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    A funny we can all relate to

    On a serious note,that could be symptoms of a mini stroke.I recently had my second one.I was talking but made no sense in what I was saying.Wife took me to ER.I was some what confused for a couple hours but it cleared up.Doctor put me on a baby asperin daily.The first time several years ago I...
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    Fire ant again

    You got bit by A fire ant.Come to Texas and get 20 or 30 up your pants.You will be looking where you can get your pants off,hopefully not in a public place.....The one row farmalls were popular with small farmers in my area,especially vegetable farmers.There are still many 140s and even 274s...
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    breaking plow for Super A

    I think it can work.However the cub is narrower between the mountings.It would need spacers on a Super A or 140.There is a video on you tube of a guy useing one on a SA.I got one for free and have looked into putting it on a SA,but have not done it.It looks like to much work.To work...
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    buying pb blaster

    At TSC computer wanted my age to purchase tire plugs.Clerk looked at me,didnt bother to ask.It was obvious it has been 45 years since I was 18.What is dangerous about tire plugs?
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    seed corn prices, dead horse I know..

    It seems most new varities are bred to be planted at high populations,Seed companies get to sell more seed.More profit for them.more expense for farmers.With high populations you are screwed in a drought.Back when I was planting corn I planted a Funks varity that would make two large ears,and...
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    New Holland 451

    From the rear there is a bolt under the pulley.Tighten the 3/4 in nut until about 1 in deflection on the belt.If belt is tight but still slips you need a new belt even if it still looks good.They are good mowers.
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    Snakes in the Shop

    I have always wondered how a snake can crawl into the rafters or get in the attic of your house.They dont have claws.
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    farmall 140

    Side dresser,cultivators and planters all will fit.
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    Tractor makes transmission noise when balinghay.

    My 2040 chirped on every stroke,even when new,
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    Plugging puncture in tractor tire

    A deer left his antler in my pasture and the rear tire of my Deere found it.A small horn the size of a pencil did the damage.How large of a puncture in a tubeless tire can be plugged? Do the string type come in more than one size? Is adding tire cement to the plug of any value?Would slime help...
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    disc hiller vs. cultivator

    It will cut tie vines and nut grass instead of dragging on the shanks.
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    The eyes of Texas . . .

    Greetings from Cypress, Harris county in the great nation of TEXAS
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    Question, long stroke low RPM vs high RPM engines

    On JD utility tractors,3 and 4 cylinder engines,with 4.33 stroke,exept one with 5.0 in. stroke,all are rated at 2400 or 2500 rpm.All appear to be good engines and that the 5 in stroke engine works well at 2500 rpm.Could the 3 cylinder engine be engineered with a 5 in stroke and could it hold up...
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    in your sixties?

    More......Gras control in yard was the milk cow and her calf.....father milking cow twice a day,mother pasturizing milk with a modern electric pasturizer,mother making cottage cheese and butter,making ice cream in deep freezer out in an outside barn and running out to stir it....washing clothes...
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    in your sixties?

    There was a bucket on the back porch wher mom poured dish water and vegetable peelings and you were constantly being told to empty it across the fence.....Hot water was a kettle on the stove.....Weak water well so bath was a kettle of hot water and 5 gallons of cold water and reused by father...
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