my dad has a 1930's model alice chalmers tractor he paid $150 for. he rebuilt the carb and replaced the points and it has been the best tractor ever. does all the yard work at his place.
From: Neil the VWDUDE <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tcb] Re: Ouch! Dangit. (kinda gross -- read with caution) Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:32:39 -0700 (PDT) A several ago, we got a 1928 Farmall for $25...spent about $200 rebuilding and refurbishing...the thing was a helluva workhorse...Mom sold it for $900 when she moved... Tractor Supply had/ordered everytrhing we needed... Pulled the bush hog, pulled stumps, logs everythang we needed it to pull! --- Conrad Klahn <conradk@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Now you know why the property was cheap. Wait 'til > you get the > estimate for water and septic tank. :-) > > On The Samba I saw someone in Texas who was looking > to trade a tractor > for the VW...or pick up a beat-up baja bug. > > I'm sure there is some yokal around there that has a > front end loader. > > On Aug 22, 2007, at 1:26 PM, Gerald V. Livingston II > wrote: > > > Now I remember why I've been becoming less > physically active as I > > age. My > > entire life I've been a clucking futz and I've > discovered that my > > ineptitudes hurt more now than they used to. > > > > I took the three wheeler to the property to start > spotting the high > > ground > > areas because I really would like to put up a > garage/shop for the > > VW's and > > tools first, even if it's a "knockdown" with a > raised plank floor > > that I > > move later to a spot with a concrete pad. <--- VW > content > > > > As you can see from the pictures the property has > already been > > cleared of > > trees. > > > > Well, they cut the trees, pulled the stumps, and > ... stopped. > > > > Land of 1000 lakes (each about the size of a > missing tree stump). > > > > On the first attempt at a "ride around" I made it > about 10 feet into > > the > > property before I discovered a tree lying under > the weeds. No problem > > except for the big branch of it that flipped up > when I hit the main > > trunk > > with the 3-wheeler. The branch that caught my toes > at just the right > > angle > > to shove my big toenail down hard enough at the > tip that it sliced > > my toe > > up pretty badly. Still bleeding after 20+ hours > when I move. Doesn't > > look > > like I'll lose the toenail at least. > > > > So, I hopped around for a few minutes letting my > shoe fill with blood > > thinking I really should have gotten those boots > before the first > > ride. > > > > Then I got back on and finished the "survey". > Getting back to the > > road was > > ... interesting. With all the holes just deep > enough to grab a tire > > the > > 3-wheeler pretty much went whatever direction the > holes guided it. > > There > > was no real ability to steer at all. > > > > Now I'm torn between looking for a 4-wheeler ATV > or looking for > > something > > like an old beat up International Scout or Jeep > CJ-5 to use while > > burning > > off the overgrowth and dragging logs out of the > way. > > > > Once again I kinda wish I hadn't got rid of the > untitled '60 pan. That > > would have made a good marsh buggy with bigger > tires and no body. > > <--- more > > VW content. > > > > G2 > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out.http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469
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