Picture's of , John (C-IL)
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Topic: Picture's of , John (C-IL)
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Subject: Picture's of , John (C-IL)
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 8:58am
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Let's see some picture's of John .
This one was at Dale Haymakers frist ever meet,Mar 2006.Late night snak.
From left to right starting with the Bald guy ,Allen D. ,Fred in Pa (me ),John ,Jay,and Dale H.
John will be missed .
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Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 9:11am
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Thanks, Fred. A nice gesture. I don't have any pics of John to share unfortunately. But, I know there are some others that do have pictures which they will hopefully share.
Charlie, do you have some more from the WC rebuild project from Uncle Theo's show?
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Posted By: Brian Ahart
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 9:34am
Here's one from Dale's show in 2007, getting the chopper/blower ready for Butch's Model A. John is in his trademark suspenders, Brad Hopwood is looking away from the camera, Butch and son are ready to play, and Armand is trying to escape the shot. ------------- A-C Weight ID reference and other goodies at http://www.brianahart.net" rel="nofollow - brianahart.net |
Posted By: GlenninPA
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 10:07am
John was always in the middle of everything!!!! Here he is in the middle of this photo of the forum memebers at the Orange Spectacular in Hutchinson, MN in July 2006. Yes, those are the trademark suspenders! (Second Row, 4th from the left) Here is the forum picture from OPOP 2007. Again, John is right in the middle, behind Brad Hopwood.  ------------- Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment. From listening comes wisdom and from speaking comes repentance. Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise. |
Posted By: Skyhighballoon(MO)
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 10:36am
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Here are several from Dale's shows. Mike 2007: John is 2nd from the left next to Brad(MI).  2008: John' son the back of the golf cart with Fred & Uncle Bill up front.  2009: I had to crop and enlarge this one. You can see John (with his orange suspenders and light t-shirt) standing out front of his cart with the orange rotobaler top for a roof. I believe both of his granddaughters are there in the cart watching me take off in the balloon. John had told me how much they enjoyed the show and watching me fly. I glad he had the chance to spend that kind of quality time with his granddaughters.  ------------- 1981 Gleaner F2 Corn Plus w 13' flex 1968 Gleaner EIII w 10' & 330 1969 180 gas 1965 D17 S-IV gas 1963 D17 S-III gas 1956 WD45 gas NF PS 1956 All-Crop 66 Big Bin 303 wire baler, 716H, 712H mowers |
Posted By: DSpears N IL
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 12:15pm
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I had captured these 2 photos from the AC Jamboree of John and rebuild crew of the finished WC. John will be greatly missed in the AC community! I believe the John and I started the subsoiling demonstrations at the AC Jamboree many years ago! Later years he would bring his WD with a mounted mower to cut wheat stubble before we could plow the fields. I remember him and Barb arriving with the Semi and blasting the air horn!
A great Man with a great smile!
DeWayne
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Posted By: Dave Everett
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 1:08pm
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Sorry to hear of the sad loss of a great guy....i am sat behind him in 2006 GOTO.........sunglasses and hat. His A, i believe is now here in England with us.... before leaving Iowa  in England mid restoration.......   and almost finished....   |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 4:56pm
Here is a group meeting at Union Grove GOTO. John has his suspenders on as usual. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 7:31pm
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 8:10pm
Great Picture Lon ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 8:33pm
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Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 9:04pm
Only pic.I could find with John in it. He is in center w. suspenders.Dales show at the auction last summer Not John but his sweet D-15 loader   ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: ILGLEANER
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 10:35pm
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That loader is how I first met John. It was for sale down here about 5 miles from me. Went and looked at it for him,he ended up making a deal on it, and loved it. Thanks for sharing the pics. What a super guy.
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Posted By: d17brown
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 7:25am
| i traded a couple tractors for johns A, then it went to brian lindsay,the pic is on my trailer, john was a nice guy |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 7:47am
Great pictures guys of a great man! He will definately be missed! 
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Posted By: Butch(OH)
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 8:13am
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Those who knew him know that John didn't have to put a smile on for the camera. He always had one.
We had a good time at the shows, and getting there.
We travelled together to Canandaigua NY with model As in tow we raced the entire way, his 8.2 Chevy gasser against my 7.3 PS diesel Ford. He won but I would never admit it, damn did I burn some fuel chasing him, but never admitted that either, LOL. When his model A would not start with the crank he came and got me to give him a pull start. When I pointed out that pull starting tractors was STRICTLY prohibited he just grinned and said "I know that why do you think I came to you? I have a chain come'on"
At Portland we had the A on the dynomometer and the dyno operator (dresssed in JD gear) asked how much load I wanted on the A and I told him "don't hurt your machine" John was near enough to hear and about split a gut. I think we were still laughing about that when Lonn took that picture
I too will miss him,,,, a lot
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Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 11 May 2012 at 2:49pm
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Posted By: Alan (C-IL)
Date Posted: 11 May 2012 at 7:35pm
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Hey Butch...
Dad had something about pull starting tractors. Seems like I was always popping the clutch one tractor or another. Last summer we were getting ready to leave the half century of progress show in Rantoul and the Semi wouldn't start. We had to get a tractor out and pull start it. He finally traced it down to the battery cables being shot.
As for the suspenders... I'm not sure how many pairs he had, but just like in all your pictures, he was rarely without them. He even had a Sunday pair for church.
Here is a picture of dad on his WD45 with my oldest daughter.
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Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 12 May 2012 at 5:54pm
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Gosh it just seems hard to believe. I pray the for the family. John was a great guy. ------------- It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa, |