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Sherry's Scoop
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Spring always brings a hustle and bustle of activity. There's fieldwork to be done, gardens to plant, and for some, it just means getting the tractors out of the shed for the first time since winter.
I recently got most of my equipment running, and while the batteries were dead on half of them, a little tug had them breathing life again.
I highly recommend using Av gas in the winter for storage of the gas-powered models. You won't find any gummed up carburetors or stale gas here!
It's a great feeling when that internal combustion engine takes its first breath after sleeping all winter.
I pulled my Oliver OC-46 crawler/loader out of the shed because it hadn't run for 3 years or more, and I was beginning to think the engine had seized up a little, which it probably did.
However, after pulling it about 80 feet, it was running on its own and not missing a beat.
Oh, the amount of destruction I'm going to do on a rock pile in the next week! No video game can compare.
- Sherry
Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
- Robin Williams
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May News from
Heritage Iron
TIDBIT:
DMI was started as Dietrich Manufacturing Incorporated. Founder, Bill Dietrich, stated that he never wanted to run a business. He just wanted to design equipment. After several years in business, DMI became an employee-owned company, which was eventually acquired by Case IH. Today, Bill Dietrich is still very active with his new company, DSI, which manufactures slurry injectors as well as other products for well-known companies. I recently had the honor of interviewing Bill and getting a close look at his Cat V-12 powered JD 8960 that was built for testing equipment. 10,000 hours later, it still purrs like a cat. Stay tuned for an upcoming story on this DMI muscle tractor.
FACT:
Forty years ago, according to the Official Guide of Tractors & Farm Equipment, the average price on used equipment was:
- AC D-21: $4,000-$6,500
- Case 930 Comfort King: $4,000-$5,000
- JD 5010: $6,500-$10,000
- JD 6030: $15,000-$20,000
- Ford 9600: $9,500-$12,000
- IH 1256: $6,400-$7,400
- Massey 1155: $12,300-$15,500
- MM G1000: $5,600-$7,200
- Oliver 1950: $4,400-$7,300
In The Next Issue
Issue #52 of Heritage Iron will feature the M-M G1355.
The rear half of this tractor was Oliver, while the front half was Minneapolis-Moline. With just over 1,500 units built in a 2-year span, it has become a collectible machine by both Oliver and M-M collectors. Learn more about this hybrid machine in the next issue.
If you have or had one, send a picture and some info for our Blowing Smoke section or email to laura@3pointink.com.
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Show Us Your Spring Planting Pictures!
Who's busy getting their spring planting in? Send your pictures our way of your muscle tractors working hard in the fields!
Mail to P.O. Box 519, Greenville, IL 62246; message us on Facebook; or email
laura@3pointink.com.
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