MT Matt Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 My lady friend works in the ER there and was on shift but didn’t work on him. He was alert and talking before going to surgery so I’d say he was doing as good as possible. Case of bad luck being in the wrong spot at the wrong time that day. I’ll load up the IHC goodies for you when I come up this fall. We can unroll the canvases and see what we have there. Hope they are in good shape. They have been hanging 15 feet up in the air for a good number of years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Binder Guy Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 10 hours ago, MT Matt said: My lady friend works in the ER there and was on shift but didn’t work on him. He was alert and talking before going to surgery so I’d say he was doing as good as possible. Case of bad luck being in the wrong spot at the wrong time that day. I’ll load up the IHC goodies for you when I come up this fall. We can unroll the canvases and see what we have there. Hope they are in good shape. They have been hanging 15 feet up in the air for a good number of years! Matt, I'm glad to hear the gentleman is hanging in there. Would it be possible to measure the old binder sometime, to see if it is an 8' or a 10'? Either way, those canvas aprons would benefit someone! I've had people ask about aprons in the past. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Binder Guy Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 I bump[ed into this Lehaitre tracked "motorcycle" on Facebook. I haven't seen anything like it before. I thought Tubacase47 might like seeing a Case tractor pulling a McCormick Binder. Is this IHC tractor a Mogul Junior? Anytime I bump onto mules, I think of Anson Sheldon and that Delta dirt getting plowed. Gary😉 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Tracks, motorcycles and mules 😜 great subject matter Gary 🏅 looking at the oil streaks on the panel and drips on the ground do you reckon it was HD powered 😁 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT Matt Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I rode a mule last summer Gary. This picture was taken at the beginning of a trail ride. The mounts were from a dude ranch in the area. We rode 5 miles into a mountain lake. The ride in was fairly uneventful and lunch at the lake was nice. I won’t say much about the ride down but this mule didn’t want to take me back out, to put it nicely. I won, I guess, but If I never ride another hay burner that’s just fine with me. Red tractors will take me where I need to go. 🤠 Speaking of IH red, I’ve been doing a little spring maintenance. I drug the Super MTA out of the shed yesterday. Changed the oil/filter, fixed a couple hydraulic lines, brake pads, and generally checked her over for the up coming spring planting. Then for some reason the alternator quit. Had one stashed in the shop so she’s charging again. Waiting for a tie rod end to show up, one is a little loose. The Super C was the next on the list. The pto shaft was worn out. Something that has needed to be fixed since I bought it. I’m not sure how it could wear like this, maybe the coupler wasn’t pushed fully in. Luckily I bought a parts tractor a couple years ago and stashed the pto unit away. Nothing wrong with the shaft but the housing was broken so I couldn’t just throw this unit in. I had to remove the pto shaft itself. This looks much better! And somehow I was able to stab the 3’ long drive shaft back into the rear end on the first try! I fought my A for an hour once and had to remove the top cover to get it together. So now I have two IH red tractors ready to go to work on a Montana farm! Tomorrow I’ll sit down and figure out my seed order. We still have snow on the ground in the shaded areas but planting season is just around the corner! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 We had a horse and later bought a mule and had for years until its death, mule was branded from US forestry service and excellent pack mule BUT not that great riding, I don't claim to be any equine expert but a horse will kinda roll and forecast what's coming, this one was like a bomb, one second your enjoying the saddle and boom your on the ground with no warning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absent Minded Farmer Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 3/19/2023 at 11:05 PM, MT Matt said: My lady friend works in the ER there and was on shift but didn’t work on him. He was alert and talking before going to surgery so I’d say he was doing as good as possible. Case of bad luck being in the wrong spot at the wrong time that day. I’ll load up the IHC goodies for you when I come up this fall. We can unroll the canvases and see what we have there. Hope they are in good shape. They have been hanging 15 feet up in the air for a good number of years! It's good to hear the guy should pull through ok! Do you know if any of the huckleberry product suffered unnecessarily? Don't know what I'd do if harm (also) befell the mountain caviar. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twostepn2001 Posted Monday at 01:37 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:37 PM A pic of the E.L. Bowman grocery store and filling station near Punkin Center in Dawson County Texas, 1940. First thing that got my attention was all the signs, mostly tobacco and soft drinks. Don't know where the ice came from but probably from a ice house in nearby Lamesa, Texas. At first l thought that old windmill was busted until l looked closer and saw it was a electric generator wind turbine. Can anybody identify those two cars? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Binder Guy Posted Monday at 05:15 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 05:15 PM 3 hours ago, twostepn2001 said: A pic of the E.L. Bowman grocery store and filling station near Punkin Center in Dawson County Texas, 1940. First thing that got my attention was all the signs, mostly tobacco and soft drinks. Don't know where the ice came from but probably from a ice house in nearby Lamesa, Texas. At first l thought that old windmill was busted until l looked closer and saw it was a electric generator wind turbine. Can anybody identify those two cars? They are coupes from the 1930s, but you already knew that, didn't you, twostepn2001! Maybe Roger would know? Gary😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twostepn2001 Posted Monday at 07:27 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:27 PM 2 hours ago, Old Binder Guy said: They are coupes from the 1930s, but you already knew that, didn't you, twostepn2001! Maybe Roger would know? Gary😁 Well, the info on the pic said it was taken in 1940, so l figure they had to be at least no older than '41 models..... 😄 Plus being prior to WWII l think it would be pretty safe to say they aren't Nissan's or Toyota's or even Volkswagen's... Maybe Campbell-Bordenmobile's...?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard_P Posted Tuesday at 02:17 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:17 AM The shape of those coupes, somewhat resembling the front of a VW Beetle, is very similar to a late 30's Ford coupe. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Binder Guy Posted Wednesday at 02:08 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 02:08 AM 23 hours ago, Howard_P said: The shape of those coupes, somewhat resembling the front of a VW Beetle, is very similar to a late 30's Ford coupe. Howard P, I'd agree with you. I was going by the gas filler cap too. Gary😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted Wednesday at 03:51 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:51 AM On 3/27/2023 at 11:15 AM, Old Binder Guy said: They are coupes from the 1930s, but you already knew that, didn't you, twostepn2001! Maybe Roger would know? Gary😁 Tail lights are 38-39 Ford and having two lights makes it a Deluxe. Trunk handle says 38. Not sure on the other one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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