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Mitchissippi
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 Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:02 am Post subject: Cotton Packer |
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Just finished this one up.
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IaGary
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:08 pm Post subject: Re: Cotton Packer |
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Because of the angle you shot that it looks very real.
If it weren't for the lettering and shine on the tires you could pass it off for the real thing.
Gary
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Mitchissippi
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:08 am Post subject: Re: Cotton Packer |
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Gary, that's about the best compliment I could get!
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Mike Lau
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: Cotton Packer |
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Very nice job! Looks like you could hop in and drive it away.
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Stan - Florida
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:55 am Post subject: Re: Cotton Packer |
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I agree that it is a great job! Could you explain to an old Indiana farm boy what it does?
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Stan
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Mitchissippi
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:37 am Post subject: Re: Cotton Packer |
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Stan, this rig was used to tromp down cotton in a wagon. The picker would dump into the wagon and the the cotton would be all fluffed up - Two dumps and the wagon would look almost full. This rig could pull back and forth along the side of the wagon and reach over into it and pack the cotton down. Then two more pickers could dump without spilling a lot of cotton over the side of the wagon. The packer would then come back and knock that down. We would usually send a wagon on to the gin with 4 dumps until the the gin got busy and empty wagons started getting scarce. Then we might stay on them longer with the packers and put 6 or 7 dumps on each one.
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Stan - Florida
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:29 am Post subject: Re: Cotton Packer |
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Mitch,
Thanks for the education. I've seen the new stuff at the Sunbelt Ag Expo at Moultrie, GA, and they seem to have eliminated the need for a packer.
Stan
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Mitchissippi
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Cotton Packer |
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oh yeah . . . packers are out - builders are in. Very few wagons hauling cotton here now.
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