Please forgive me for I have sinned
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Topic: Please forgive me for I have sinned
Posted By: Bill Long
Subject: Please forgive me for I have sinned
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 9:50pm
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Monday I was at Harrington Delaware - my wife was making contributions through the slots to the State of Delaware. They were setting up for the Delaware State Fair that starts this weekend. Naturally I wondered through the farm equipment that was there. WOW!!! The SIZE. When one remembers that the biggest tractor he sold was a 50 something HP D-17 then wonders around displays where the average power of the units is about 100 HP. I had trouble keeping my mouth closed when I saw the 12 row planters, and the HUGE combine headers. However, the thing that really "bowled me over" was a JD 500 HP tractor. TEN TIMES MORE HP THAN I EVER SOLD. I just could not help myself. I found a friendly person and had my picture taken with a tractor where the tires were higher than my head. Please forgive me I have sinned. Good Luck! Bill Longps Sorry the picture was too big for me to load. Just imagine an articulated eight wheel drive John Deere tractor whose tires are taller than my head.
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Posted By: DREAM
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 9:59pm
| Completely understandable Mr. Long. It's amazing to see the advances in technology that have happenned over the years. We now have "compact tractors" that are smaller than a B with air-conditioned cabs. On the other end we have the behemoths like the one you saw. They even have tractors now that don't even need an operator to carry out their day-to-day chores. They are computer controlled and GPS guided. They go out and work almost autonomously. They will even go back to the fuel tank and refuel themselves, then go back to work, all with noone behind the wheel. I always like to imagine where AC would be in this picture if they had been able to survive like JD. |
Posted By: TerryMtAuburnIA
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 10:02pm
| i use to hall the hood that tractor from ashley ind. to waterloo ia. just think thay make 15 every day. |
Posted By: bigfish_Oh
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2010 at 12:02am
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I am always thinking of the technology as amazing Grandpa.. - Grandpa brakes a part on WD45 and without talking to anyone, I have almost any part in 12-24 hours delivered. Dale or John or ? - post a 4W-305 ...STAT ------------- 1941 WC sat for 29 years,started & dynoed 27 h.p. 1957 WD45 Grandpa bought new,factory p.s.,added wfe 1951 WD, factory p.s. 1960 D14 HnMk IV BkHoe 4 sale 2014 HD Tri Glide 2009 GMC CC SLT Dually |
Posted By: Good
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2010 at 6:29am
| The newholland and deere at our fair had 50's for rear tires. |
Posted By: gcalent
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2010 at 8:37am
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Bill, if you get back down from the big city, we are having an antique pull on the last day of the fair the 31st.
PS we`ll forgive you this time ------------- Pullin With AC |
Posted By: Steve M C/IL
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2010 at 8:46am
| Confession is good for the soul.The damage is done so post a picture of the "beast" and you. |
Posted By: Ted in NE-OH
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2010 at 10:16am
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The god of the orange will forgive. ------------- CA, WD, C, 3 Bs, 2 Gs, WC, I-400, 914 |
Posted By: redline
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2010 at 10:16am
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Then to realize that one tractor has helped squeeze out at least ten of each owner's neighbors. That same owner wonders why his church, school, and local grocery store are struggling. Hmmm. Makes you wonder if it really is progress. ------------- If it weren't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done! |
Posted By: GlenninPA
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2010 at 11:06am
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Bill,
If you really want to be absolved, email me the picture and I will resize it so that you can post it...
Glenn
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Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2010 at 11:56am
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Another one to see and wonder is go by the Kinze plant. They build some of the biggest planters available. I think I heard they make a 50 row planter. Fill that baby up with a semi I'll bet... ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2010 at 1:30pm
------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
GlenninPA wrote:Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2010 at 5:35pm
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Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2010 at 5:36pm
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Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2010 at 5:38pm
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My Sincere thanks to Glenn in PA for resizing the pictures so they could be posted.
I guess you have all seen these huge units but for a city slicker who usually views older units this was an eye opener.
Good luck!
Bill Long
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Posted By: Brian S(NY)
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2010 at 7:45pm
------------- God made man.Sam colt made man equal. |
Posted By: Eric[IL]
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2010 at 11:12pm
| Don't forget about GPS steering capability. Straight rows are everywhere now... |
Posted By: Lance/SC
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2010 at 6:30am
| Bill, I think it will be OK if all you touched was the tire. After all, since WWII they all had them round black things so I guess you could say that is a generic part, huh? LOL |