Posted by LA in WI on January 21, 2013 at 11:21:04 from (50.50.78.238):
In Reply to: Life before raincaps? posted by Karl in MD on January 21, 2013 at 07:21:22:
I am 76 yrs old, so maybe I can add a little history of the rain caps. rrlund is basically correct, except what I recall in Iowa in those days the IH M Farmall diesel was far more numerous than Oliver diesels built just up the road in Charles City. Whatever....
The first cap I ever saw was on an MD at the IH exhibit at the National Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo,Iowa about 1952 or thereabouts...that show was a real big deal in those days with huge machinery displays. (IH display was bigger than JD even though JD had their factory next door.)
Somehow, thru the years those caps became some kind of "gotta have" for owners of gassers too.
But to this day whenever I see a proud owner posting a newly rejuvinated gasser with a cap, I cringe. "That ain't the way it was!".
And I never have liked the constant rattle of the things...drives me nuts. I also recall our friend Hugh MacKay making plain what he thought of the rattle cap.
For years I have said the official gasser cap is a Campbells soup can. The tomato can, really.
Now one of you mentioned making a vinyl cap, a wonderful idea! I too often forget my tomato can and it comes down on my hood when starting and that is not good. Will be interesting to see how high I can make than vinyl cap go.
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