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Posted by williamf on August 22, 2006 at 04:01:43 from (69.19.14.32):
And sore as heck this morning.
One day last week my sister called to see didn't I want to go with her to look at a spreader truck upstate.
It's a '72 IH Loadstar 1600 with a lime spreader that she thought to use for spreading composted stable sweepings on her pastures and racetrack. Seemed far fetched to me but she said the guy she hired to lime her fields last year had let her fill the back of his spreader with the stuff and it worked great. He didn't want to do it regular, though; said he was in the lime business.
My luck, it was in pretty good shape, roadworthy if slow, the guy came off from five grand to four, and her insurance agent said "Go for it."
175 miles by Mapquest, and we didn't use any interstate at 50mph. 200+. 5 1/2 hours, counting lunch. And gas.
That 50mph, that's getting leg cramps crushing the gas pedal. And gas - put some in when we started out. I wasn't watching and I think she stopped first time the pump handle popped off. Not a big tank, but I don't think it should have coasted to a stop six miles from her farm. Started right up pretty easy when she got back with a can.
It was a late '60s 1600 I used to drive for my granddad's Farmall shop, I almost remembered the gear pattern. I don't remember the power steering being like this one; test drive I thought there was a half twist of free play 'til I realized the truck was turning. Never felt one so easy. The short wheel base was handy in traffic, too. It handled like a sports car, 'cept for the lack of pep and weak brakes.
Saw a lot of farm country that I wouldn't have otherwise. Chicken houses, hay fields, Red and Green tractors.
Going back down to St. Matt. today to help get it prepped up for its new life.
Wm
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