[AT] old farm equipment

Thu Mar 12 14:56:24 PDT 2020

Interesting find on the farm today.   In the Osage Orange ticket there is a piece of metal half buried in the ground and it was visible. My wife finally decided it was an eye sore and it needed to come out. It was a big sheet of metal.  Took quite a bit of work to get it out since half of it was buried and was broken and twisted in places and the OO thorns were trying to get me. 

When I pulled it out I was surprised to find an aluminum model number tag on it. I looked up the model number and found someone selling a manual online for it:   It’s a Sears and roebuck electric brooder.  The fan was still attached too.  

The folks I bought the property from had a huge chicken coop I just finally tore down a year or two.   The previous owner - Sammy - remained a neighbor up at the top of the road.  In fact a picture or two of him and his Ford Jubilee shows up in the first edition of antique tractor Bible.  I heard a story from him once  that the coop was built while he was in in elementary school.   He died in 2004 or so at 77  So my guess is the brooder is from the mid to late 30s .

Spencer

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> On Mar 12, 2020, at 4:08 PM, STEVE ALLEN <steveallen855 at centurytel.net> wrote:
> 
> Cecil,
> 
> I can't imagine a 348 or 409 available as late as '66.  266/427 should be right.  I don't know if the tall deck 427 always came with a 4BB or not, but I know where you can ask the question:
> 
> http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/forumdisplay.php?f=239
> 
> This is a forum devoted to Chevy/GMC trucks (of more than just the '67 - '72 era), and this particular section of the forum is for "Heavy haulers."  There is quite an archive of old threads to search through, too.
> 
> I hope this helps!
> 
> The "original" Steve Allen
> (Who has gotten lots of help from that board on his '69 K10)
> 
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> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:50:30 -0500
> From: Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
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> Subject: Re: [AT] New old truck
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> I went to an auction yesterday.? I should have bought the 6600 JD 
> combine that sold for $2000, but I didn't want to sleep with the cats in 
> the barn..?? Also picked up a 32ft Field cultivator/spring tooth.? If I 
> take off the wigs I have a 12ft one and a lot of spare parts!!
> 
> I went after the 66 Chevrolet C60 w/ 20 ft bed & hoist air tag axle, 
> Shurco tarp and Westfield drill fill auger.? For $2000 I figured the bed 
> & hoist was worth that.? My drill fill auger needs a new auger and it is 
> over $500.
> 
> The truck looks like it has a 366 engine.? OEM would have been a 348 or 
> 409 I think..? This has the valve covers of the 366 & 427 but only a 2 
> bbl carb so I would guess 366.? It has a very worn 5 speed transmission 
> and a 2 speed axle that shifts ok.? The cab is not in bad shape for a 
> 66.? If I can swap the power steering gear from a 67 or 68 model I have 
> here, then I can change to the smaller steering wheel and maybe fit 
> behind the wheel. Either that or lose 100 lbs.? I was looking at 
> shortening the steering column as it can move forward under the dash If 
> I shorten the steering tube and re-cut the splines on the steering 
> shaft. I have a 18ft tilt bed hoist I would like to put on this one.? I 
> have a 427 & 5speed in another truck that would give it a little more 
> power.? The 366 did not seem to really have a lot of zip to it, but this 
> truck has only been used about 50 miles a year for the last 10 years.?? 
> If all else fails I can hop up a 350 with 10:1 compression and propane......
> 
> It is a lot of work, but I have this soft spot for the 60-66 Chevrolet 
> trucks.? I rebuilt a lot of engines in those years for hopped up farm 
> trucks.? I had a 52GMC 2 ton with a 16ft bed & hoist that would haul 300 
> bushel at 70mph.? Back then we did not have the traffic on the highways 
> we do now...
> 
> Just rambling......
> 
> Cecil
> 
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