Interesting things you have, or had in the past on your place

[Richard G.]

Wasn't on my property, but at the shop I worked in. A rotary aircraft engine, that every other cylinder was used as an air compresor, for running air drive pruning saws.

I had a Wiconsin V 4 that ran on 2 and pumped with 2.

 

[37chief]

I used to have a 1928 Indian Model 401, the first four-cylinder Indian. Indian bought out Ace when they went broke, so there was actually a 1927 model, but it was just an Ace Four with an extra Indian decal on the tank- it had both Indian and Ace decals. The 401 had an actual Indian frame, similar to the 101 Scout but bigger. The problem was they used a single downtube in the front, and they vibrated real bad, so it was changed to double tubes and became the Model 402. Best I have found out is only about 225 made before the switch, and mine was an "export" bike and had stands on both ends to help with tire repair. It used to hang from the ceiling of a bar in Venezuela. A guy from Washington found out about it and asked if he could come down and maybe buy it? He showed up with a stack of those $10K banded bundles of $100 bills (I saved the bands) and kept tossing more and more out until I said OK, take it. Here it is up on top of the pallet racks

That is a great piece of Indian history. Stan

 

[Texasmark]

My dad had a WW1 V8 aircraft engine with a wood propeller It was a Hispano Suiza. It had a radiator on each side. It was fairly large, probably over 500 lbs. It was used in a avocado orchard, in Southern California to circulate air during frost. Sold it for 200.00. Dad also had a WW2 Burma Jeep. It was about twice as large the army jeeps. He cut it up when I was in the Navy. To make it tractor related I still have Dad's Farmall F 12 still sitting for the past 60 years where Dad last parked it, with the mow still attached, after cutting his last oat hay crop. I am sure there are still a few of F12's still around. Stan

I had a JD 4020 and wanted to put a loader on it and as usual was working alone with a minimum of support equipment. I hung it from a tree and when I was able to get around to it, mounted it. I worked at night as I was working a day job at the time. Apparently I made enough noise trying to get it mounted next farm neighbor came over griping about me keeping him awake......didn't offer to help!

 

[560Dennis]

Piece Arrow 6 + Lincoln welder .

 

[grandpa Love]

Most interesting things.......???? 5 kids? Never a dull moment. And now grandkids

 

[Brian G. NY]

My dad had a WW1 V8 aircraft engine with a wood propeller It was a Hispano Suiza. It had a radiator on each side. It was fairly large, probably over 500 lbs. It was used in a avocado orchard, in Southern California to circulate air during frost. Sold it for 200.00. Dad also had a WW2 Burma Jeep. It was about twice as large the army jeeps. He cut it up when I was in the Navy. To make it tractor related I still have Dad's Farmall F 12 still sitting for the past 60 years where Dad last parked it, with the mow still attached, after cutting his last oat hay crop. I am sure there are still a few of F12's still around. Stan

We were still using this "chain and bucket" well pump until I was about 10 in the early 50s.
My older sister is shown here when she was about two in the early 30s.

 

[Keith True]

I still use this pitcher pump every day in warmer seasons to wash my hands.No point in putting gallons of water and hand cleaner down the drain when there is a perfectly good pump and dish by the back door.No sink cleanup either.I kind of use it for a pre-cleanup if I'm into something really grubby,like helping a neighbor pull a calf.I also have an active outhouse by my old garage,my dad put it there when he built the house out front in 63.When he sold that in 73 we slid it back 5 feet,and spun it around so the door faces my place instead of the old house.

 

[CEP ACB]

We still have the remenents of the stump puller my ancestors used to clear the farm.
This is in west Michigan after they logged it off. They lined the stumps around the property line and then strung barbed wire on them.
This is the tri pod style with a big screw in the middle as a boy I remember it still standing , but it has since fallen over .
I hope to drag it out of the woods and set it up someday.
I also have the grub hoe and 1 chain. somebody stole the other one long ago.

 

[Richard G.]

We still have the remenents of the stump puller my ancestors used to clear the farm.
This is in west Michigan after they logged it off. They lined the stumps around the property line and then strung barbed wire on them.
This is the tri pod style with a big screw in the middle as a boy I remember it still standing , but it has since fallen over .
I hope to drag it out of the woods and set it up someday.
I also have the grub hoe and 1 chain. somebody stole the other one long ago.
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I like that idea.

 

[rrlund]

We still have the remenents of the stump puller my ancestors used to clear the farm.
This is in west Michigan after they logged it off. They lined the stumps around the property line and then strung barbed wire on them.
This is the tri pod style with a big screw in the middle as a boy I remember it still standing , but it has since fallen over .
I hope to drag it out of the woods and set it up someday.
I also have the grub hoe and 1 chain. somebody stole the other one long ago.
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Dad told me that my great grandpa lost a finger in one of those when they were clearing the last five acres on the south 40. He said he needed a bolt to put through the chain to shorten it up. Somebody said "How big?". He said "About that big." and held his finger up then stuck it in the chain. The horse lurched, the chain came tight and it took his finger right off.

 

[37chief]

They probably sold a lot of those when ground was opened up for farming. Stan

 

[jon f mn]

One of a kind sign. As many of you know we fully restored it back to 1960s neon glory.
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By the way, our annual Craven Corner party is July 18. Everyone is invited, except for the one grumpy guy.

Dang, I would have lived to come to that party.