My wife and I stopped in to visit with Hugh & Marg MacKay in Sept of 2008. They were great hosts and I got to see Hugh"s tractors. He liked the small IH tractors and he modified them to do the work he wanted them to do. He did not care for "pretty" tractors.
Then, 13 months later he died. About a month before he died he emailed me informing me that doctors found his cancer was fully enveloped, it came as a complete surprise as he enjoyed good health; he asked me not to mention it on this site and it was hard to honor his request as I knew many people would have liked to have known about his terrible problem. But knowing the man I knew he did not want people to feel sorry for him.
He was a fascinating man. He liked to help people with tractor/plow problems but he did not suffer fools very gladly!
Five weeks ago I and my wife travelled to a plowing match near Cambridge, Ontario. I always wanted to see the Canadians plow as a contest with European or worldwide rules. The "Ontario Plowmen"s Association" is a great site to visit. The Canadian plowing participants were very friendly and enthusiastic about their hobby.
On the way home we stopped to see Marg MacKay and their son Sandy. We had a wonderful time visiting with them and Marg always makes sure we don"t leave hungry. Her homemade cookies are wonderful with her coffee.
(Her name is not "Marge", it is Marg.)
Marg is doing very well, has a yard full of flowers and vegetables; and son Sandy is using Hugh"s tractors around their acreage. Sandy has kept all of Hugh"s tractor files, including old IH plow info.
I am sending her your wonderful comments from this site. At the present time, I do not have her permission to give out her email address nor where she lives.
If you have any comments you want to make to her and Sandy, I will try to serve as a conduit for the time being. I am forwarding this whole topic to her and I know she will enjoy reading what you have written.
The plowing contest was great fun to see, but that topic is for another day. I plan to see it again next September and will stop to see Marg and Sandy.
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