An Alabama-Made Tractor Could Revolutionize Farming Around The Globe

Al.com ^ | 1-23-2017 | William Thornton

[Hebrews 11:6]

Hebrews 11:6, replying (at times) without reading since 1998.

[caver]

Ha! That’s me.....

[tomkat]

You got me curious, so went pokin' around the net.
Bravo ! You were right on the money .. 1957 A-C .. fuel tank shape, battery box, control locations, tail light; all fit.

Uncle ended up with it .. plowed/planted lotsa acres of soybeans, and brush hogged for years.
Sure nothin' fancy about it, but it ran like a beast.

             

[tomkat]

The pros/cons of that AL tractor aside, thanks for the thread .. good memories invoked   :-)

[Karl Spooner]

Better stick with steam!

[blam]

"Those orange machines made me recall this pic of me and grandpa on the farm about 1957-ish. Think it was some model of Ford, but not sure cuz my notes from the time are kinda scribbly ;-)"

I see that 1955 Chevrolet car sitting there in the back ground.

[blam]

"OK..., in traditional Freeper standards, I admit that I didn’t read the entire article."

Are you a graduate from the Lazmatazz school of FReeping. That's one of his strong areas of study.

[redcatcherb412]

What was old, is now new again.
Look at the old Ford tractors. Basic. Cheap. Fix at home.
And can be rebuilt endlessly.

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Amen, I bought my 1941 9N Ford Ferguson, use the heck out of it. Cost me $2k. Tried and true workhorse.

[redfreedom]

The video lists the machine as a hay baler, but it looks like a threshing machine, with the sound of a 2 cylinder JD running it.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

I used to live near Fyffe. The area could sure use some jobs - hope this catches on.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

This configuration had been around since maybe the 1920’s.

Yes, there's the tail end of one on the left, in the first photo...Allis Chalmers I think.

[Farmer Dean]

Find a decent used John Deere model B and you’re in business.

[Nailbiter]

for later

[x1stcav]

I think it was called a ‘G’.

Nothing new under the sun.

[WVNan]

Picking cotton is one of my earliest memories. That was when we lived down near the Ala. line. Over years I lived all over Tenn and Ala Plus 6 other states. Not military family, just hard times.

[WVNan]

Glad my remembering started some of you guys recalling past memories too. When you get as old as I am, memories are very important. Thanks for the memories.

[blam]

"Glad my remembering started some of you guys recalling past memories too. When you get as old as I am, memories are very important. Thanks for the memories."

Thanks.

At 73, I agree about the memories.

[caver]

Ha! I guess there are plenty of us here that follow Laz.

[Lazamataz]

Yu din’t spel miy gname rite!

[bert]

What’s in a gname?