[AT] Hay baling picture

[Spencer Yost]

I agree Dean. My last book was actually reprint of my first book. It had updated captions on all new photographs. When they came to me for the cover candidate I gave them a  shot of Ed McCulloughs(ChainsawEd on this list) Cockshutt against a background of his soybeans in a setting sun.   It was an absolutely gorgeous shot of a beautiful tractor. The publishers ended up opting for that illustration which I've never been crazy about.

I fell in love with Cockshutts that day.   Then again, I think I fall in love with every antique tractor. (-;

Spencer Yost



Spencer Yost
> On Jun 29, 2016, at 9:08 PM, Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net> wrote:
> 
> Great photo as usual, Ralph.  I love the lines of those early Cockshutts, and weak clutch aside I bet they're very nice baling tractors.
> 
> Dean Vinson
> Saint Paris, Ohio
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 3:16 PM
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> Subject: [AT] Hay baling picture
> 
> You might have seen it before but here is an up to date photo from this morning when I baled a few hay bales with the Cockshutt 50.
> I'd planned to use the 40 but the 15 year old battery seemed a little too weak to start so the 50 was the next candidate.
> It worked ok but I'd forgotten how weak the pto clutch is. Very little snap to it. Lucky I did not have any heavy swaths to put through the baler. I didn't notice any slippage. Guess I need to remove the pto and take a shim out to tighten up the clutch.
> Been a while since this tractor did any pto work. Normally all I use it for is on the hammer mill, belt work, a few times a year.
> 
> Ralph in Sask.
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