[AT] Slow Day

[Brian Lesh]

I drove a 1971 Dodge 900 that the owner had taken the 5 speed out and 
put a Sun-Strand hydro-static transmission in thinking that he could put 
about anybody in them to drive.  They left the 4 speed Brownie in.  
These trucks pulled pups and grossed between 85,000 and 100,00 running 
24/7 for about 3 months of the year.   They weren't very reliable in 
this particular application and wasn't much fun to drive.  Just wrap it 
up to 2000 rpm and go.

Brian CO

On 7/24/2020 8:20 PM, ustonThomas Mehrkam wrote:
> We over 2000 acres in South Texas. Had a big Massey Ferguson Diesel 
> with a cab.  I drove that thing all summer in 73 and 74.  Heat of the 
> summer 85 to 101 degrees.  It was not all that bad at least the 
> windows opened and were tinted.  Had a little shade.  Better than the 
> gas tractors.  Massey Harris 33 and a big case Diesel with no cab or 
> the Miniapplis Moline with the ^^%% hand cluch.  I preferred the one 
> with the cab. Later we but an AC on that tractor but could never make 
> it work reliability.  Old R12 system.
>
> I decided to study Electronics as I liked building ham radios and 
> fixing TV's. And it had to be a whole lot cooler than farming.  Got an 
> Electrical Engineering degree and spent the next 45 or so years 
> designing Food Sorting, Food Weighing and Food Packing Machines. Then 
> down hole tools, Seismic Oil Exploration systems both Land and Marine.
>
> I got to rebuild Sun-strand hydro-static transmissions in the desert 
> in the middle east. I was sent to commission the electronics I 
> designed for the vibrator trucks. Electronics worked great the 
> Hydraulics were shit. I got to put my farm experience into practice. 
> This was in 106 degree plus temperatures in the middle of the sand 
> dunes. :-{  Made me wish for my farming days driving tractors in south 
> Texas and pulling/Hoeing/Chopping  goat weeds in 2000 acre peanut 
> fields with two mile long rows.
>
> I got to ride a Chinese Seismic Exploration Vessel.  I designed much 
> of the electronics for that vessel and spent two months installing and 
> debugging the electronics and software off shore Papua New-Guinea 
> sailing over the great barrier reef.  It was not near as exciting as 
> the ride from South Korea  to Papua New-Guinea where it was built 
> through a CAT 3 Hurricane or Typhoon.
>
> Now I am on my Grand Fathers farm working on the retirement place. I 
> am not going to complain about the 90 to 101 degree days.  Anyone want 
> to help clear brush or build 5000 ft of fence?
> Enough Rant. I have some post holes to dig.
>
>
>
> On Friday, July 24, 2020, 04:59:06 PM CDT, Brian Lesh <lesh at kci.net> 
> wrote:
>
>
> Since things are slow I'll try to post a picture.  There is sorghum
> planted here but the weeds got the best of the situation. We decided to
> clip them with the old Ih 560.  Not sure if it qualifies as antique but
> it's almost as old as I am.  Took the picture when I had to stop and dig
> out a piece of barb wire.  The only problem all day.  Well should say
> all morning cause I couldn't sit in that hot box all day.
>
> Brian CO
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