Posted by VA Gasman on February 08, 2008 at 04:42:46 from (209.163.124.135):
Monday I cleaned up some old pipe, metal and batteries and took it to the scrap yard. We were lined up waiting to get on the scales. I saw a trailer with mixed iron, dump rake and old horse drawn mower back up to crane. I watched them grab 'em with grappling claw and try to squeese them smaller. A ground attendent wrung the seat off the rake and mower and I was glad some one saved a small part. I thought of all the human sweat and time that had been used up on those 2 seats. Boy if we could archive all the thoughts of those guys as they rode them across the field. The mower has to be a IH because every time he grabbed the bar to crush it over, it would spring back to position, then he just flung it on the pile. Off to one side was the chassis of a JD model A or B sitting there like a sheep cowering in the pen at the slaughter house. I have never in my life seen so much scrap being processed , Lord only knows where it is going. I guess with the rate of $6.50 per 100# we are going to see more artifacts leaving.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - The Fordson F Ignition System - by Anthony West. A fellow restorer contacted me earlier this year asking for some help and advice on a model F that he was restoring. He had over a period of months spent a fair amount of his hard earned cash on replacement parts for the old "trembler" ignition. Sadly though all his efforts seemed to be a waste of time and money as he still couldn''t get the temperamental old thing to run correctly!! If i said that this was a little frustrating for him that would be "conservative" in fact the problem had reduce
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
