Yeah ; Some folks did but our silo was rotted out 12" above the foundation so we dragged the grain blower out into a field and left it , I seem to recall a guy in Peterboro using a belt operated saw that would give OSHA fits to-day..=8-) .
I wish I could go too but I have to go see the Dr. about spinal cord fun (or not) next saturday , maybe they can make it so I'll be able to sleep again . -Nate Charles wrote: > > Hi Nate, did you ever run a belt driven Thresher off > of one of those J Deeres? As an old 4H'er and > FFA'er, I appreciated the memories. Still wish you > could be here next Friday for the Phoenix cruise. We > are visiting a garage that works on collector and > antique cars that is in a building that was the former > International Harvester Dealer, built in 1934. > Charlie in AZ. > > > --- rmarks10 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For you Nate, I'll have an extra one made. You have > > helped me immensly. That's the least I can do in > > return. Besides, I feel fairly certain you wouldn't > > hurt yourself with it. <grin> > > Roy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: vwnate1 > > To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 1:16 PM > > Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Hand crank bracket > > & WARNING ! > > > > > > > > > > You can always use it for tune up and valve > > adjustments , I agree > > that starting the engine , just _once_ using it > > would be cool ~ I'm > > glad I got all that out of my system a long time > > ago ~ > > > > On the farm , we had two John Deere tractors , a > > '35 Model A and > > a '37 Model B IIRC ~ we left the flywheel cover > > off and often > > started it by grabbing the exposed ring gear and > > giving it a mighty > > shove ~ > > > > I doubt I could make that feat these days. > > > > I hope you'll reconsider making perhaps a couple > > more repops as my > > old '49 work truck is festooned with old timy > > gadgets and junk like > > this as it makes me smile , most of it is > > cast-offs that are > > rusted , bent or otherwise no longer good enough > > for the show trucks > > populating most Ca. garages now . > > > > -Nate > > Roy wrote: > > > > > > Hmm..beginning to think that my original thought > > to not actually > > try it might be smarter. I've been thinking its > > sorta like the split > > rims. Dangerous if you aren't careful but not so > > bad if you are. I > > am too old to be busting myself up but I sure > > would like to be able > > to say I've hand cranked the engine just once. > > > > > > Roy > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! > > > > To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no > > body, just the email), to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > (Yahoo! ID required) > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Yahoo! Music Unlimited > Access over 1 million songs. > http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited > Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/