My Dream Tractor 1

Majorman · Aug 12, 2023

Todays pictures are my indulgence for the day, They are tractors that I would love to own but never will, some I have driven and worked on, others I have admired from a far. I hope you enjoy them with me.

The Guldner. My friend Emiel, from the Fordson forum, was with me when I first saw this beauty at the Meddo Show in Holland. The long red bonnet and the bulky tyres made it an instant hit and we have laughed about it ever since. Only problem was, because I am English, the owner, a German, would not talk to us about it, even though Emiel speaks German. I will never own one, but I can dream.
Guldner

Bob Bancroft · Aug 12, 2023

Still not over WWII ?

caterpillar guy · Aug 12, 2023

That was my thought that he is still holding a grudge over WWII.

Majorman · Aug 12, 2023

Think it was the World Cup in 1966. ;0)

This post was edited by Majorman on 08/12/2023 at 06:17 am.

redforlife · Aug 12, 2023

Even though someone speaks another language, doesn't mean they can speak it understandably to another person of the same language.

When you factor in accents, and dialects, and what have, even the same language can get tough to understand. Not sure how bad the German language is about this. But heck, I'm from the States, and I can't hardly understand people speaking English in the Cajun accent. Or the Bronks accent either.

Bill(Wis) · Aug 12, 2023

Accents die hard and maybe never. There is a distinct Brooklyn accent in a certain part of New Orleans that dates back to several boatloads of people from Brooklyn, New York that moved to New Orleans around 1850. I know this to be true because our neighbor in New Jersey was from New Orleans, which I did not know, and when I first met her and heard her accent I asked her what part of Brooklyn she was from. She laughed and explained that she'd never been to Brooklyn. There is also a distinct accent that traces from upstate New York all the way along the Niagara escarpment and ends up in Eastern Wisconsin along the lakefront from Green Bay down to about Sheboygan +/-. Of course there are many who hold grudges for a long, long time. The Hatfields and the McCoys come to mind. (;>))

redforlife · Aug 12, 2023

Brother had an exchange student from Germany. And there are Amish in the community that speak Pennsilvania Dutch. The exchange student could talk to them in German, but they didn't understand each other very smoothly.

Hoofer B · Aug 12, 2023

I am in that region. But no accent. Everyone else has one

560Dennis · Aug 13, 2023

Lot Steam coming off the low muffler in road gear

Bruce from Can. · Aug 13, 2023

Bill, I didnt notice anyone in the Midwest as having an accent, I do pickup a slight accent in upper NY state, but it is very slight, just a regional thing. While I was in West Virginia I found myself having to listen very closely to what people said, but we all spoke English.

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