Antique Wagon Auction Brought In Big Bucks

During his lifetime, Walter Umphrey built a huge collection of Western, pioneer and hunting artifacts at his Timberline Ranch north of Beaumont, Texas. He was known far and wide for his philanthropy and work as a personal injury lawyer, especially when his team won a $15.3 billion settlement against the tobacco industry for the State of Texas.

Umphrey died in September 2021, and family members held an online dispersal auction of his personal items. The sale included a large collection of wagons, carriages, farm tools, implements and equipment. His collection of horse-drawn buggies, carriages and wagons was always stored inside, so they were in original condition and brought top dollar from collectors, says Terry Allen, who lived at the Umphrey’s ranch for 30 years...Read More!

“Poor Man’s” Grapples Do The Job

Quinton Tschetter’s five-tine passive grapples drop in place when he tips his loader bucket. Raising them is as simple as pulling on a rope. He says the Poor Man’s Grapples work even better than his first brush grabber (Vol. 45, No. 3) that used a length of railroad rail on chains to retain material in his 4-ft. wide loader bucket. These grapples are lightweight dump rake tines. 

“I tried them out on a bunch of branches the first time I used them, and they worked better than I expected,” says Tschetter. “When I tip the bucket forward, they fall down over the material in the bucket...Read More!

Rare Welbike Restored For Military Museum

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Post Puller “Amazingly Powerful”

“Last spring I was getting ready to have knee surgery so I wasn’t feeling up to fixing a fence post in the back yard that needed work,” says Rowdy Sloggett, Heisson, Wash., who came up with a new tripod post puller that turned out to be strong enough to pull the metal post and concrete footing out of the ground with no problem.

“I had lots of time to think while recovering from my surgery so I took a pencil and notebook out to my shop and went to work. I wanted something strong enough to pull a post but that wouldn’t mess up the yard or flower beds while doing it....Read More!

Liberty Quote

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”

~ Harry S. Truman

Bling Bling

Ole was shopping at the mall when he met his friend Sven outside the jewelry store. Sven noticed a small, gift-wrapped box in Ole’s hand.



“Vhat have yew got dere?” asked Sven.

“It’s Lena’s birtday tomorrow,” replied Ole. “When I asked her dis morning vhat she vanted for her birtday, Lena said, ‘Oh, I dunno, dear, yust get me someting with lots of diamonds.’”

“So, vhat did you get her?” Sven asked.

Ole said, “I bought her a deck of cards.”