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Chances R

02-12-2006 06:22:22




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In the picture is my Father and Grandpa dated 1974. I like to share a true story with you. About 1997 I took my 1918 Aultman Taylor 30-60 gas tractor over to the Vanderburgh County fair (Evansville IN). Two nineteen year old guys that I worked with brought there girl friends over to see my tractor. One of the two guys always acted like he was hot stuff. So I offered to let him start the tractor. I handed him the three foot long hand crank. I told him to wait until I had the tractor primed with gas. I went ahead and primed it then closed the pet cocks (compression releases). He placed the crank on the crank shaft and once it came up on compression he was basically doing chin ups with the crank. I then said to the other guy, why don’t you give it a shot. Yes you guessed it I reached down and opened up the pet cocks and He rolled it over and it started right up. You should have seen the facial expressions on there girlfriends faces. I will never forget this.

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Old Grouch

02-12-2006 12:37:52




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 Re: old picture and a story. in reply to Chances R, 02-12-2006 06:22:22  
Chinups with the crank? Sounds a bit dangerous to me. Did you consider the fact that he might have gotten hurt during your little "bringing him down to Earth" demonstration? More than once has tragedy reared it's ugly head in such situations. A guy in my grade 5 class was being a wise guy once, shot a paper wad at the class hotshot (probably to bring him down to earth) and blinded the young lad. Sure did bring him down to Earth, 50 years later he's still blind in one eye.

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Island A

02-12-2006 11:46:49




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 Re: old picture and a story. in reply to Chances R, 02-12-2006 06:22:22  
That is just and awesome tractor! Always loved those big A-T, Rumely, etc. machines.

Great story, I love being able to bring a hot-shot back down to earth! In front of his girlfriend too!

Dave



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johndeerejon

02-12-2006 09:29:09




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 Re: old picture and a story. in reply to Chances R, 02-12-2006 06:22:22  
Charlie, cool web site! Is that first tractor on your web page an AR? That gold paint job was really playing with my brain. I just couldn't tell.



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Stan - Florida

02-12-2006 10:07:02




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 Re: old picture and a story. in reply to johndeerejon, 02-12-2006 09:29:09  
Nope, that would be a 1937 D.

Stan



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Randy S.E.-MN

02-12-2006 06:54:38




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 Re: old picture and a story. in reply to Chances R, 02-12-2006 06:22:22  
Excellent story and a great website! I bet you did that one hot shot a big favor in the lessons of life...Randy



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