Posted by John_PA on July 27, 2012 at 23:15:49 from (96.236.160.186):
In Reply to: Toughest Tractor posted by chrispund on July 26, 2012 at 18:04:10:
Keith,
Thanks for your years of service! That was a great mill until they went under new ownership. Glad to see a local on the boards!
I was always proud of how the fords performed under the stress. I loved going down there to see them working. I was amazed at how they did all that with farm tractors. I'm glad that you were a part of the crew. That mill was Weirton, WV for so many years. To drive around town now, you'd never know there was so much prosperity in teh industry.
What models were they using when you were there? I loved seeing that. Those tractors took such a pounding! I couldn't believe how they ran them "off farm."
Vernon Dell is a great company. Are you still local? I haven't been there in over a year. I worked for Three Rivers Ford New Holland. My dad worked for Pascoe Equipment, three Rivers Ford, Bull International, and is now a cemetery superintendant. He had 38 years in the business. He saw it all. I saw some. We are both greatful to Ford and New holland for all teh years.
Weirton is flooded with gambling places now. It's not the same town it used to be. You can tell who had teh money from the mill. I hope you made yoru bucks and got out of dodge before the hammer came down.
Thanks for posting. I'm happy to hear from someone who was there.
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