitonline.com/products/Valves/02/16/16/

Mike M

On 10/14/2013 6:51 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> That seems strange to me.  Not doubting it at all but in this little 
> county of 90,000 where I live I promise you I could rent half a dozen 
> of them or more tomorrow before
> 9 am.  If I ventured out into 3 other adjoining counties I could rent 
> many more than that.  I know one rental company that we do a lot of 
> business with about 5 miles from here that probably has 20 or more on 
> his lot at any given time ranging from 165 cfm to 1100 cfm.  The only 
> time he is short on them is if one of about 3 industrial plants around 
> here is having a big maintenance outage.  Then they kind of get in 
> short supply but there is always one or two available.  In addition to 
> that privately held rental outfit there is another private one in the 
> other end of the county
> and 3 national/regional outfits within 50 miles.   We've got the locals
> and then Sunbelt and NEFF and NES and on down the road about 100 miles
> is Hertz.   Neff and NES have several yards spread around this area.
> A lot of Home Depot stores in NC have Sunbelt rental stores inside of 
> the Home Depot.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Cook
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 1:52 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] PTO compressors
>
> Dick,
>       That is WAY too much lawn.  Interesting about the compressor 
> rentals.  No wonder my friend would like this one going I am working 
> on.  Actually it is going, just the speed control is worn so bad it 
> doesn't work properly, and I have it torn apart so he can't run off 
> with it.  If it were mine, I would just put a throttle on it and let 
> the governor run it where I have it set.  He wants it to slow down 
> when air is not being demanded.  Oh, well.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, iA
> On 10/14/2013 12:26 PM, Dick Day wrote:
>> Ron, actually he lives just outside of Chicago.   The 5 acres is his lawn
>> size.  I suggested that he just rent one but he said the 2 rental 
>> places anywhere near him have them rented out for the next 2 months.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Ron Cook" <ron at lakeport-1.com>
>> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 11:35 AM
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AT] PTO compressors
>>
>>> Dick,
>>>       He must be involved with those melons and pumpkins not far 
>>> from you.  I was surprised a few years ago when at the airport, I 
>>> saw cactus growing in the sand.  I had no idea you had a little 
>>> piece of AZ
>>> there.:-)
>>>       I think the towable screw compressors work quite well for that 
>>> job.  You do have another engine to keep operational besides a 
>>> tractor, so I can understand wanting a pto powered unit.  I am 
>>> working on an old compressor in my shop that belongs to a friend of 
>>> mine.  He wants to get it going to blow out lawn sprinkler systems. 
>>> The compressor needs to turn at about 1700 rpm for 90 lbs of 
>>> pressure at some unreal cfm figure.  Maybe 160 cfm?  If I get it 
>>> going, it will supply air for my blasting cabinet as payment for my 
>>> work.  Or, maybe I should just tell him it is hopeless and buy it 
>>> from him?????:-) ;-)
>>>
>>> Ron Cook
>>> Salix, IA
>>>
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