As the years go by I see more and more pictures of old Farmalls with rain caps. When those letters series were purchased new by farmers I never saw a rain cap on any of them. The first rain cap I saw was on an MD...and the thing just banged up and down so much I wondered how the man could stand that racket...I still do. Then caps become more common as diesels came onto the scene, especially Olivers.
To us who lived in that era (Heck, I"m older than Hugh MacKay), rain caps are sacriligious. The proper protection is a Campbell"s soup can, other cans are ok, but not what you must use. And the soup flavor has to be tomato...it"s a badge of honor, kind of like having the proper glass jar on the air cleaner.
And we always started up those Farmalls and tried to catch the can on the way down. You scored big points if you caught it. The best was when a John Deere and a Farmall were parked close by and we watched to see which tractor could fling the can the highest. After I had my H painted I tried to catch the can and it hit the hood beyond my reach, so I don"t do that anymore.
I also am much better looking than Hugh. I know, because I stopped at his place about 3 weeks ago. I have a picture of us standing by one of his tractors, but I haven"t figured out how to show it to you. His wife Marge makes terrific cinnamon bread. Hugh grows some big potatoes on that Ontario flat country.
So, go buy a can of Campbell"s Tomato soup.
And pay attention to what Hugh says...on any subject.
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