My story is similar to Smalltowner's: when I was about 10, my folks decided to begin dairy farming. Problem, the place didn't have a good well. Somebody witched a spot and Dad started digging. Here in north Louisiana the geology is all sedimentary--no rock other that an occasional sandstone outcropping.
Well, Dad got down to about 35 feet when he hit one of those sandstone boulders. It was probably the only one on the entire 200 acres, but he found it. He hammered and pecked and chipped for days without making a dent. Finally he went to the hardware store and brought home some dynamite; I don't remember how much, but more than one stick.
He dropped an anvil into the hole, and my uncle lowered him and the dynamite, which he covered with the anvil and lots of clay. He lit the fuze and my uncle hauled him up. Kaboom! The anvil came shooting out of the hole like a cannonball, landing in the field a couple of hundred feet away. When the hole cleared of smoke Dad went back down to find the rock intact, none the worse for his efforts. (Big sigh. Obscenities.)
He filled hole, moved over a hundred feet, and started digging again, this time with better results. He found water at about 45 feet; it was hard and bitter, but it was wet and plentiful. It wasn't brick-lined; it had cast round concrete curbing.
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 - Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
... [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.
