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  1. Archdean

    New tires for Ol'Granny

    Klumpe, you might like this "H" owned by my brother in NY, we both grew up with Farmall's on the old farm so we never were able to forget about our childhood.
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    Show us your winch

    Pleased to help and 50' is about max, to reach more I just use a long chain.
  3. Archdean

    New tires for Ol'Granny

    Granny being a typical lady is a bit fussy getting started needless to say if you don't do the Kabuki dance with skill and finesse she says NO! NO! NO! NOT now I have a carburetor headache. Hence the homemade HOOK!! She always starts as soon as you pop the clutch. Just to prove she is a...
  4. Archdean

    Show us your winch

    Sometimes there just isn't enough time in my day, sorry about that. These are from this morning and I use it mainly to move the logs that hit my shoreline so that I am able to burn/handle with the FEL or just reposition!
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    Show us your winch

    More detail tomorrow,
  6. Archdean

    New tires for Ol'Granny

    Some of you may remember her from 1940. She is ecstatic with her NEW sneakers and runs with the style and grace of a champion! Not bad for a 70 year old, wish I could keep up with her enthusiasm since we are the same age!
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    1926 Snow Tractor

    This is a rare video of an invention that never went very far. Wait until you see the automobile version it is all on here. 1926 Snow Tractor. Talk about ingenuity! This is a 1926 silent film (on video) of a tractor-snow-machine invented by Henry Ford, shown here driving it. Watch the whole...
  8. Archdean

    Tractor Radio

    My solution! Mount an XM MYfi radio in it's little holster and use the included antenna (mount on top of the rops) now invest in a pair of (very good and very comfortable Sony headphones) about $7 and enjoy >170 channels of whatever pleases you via satellite!!
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    A Time to return to

    There is music, so get ready to adjust your sound level so that it plays softly in the background. Western Paintings
  10. Archdean

    Started 2009 Garden

    Pickleing The BEETS A little water, a row of fresh from the garden Ruby Red beets, some horse radish, vinigar and a bunch of other stuff!!;)
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    Hey Gardeners

    LOOK HERE
  12. Archdean

    I Bought an Old Rusty Piece of Junk Yesterday

    Here is an old International that works well and worth it's weight in gold (OLD IS GOOD) Thought you all would like to see how it used to be done back in my day!! Was to late at night to get ole Granny ( My Farmall B 1940) into action by hauling the square bales!!
  13. Archdean

    Splicing rope

    I learned to splice on old style 3 strand hemp rope about an inch in dia. (we used it to lift loose hay to the mow with a grapple and pulled it up with the old H tractor, it helps to beat it into shape as your working it! Suggest you obtain a hunk of 1/2" 3 strand nylon rope to practice on ...
  14. Archdean

    Splicing rope

    A "Fid" is the term that your looking for and this shows you how http://www.lehighgroup.com/ropespliceeye.htm I learned as a boy and still do one once in awhile but can't begin to tell you near as well as this PDF :sorry: http://www.neropes.com/Resources/84906_NEROPE.pdf
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    Started 2009 Garden

    Tilled the garden yesterday, just letting it settle for a few days before I plant the peas, onions, spinach, radishes and the first sowing of some lettuce seed! Also started the tomato's (Better Boy) and a few jalapeño M peppers in the green house today! How is your garden progressing?
  16. Archdean

    What ATV do you ride?

    Nearest landmark would be Fillmore NY (on a little over 300 acres mostly wooded with some flat tillable land). We grew up as boys on a dairy farm and had very diverse careers (now both retired) which never eliminated our desire to return to the farming rural life! Hence his present most...
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    What ATV do you ride?

    Thanks Deerlope, You and my brother have Maple sap in common!! A slide show of his operation follows! http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v517/Archdean/Maple%20syrup/?albumview=slideshow
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    What ATV do you ride?

    Deerlope I am interested in the RTV tracks you talked about, not for mine in OK but for my brothers in upstate NY! Please discuss likes/dislikes and a picture or two would be great! thank you,
  19. Archdean

    What ATV do you ride?

    to quote bczoom "It's not fast but what it can accomplish for chores is unbelievable." not to mention it will last forever, spendy at first but the best thing I ever bought and can't imagine being without it!! BTW nice to see you again BC!
  20. Archdean

    New lead rules send small dirt bikes to storage

    Just more insane government BS!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090215/D96C9HV80.html __________________
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