[AT] [External] Re: How now rusty cow

[Mike M]

As a kid I worked in a cattle slaughter house, so I was very aware of
what they were because the previous owner didn't need them anymore....

Mike M

On 2/3/2020 5:21 PM, Kenneth Gene Waugh wrote:
> I was very aware of hardware disease and the magnets when I was a kid
> (early 50s on)---but enjoyed your additional info, Farmer!
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> On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 4:12 PM Indiana Robinson
> <robinson46176 at gmail.com <mailto:robinson46176 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Cows ingesting bits of wire or nails is usually called "hardware
>     disease" and can easily be fatal. We never used cow  magnets here
>     on this farm but I always knew what they were. I haven't priced
>     them but I think back then (1940's and 1950's) they were a little
>     $$$. I have heard of some guys sticking some on their baler and at
>     the feed throat of their hammer mill.
>     I don't remember off of the top of my head if any other critters
>     are prone to hardware disease. A cow's mouth and nose is not
>     prehensile enough to sort food well. Sheep, goats and horses etc.
>     are very much so and a horse's mouth is almost as suited to
>     sorting things as an elephant's trunk. Hardware disease is
>     basically unknown in equines. A horse could sort a Necco Wafer out
>     of a stack of quarters and would stand in line to do so...  :-)
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>     On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 3:08 PM Gunnells, Brad R
>     <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu <mailto:brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>> wrote:
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>         I just thought magnet myself and didn’t give it a second
>         thought until Spencer mentioned it. After a quick Google
>         search I recall seeing these in my youth. I didn’t know what
>         they were “for” other than as a young boy it was just another
>         toy laying around at Grandpa’s house. 😊  Always enjoy this
>         list as it teaches me something new all the time.
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>         Brad
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>         *From: *AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>         <mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com>> on behalf of
>         Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com <mailto:spencer at rdfarms.com>>
>         *Reply-To: *Antique group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>         <mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com>>
>         *Date: *Monday, February 3, 2020 at 2:01 PM
>         *To: *Antique group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>         <mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com>>
>         *Subject: *[External] Re: [AT] How now rusty cow
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>         I must admit, I had to look that one up. Had never heard of a
>         cow magnet before.
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>         Of course what I want to know is how they got a cow inside a
>         cub fuel tank.
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>         Spencer
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>         Sent from my iPhone
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>             On Feb 3, 2020, at 2:04 PM, Indiana Robinson
>             <robinson46176 at gmail.com <mailto:robinson46176 at gmail.com>>
>             wrote:
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>             On most old tractor groups the discussion of problems with
>             rusty fuel tanks etc. are almost constant. In a Farmall
>             Cub group a member posted this solution and it struck me
>             that it might be worth consideration.
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>             *****
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>             "I used a cow magnet with a string eased it down in and
>             collected rust several times. then on way home from a show
>             left magnet in bottom of tank let it slosh the whole ride
>             home. when we pulled it out looked like a wooly bear
>             caterpillar, has run great ever since".
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>             aka "farmer"
>             Central Indiana USA
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