[AT] Portland

[Dennis Johnson]

Today we got to go to the Portland show for awhile. MM was the featured brand this year. There were several there, but none the same as the Westland Model U on propane that I have in Oklahoma. Would be nice if I could get it restored and running and bring it here sometime.
I saw several Shepard brand tractors - not sure that I recall seeing any of them before. There was a nice collection of these there.
There was also a nice collection of Empire brand of tractors. I may have seen 1 before, but never seen a group of 5 or 6 of them at 1 place.
Also got to visit with Steve Sewell with his MM BF for a little bit at the sawmill. 
Got several pictures of tractors - many of ones I have and need good pictures as a guide to what I need to fix them. One significant part I noticed was the hydraulic lift on the Farmall Cubs. Mine uses a homemade system with a power steering pump and a cylinder/linkage to raise things. Several here had in integrated pump and lift system that appeared to be a factory option. 

Dennis


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