Working away. Ready for this year except moving it a bit closer. Have to still cut up next year's.
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Just one year prior. She's a 1956 Ford 640.
More a blunt instrument than a parade float puller - but everything works. Converted to 12V neg. ground and the rear rims are replacements. When I bought her she had been sitting and the wheels were filled with calcium chloride for ballast and were corroded badly.
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This time of year she has a special duty.
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I even made a "Mini Me" lawn tractor - rebuilt and repainted an old Agway mower. Originally all blue.
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Winters are long hereabouts.
Since replaced with a Husqvarna 24 Hp that's a delight. 3 Hp less than the Ford and 1/1,000th of the torque. Every so often my mind wanders off and that Ford reminds me it deserves respect. Have a finger it ate but a nice surgeon was able to put it back (Note - never try to clean a mouse nest out of the engine while it is running!). Have had a couple other stupid near-misses where the front wheels have been at eye level when I was carrying too much wood in the carry-all and the grade was too steep. Happily the carry-all works like the old wheelie casters on drag cars. She has the power to flip herself over on her back without missing a beat. Yikes! One reason I like this model is that the PTO can be disengaged when not needed. Live PTOs REALLY worry me.
Nice looking ford! Mower is killer too! I'll def show this to one of my farmer buddies. I'll tell him you use it to pull deer and John Deere out of the fieldJust one year prior. She's a 1956 Ford 640.
More a blunt instrument than a parade float puller - but everything works. Converted to 12V neg. ground and the rear rims are replacements. When I bought her she had been sitting and the wheels were filled with calcium chloride for ballast and were corroded badly.
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This time of year she has a special duty.
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I even made a "Mini Me" lawn tractor - rebuilt and repainted an old Agway mower. Originally all blue.
View attachment 1074985
Winters are long hereabouts.
Since replaced with a Husqvarna 24 Hp that's a delight. 3 Hp less than the Ford and 1/1,000th of the torque. Every so often my mind wanders off and that Ford reminds me it deserves respect. Have a finger it ate but a nice surgeon was able to put it back (Note - never try to clean a mouse nest out of the engine while it is running!). Have had a couple other stupid near-misses where the front wheels have been at eye level when I was carrying too much wood in the carry-all and the grade was too steep. Happily the carry-all works like the old wheelie casters on drag cars. She has the power to flip herself over on her back without missing a beat. Yikes! One reason I like this model is that the PTO can be disengaged when not needed. Live PTOs REALLY worry me.
MMMM.. Pinion Nuts..... Pinyon? Where does that tasty Mesquite come in Hvacker?
Uhm Frankn... you seem a little light. lol
MMMM.. Pinion Nuts..... Pinyon? Where does that tasty Mesquite come in Hvacker?
Uhm Frankn... you seem a little light. lol