[AT] Stumbling along (was Re: email test

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

No Amish that I am aware of. Heard of some that had moved into the area a 
while back and bought a dairy, kind of doubt they would want this stuff. If 
they are farming in our area they have got to have modern equipment, things 
are not "horse friendly".

I sold off all my non-working horse drawn stuff during the recession as yard 
ornaments. Other than the binders I kept my grandaddy's rake and stalk 
cutter, a cultivator, a number 9 IH sickle mower, and a very early IH sickle 
mower.

John


-----Original Message----- 
From: Steve W.
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 12:41 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Stumbling along (was Re: email test

jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> What I'm looking at getting rid of now is a mid sized thresher, grain
> binder, corn binder, and a couple of Oliver Superior grain drills. All the
> equipment is operational but the grain binder needs 2 of the canvas 
> repaired
> and the knotter on the corn binder needs tinkering. All are shed kept 
> items
> that I do not want to see go to the scrap yard or become yard ornaments. 
> If
> I can't move the grain drills to a deer hunter for food plots, I'll 
> probably
> cut them up, not that I want to but to get them out of the way, I really
> need shed space.
>
> Years ago I saw potato diggers up at Leinbachs, new and used. They have
> moved from Winston Salem to East Bend I think. I called them looking for a
> corn planter this year and the fellow tells me they pretty much are out of
> the used equipment business, that used to be the largest portion of their
> business. Still might be worth wasting a phone call.
>
> John
>

Got any Amish in the area? Mention to them what you have and some
prices. Lot's of the ones around here still use "old" equipment that can
be horse drawn. I am in the process of rebuilding a small horse drawn
single row cultivator at the moment for the neighbor. It got run over by
a dozer during the flooding. Mostly heat and beat but I'm also repairing
the adjusters, adding steel handles and a new front guide wheel.

-- 
Steve W.
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