Our Hobby may have a future
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Topic: Our Hobby may have a future
Posted By: JW in MO
Subject: Our Hobby may have a future
Date Posted: 03 May 2018 at 6:49pm
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While circling Kansas and Nebraska this week I spent the night in Lincoln, Nebraska Tuesday night and ate at the Texas Roadhouse. I was finishing up my meal and a young couple sat down not far from me, the young man had an Allis Chalmers hat on with the diamond logo. I wasn't dressed in anything resembling tractor collecting duds but when I finished I got up, walked over to their booth, told him, "I like your hat." He said, "thank you sir," and not wanting to interrupt their dinner I gave him my card and left. Thank goodness there are younger people out there interested in Orange. ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 03 May 2018 at 7:04pm
| hope he takes the hint! |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 03 May 2018 at 7:05pm
| he called YOU sir? whew! see how nice us nebraski peoples are! |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 03 May 2018 at 7:11pm
| Sooooo what does your card say ? |
Posted By: Wdtractorman
Date Posted: 03 May 2018 at 10:08pm
| Im just 33 but i remember my biggest problems when i was younger was money in the hobby. All the older guys could pay way more than i could for the better stuff. and most of the stuff i could aford needed so much i couldnt aford to much more than get them running. I remember my frist allis was a ca and i think it took me 5 years to get it up to shape i could actually use it any. Which i have to admit i had trouble keeping my eye on the prize. I had troble with to many irons in the fire so to speak lol. |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 04 May 2018 at 7:05am
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Old Tractors attract old men even if getting on or off them is a PITA |
Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 04 May 2018 at 7:43am
Yeah, kinda gave me a senior moment.
It has my name with the heading of Allis Chalmers Collector on it, my contact info, a drawing of my tractor in the top corners and also a couple versions of the diamond logo. ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
shameless dude wrote:Posted By: dpower
Date Posted: 04 May 2018 at 9:38am
| u get up to northeast nebraska swing by would love to talk ac and show you our tractors. Make it to the area in September and you can come to our family show even get to meet SHAMELESS!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNE-gcQg2Zo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNE-gcQg2Zo |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 04 May 2018 at 12:05pm
| and what a show it is! |
Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 04 May 2018 at 9:03pm
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That looks like a good time, lots of big tractors that I don't see much of. I expect that if me, you and Shameless got together there is a furry faced guy in Minnesota would start to worry, and probably with good reason. ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 04 May 2018 at 9:37pm
| Good grief! A guy could make a fortune making third gears for what is on the ground there. |
Posted By: Darrell G (MN)
Date Posted: 05 May 2018 at 8:35pm
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Just don't you worry about the furry faced guy in Minnesota, the Minnesota Moffia can handle anything you three come up with, especially iffin you have ole shameless wit you. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 06 May 2018 at 1:13am
| you gots all that grease washed outta yer hair yets Darrell G? I didn't make the show last year for them grease gun wars...but I hears it was fun and you gots..... |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 07 May 2018 at 11:12am
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Well JW, them nebraski peoples might be nice, but I'm betting money he was/is/ex military. I'm glad you went up to him though, probably made his day! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |