[AT] [at] towing tractors with a pickup

[deanvp at att.net]

After a few years off the farm and starting my own family we had evening
dinner at my folks house one evening.  During the casual conversation my Dad
mentioned that there had been a sudden improvement in how economical the gas
tractors ran after I left the farm. No further discussion was required. 

Dean VP
Apache junction, AZ

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From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 8:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] [at] towing tractors with a pickup

On 3/30/2019 8:31 AM, James Peck wrote:
> Earlier in my life, Ohio, the state of my birth, had two classifications
of license plates for trucks, farm and commercial. Farm plates were much
more reasonably priced. The price difference led to lots of abuse. A farmer
we knew told of getting stopped in an upscale Cleveland suburb and the
interior of the panel truck with farm plates was inspected for evidence that
the vehicle was actually on a farm related trip, which it wasn't. That man
started carrying a crate of fruit for evidence he was on a farm related
trip. Ohio created a noncommercial classification instead of the farm
classification.

Yes, abuse happens to any program like that. Farm gas dyed purple used to be
half the price of road (car) gas so it helped sell a lot of pickup trucks
here. Nothing wrong with that but as well, a lot of classic 50s-60s cars
were chopped down to turn them into a truck. Its true, with the back of the
roof cut off we could license those former cars with an "F" plate. Cheap,
and cheap gas in the tank. Kind of breaks your heart to look at a 56 Pontiac
sitting in the bush at a farm auction with the back of the roof cut off.

Ralph in Sask.

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