Tractors!

mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
in The Clubhouse
...vintage, of course ;-)

As seen at the local Fourth of July parade yesterday (the, ahem fourth of July):

27999602252_cfc449423a_b.jpg099 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

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(this one is being piloted by our town administrator)

28068219906_c4562809a5_b.jpg111 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
(looks like some aftermarket front tires on that one!)

27999687132_b632d03302_b.jpg136 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    That's not a parade, that's normal traffic on a NH road. Especially the one with the guy dragging his house/sugar shack.. :p
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,023
    Yeah, your town administrator needs to get those car tires off his JD50 and get some legal tires on there. His "50" decal is also at the incorrect angle. And his rims are an incorrect color. Lol.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    dromunds wrote: »
    Yeah, your town administrator needs to get those car tires off his JD50 and get some legal tires on there. His "50" decal is also at the incorrect angle. And his rims are an incorrect color. Lol.

    Were the "spin-out" rims original to the 50 Series?

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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,023
    I am wondering that myself, now that you mention it and I take another look. The early 50 series had the "windowpane" rims and I'm not aware of the 50 series having the spinout rims. I think the later 50 series had the rims with the circular holes rather than the windowpanes.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,023
    Maybe "windowpane" is not the correct term for the early 50 series rims, but they had an oblong circular cutout, whereas the later 50 series had a circular cut out. The rear tires/rims looks too wide for a 50 as well. He's missing the clamshell fenders also. Lol.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    "Windowpane" is a memory from back in the day, but it had nothing to do with tractors!
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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    ^^a 4-way/
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,023
    Ha ha. Windowpane was both. Oblong holes in the center castings of early 50 series JD tractors, and a memory from the late 60's/early 70's of a completely different variety, like how many holes does it take to fill the Albert Hall. Lol.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,780
    They were selling these shirts when I was in PV last month. Thought they were funny..

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    youse guyses is killin' me...
    I'll take a picture of the Taylor's Deere tomorrow if'n I remember... I do know it's got solid rubber front tires -- I noticed the clearly wrong tires on the Mac's Maple tractor... but I wouldn't have a clue 'bout the other two JDs.

    I like the shirt... funny lookin' Deer(e), though. Must be a Central American thing...
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    meanwhile -- here's a Borgward. Can't wait for the Borgward fanboys to chime in! ;-)

    28102253885_8a0279caf1_b.jpg116 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    Love the old tractors, and "Classic tractor fever" on rfd channel.

    some of those Midwestern folks and on up into the Canadian farmland folks have some awesome pieces of machinery, love the little guys too but dadgum, some o those things are monsters
    humpty dumpty was pushed
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,245
    what a neat looking town Mark, thanks for posting these up.
    keeping thinking some days, I need to find some small town somewhere with a Main Street and swimming hole...
    I disabled signatures.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    We have a magnificent swimming hole underneath the covered bridge... 'bout a mile and a half from my house by road (probably less than a mile as the groundhog scurries). Just sayin'...

    27632350782_31fbed42a2_b.jpg054 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    No state income tax, either.
    Again, just sayin'.


    27535339284_f4f28ff4e7_b.jpg055 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    (the deep pool is actually under the bridge; it's a bit of a clamber to get down to it and I was too lazy when I was takin' pictures last month... but you get the idea, I hope)

    In all seriousness, c'mon up & visit some time! The best times of year are late may through mid June and September-October. Winter is good if one likes winter sports and is tolerant of cold weather :-)


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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    ... of course, in the interest of full and complete disclosure... in the summer time, traffic can be a factor.

    27665535846_e196f9e93a_b.jpg051a by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    ;-)
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    Looks like a great place to call home Mark, I love a small town parade and all the festivities.

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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited July 2016
    I used to know a little lady who would have loved that bridge brother.
    humpty dumpty was pushed
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    New England is great on holidays.
    The Memorial Day parade and ceremonies in Harvard MA (our long-time previous home) was always very moving.
    They have a great Fourth of July Parade and festivities, too (including fireworks).
    Our neighbors here in NH usually have a big fireworks display later in July (fireworks are legal here; live free or die, sucker!).

    19604543606_b6d7a0c7bf_b.jpg224 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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