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I bought a piece of property a few months ago. It included an H Farmall, BF Avery tractor (re-powered with Volvo), a Clark forklift, a Cummins powered White, road tractor, 2 Jeeps, Case LA based Roustabout (1930s), and a 1947 Cletrac DD Bulldozer (Hercules 6 cyl. diesel. The forklift, Farmall, and White had all been conquered, so on Friday, My friend, Gary, came over and we started the Cletrac. It runs on 4 cylinders and occasionally 5, for brief periods. It moves, turns, and raises the blade.
Inside the building, there were 10 lathes, ranging in length from 12 inches to 15 feet. 3 horizontal mills, 2 giant power hacksaws, a one hundred (+) year old radial drill and much much more. I'm gradually getting it cleaned up.
Mike
ml.russell1936@gmail.com
Many miles of happy motoring
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Sounds like a very interesting purchase. Amazing what is on some of those old farms. I watch a guy on Utube that cleans up some of them. Very interesting what he finds. He runs a scrap year, so a lot of it goes to scrap.
1946 Chevy 3100 1/2 Ton Pickup Purchased 11/18/17 Sold 9/20
1948 Chevy Fleetmaster Coupe, Purchased 6/20/2010
1965 Chevy ll 350 Purchased Feb 2021. 3-speed Saginaw Hurst Floor Shifter 3.08 Rear End
2019 Ford Ranger Lariat Super Crew
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This is 3 acres with a 40 X 80 pole barn, fully enclosed with a concrete floor. The previous owner died last year. I bought it from his daughter, just the way he walked out of it. He was a friend of mine so I am trying to dispose of the stuff in a respectful way. He was one of a kind and a true mechanical genius.
Mike
ml.russell1936@gmail.com
Many miles of happy motoring
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With all those lovely toys I would be very tempted to move house myself.
I like that you are trying to disperse the toys to people who may get time to use them as they should be used though.
Tony
1938 1/2 ton Hope to drive it before I retire
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How’s that tinkering going, Mike? Lots of treasures to sift through, for sure!
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