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 Post subject: Other Projects.........
PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:41 pm 
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So, mining isn't the ONLY thing we're all into..... how about some photos / stories from other projects! I know a few of us have them coming along....(er um Chris...Doug...Brian)


Heres what I call fun in the backyard!

1946 Farmall M

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Quick story of the M
I liked antique tractors for years - my neighbors always had a bunch of old John Deeres around, and I got the bug. I liked the old farmalls, so I started looking around in the spring for an H. I made several trips and followed several leads (right Bella??) on Hs and started debating between an H and an M (next bigger model Farmall). I ended up finding an M on Ebay for a steal and bought it.............. So whats the big deal you ask??

It was in Tennessee.

Road Trip! I borrowed a trailer from a friend and my brother, gf and I blasted off that Sunday headed for Shelbyville, TN. We spent a week, all of our money and had a Blast! We stopped along the way at anything that looked interesting (caves, plantations, rail yards). We picked up the tractor on Monday, and for the next almost week we drove around exploring TN and North Carolina.. Spending most of our time in and around the Smokey Mtn National Park. Hell, even driving over / through the mtns and along the blueridge parkway with about 4 tons on the back. :roll: :lol:

Anyway, I ended up with a nice Farmall M, one heck of a trip, and memories i'll never forget.

Heres some quick photos snapped by Nicole along the road....

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First time on 'er!

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In front of the Biltmore Mansion, Asheville, NC

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My brother and Nicole getting a better "overlook" at a scenic overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Over the Tennessee River.


When I got her home I had to do some carb work, and I cleaned and sealed the gas tank. This week its getting some fluids changed... Hopefully I'll get some work outa the ol' girl this spring.



And..ummm... btw, Doug.... Crops and green... tractors are RED. :!:

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:24 pm 
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some airplane parts being laser cut.......

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the aeroplane factory is going to be in full swing operating 3 shifts starting this week!

nice tractor trip photos bank!

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PIFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF whats all this nonsense doing on here......makes me sick


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hush little puff before i knock some sense into you.

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hey the tractor is alright.....its that nonscense below it....piffffff we dont nee that junk 8)


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How about a Dodge Dakota with a Cummins 6BT from a full-size Dodge pickup?

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Engine during mock-up.

or a sled puller


http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=407903806&albumID=809716&imageID=19133331

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Tractor looks good in the snow. Nice pic,

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Well it's not a fancy truck or aircraft but...

It took a good bit of effort to get the corn plot picked.


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And a short video clip from the cab.

http://www.indianacavalry.org/AMR/MOV01315.MPG


Had to replace a seperator clutch in the field. The next step is to get the electronics upgraded.

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Yo Eric that truck is sick!!! That puppy must MOVE. Is it a stick or auto?


Doug, I gotta see your picker run if I make it out to IN. How many acres did you chop this year / what was the final tonnage of corn?

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My plot was only 2.5 acres. It was all test and breeding work. Research stuff not production. And the plot was planted insanely late so the yield was real low.

My machine is old and small. Get out here in the fall and I will get you in the cab of a BIG machine. I have a good friend who works on a farm that runs two 12-row machines.

In the Corn World: I'm an Anty mine while several farms around here are long-walling.

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UGMiner Banks wrote:
Yo Eric that truck is sick!!! That puppy must MOVE. Is it a stick or auto?


Auto. It's what the owner wanted and in the world of these diesels, the autos when built to handle the torque, perform better.


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