hardtail Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 That photo looks like a postage stamp Folks are still looking for all the old slides for me, sure hoping they weren't thrown away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 On 3/23/2023 at 3:56 PM, Howard_P said: I've got a question perhaps you can answer Mike. I ran across a video of a transmission swap and installation of an auxiliary in an AR-160 ( The auxiliary was called a Joey. Here they are often called a Brownie because a common aux. in the past was made by Brown-Lipe. Do you know the origin of the Joey name? Howard...I am ashamed to admit I don't know.....and to make this situation even more vague....I am darned if I can remember the 'slang' name for the twin sticks...as we knew them in New Zealand....The old blokes who punched these old trucks over our numerous hills had a 'name ' for any twin stick shift...and...I guess...because of the number we both share...I seem to have lost track of it...sigh I have pondered for several days...still can't come up with it...and I have to confess, I attended a reunion, last Saturday...."'Loggers of last Century "'....There were blokes even older than us, Howard ()...who had driven old F1800's and International's other American offering.'s....and I forgot to ask any of them...... I got caught up in seeing blokes whom I had worked with 40 plus yrs gone...I am not a great 'social ' person...never drink alcohol ...thus I don't ''socialize '' much .... I had a Mercedes Benz with a 16 speed Spicer box...with a typical 'Tuetonic " shift pattern...that was an SOB of a thing I will continue to ponder this matter of twin sticks..... Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just Dave Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 3/23/2023 at 2:06 PM, mike newman said: The T20 picture was more about my enjoyment for getting old relics going again....rather than showing off the latest tractor technology...... New tech is so smooth to run but under it is an iron tractor with stylish plastic shrouds. The New Tech stuff if barely even tangible, it’s half cloud based invisible untouchable. You can’t collect something you can’t touch. I can’t imagine anyone will be building an archaic microchip in the future just to get that old tractor, that has to have it to run, going again? Thanks for the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6 Merv Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 To Mike Newman tryed sending u a message, but it wouldn,t go thru. Anyhow drove thru your 'backyard' yesterday; rainbow station. Met and talked to your daughter. unfortunatly missed turn off to headquarters so didn,t get to meet you. Will try n be better organised next time. Am in south island going down to wheels at wanaka. Cheers mate. Mervyn Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 2 hours ago, D6 Merv said: To Mike Newman tryed sending u a message, but it wouldn,t go thru. Anyhow drove thru your 'backyard' yesterday; rainbow station. Met and talked to your daughter. unfortunatly missed turn off to headquarters so didn,t get to meet you. Will try n be better organised next time. Am in south island going down to wheels at wanaka. Cheers mate. Mervyn Pepper ...thats a bummer, Merv......sorry to miss you ...are you coming back this way ?? or going back via Kaikoura ? ..I think Helen said she had you ph # .... ...the phone connection here is reminiscent of the New Zealand current Govt..bloody hopeless.. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 ...a few pictures of my Dad ...logging native in the mid thirties...Dad pictured on the Right hand side of the TD40 ...TD40...with Winch only ...the third picture shows a ''Kahikatea'' log ...''White Pine '' in English...a beautiful , non durable timber which was used to enclose export butter...when shipped to the United Kingdom....On the back of that ancient photo is a brief notation....""kike'' log 93 feet long'' Mike 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 ....following the above post...wonder how the TD 40 operator ( Dad) would have reacted to seeing the D85 pushing dirt at the Station..a few days gone....!!...more flood damage clean up... Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Might have said the TD40 was the big boy of its day he would need a Komatsu 575 to be relevant 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie figone Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Great pictures Mike, thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just Dave Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 On 5/21/2023 at 5:20 PM, mike newman said: ....following the above post...wonder how the TD 40 operator ( Dad) would have reacted to seeing the D85 pushing dirt at the Station..a few days gone....!!...more flood damage clean up... Mike When I see a newer tractor up close these days, the first thing that hits me is how quiet they . It always used to seem like had to be deafening to make good power. Tinnitus anyone? Thanks for the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
td9bcf180 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Your 4th picture, Mike -- are they " white pine" logs, too? (Dandies.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Beale Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 5/24/2023 at 3:47 AM, just Dave said: When I see a newer tractor up close these days, the first thing that hits me is how quiet they . It always used to seem like had to be deafening to make good power. Tinnitus anyone? Thanks for the pictures. Somewhat O/T on mufflers Our used FA 10 arrived before I got the parts and service books so I wasn't up with how much of it was Fiat and how much was Allis. But I was pretty sure that the engine was Fiat, as I reckoned only the Italians would put a black baked enamel finished one on a dozer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 On 5/29/2023 at 1:06 AM, td9bcf180 said: Your 4th picture, Mike -- are they " white pine" logs, too? (Dandies.) ...No.....those are ''Rimu '' logs......again a tree native to NZ , and the heart wood is very durable and beautifully figured wood..... Mike 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
td9bcf180 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Thanks for the information and the pictures, Mike. Nice logs, for sure. As a head sawyer for 40+ years, ripping some boards out of those logs would be quite interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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