Comments on: The New Slam Dunk http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/ America's favorite blog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:27:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: David http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22391 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:47:25 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22391 Here it is, Murray. Love this stuff. About Cockshutt Tractors The original Cockshutt factory was founded by James G. Cockshutt in 1877. Located in Brantford, Ontario, James operated the company until it was incorporated in 1882. Primariliy a plow manufacturer, no one is exactly sure when Cockshutt started producing tractors. By 1957 seven different models of tractors were being produced. The company was acquired by the Oliver Corporation in 1962. A very complete and excellent article on the history of the Cockshutt Tractor has been written by Danny Bowes. Here it is, Murray. Love this stuff.

About Cockshutt Tractors
The original Cockshutt factory was founded by James G. Cockshutt in 1877. Located in Brantford, Ontario, James operated the company until it was incorporated in 1882. Primariliy a plow manufacturer, no one is exactly sure when Cockshutt started producing tractors.

By 1957 seven different models of tractors were being produced. The company was acquired by the Oliver Corporation in 1962.

A very complete and excellent article on the history of the Cockshutt Tractor has been written by Danny Bowes.

]]> by: David http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22390 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:41:53 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22390 There's an old M somewhere calling your name, Murray. Kubotas don't really have any soul, as best I can tell. Certainly can't put the kind of smile on your face the old M did. Think I'll Google the Cockshutt - what a great name for a tractor. There’s an old M somewhere calling your name, Murray. Kubotas don’t really have any soul, as best I can tell. Certainly can’t put the kind of smile on your face the old M did. Think I’ll Google the Cockshutt - what a great name for a tractor.

]]> by: Murray http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22362 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:50:45 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22362 David, I'm told that the Cockshutt was made in Canada by Oliver. Can't tell you how accurate that was. Grandpa also had a Farmall M but it was several years beforeI was big enough to push in the clutch on that one. Now that I have 75 acres and need a tractor, I would love to have an M but they are available in tricycle only and my land is too steep, besides I need 4 wheel drive. Eventually I'll get a Kubota or Cub, but it won't have the soul of that M. My uncle had a John Deere B and it always looked like it was missing the engine. It took me a while to figure out that it was a flat 2 cylinder. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.netins.net/showcase/asservic/40%2520Deere%2520B%252001.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.netins.net/showcase/asservic/40DeereB1.htm&h=270&w=360&sz=38&hl=en&sig2=o5ja6DVP8fslL4Vlggp6lQ&start=10&tbnid=v4HhSh36ImZiVM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=121&ei=k1eURZvHLaXSJN_o_KMP&prev=/images%3Fq%3DJohn%2BDeere%2Bmodel%2Bb%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DRNWE,RNWE:2004-52,RNWE:en%26sa%3DN David,

I’m told that the Cockshutt was made in Canada by Oliver. Can’t tell you how accurate that was.

Grandpa also had a Farmall M but it was several years beforeI was big enough to push in the clutch on that one.

Now that I have 75 acres and need a tractor, I would love to have an M but they are available in tricycle only and my land is too steep, besides I need 4 wheel drive. Eventually I’ll get a Kubota or Cub, but it won’t have the soul of that M.

My uncle had a John Deere B and it always looked like it was missing the engine. It took me a while to figure out that it was a flat 2 cylinder.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.netins.net/showcase/ asservic/40%2520Deere%2520B%252001.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.netins.net  /showcase/asservic/40DeereB1.htm&h=270&w=360&sz=38&hl=en&sig2=o5ja6DV P8fslL4Vlggp6lQ&start=10&tbnid=v4HhSh36ImZiVM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=121&ei=k1e URZvHLaXSJN_o_KMP&prev=/images%3Fq%3DJohn%2BDeere%2Bmodel%2Bb%26svnum% 3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DRNWE,RNWE:2004-52,RNWE:en%26sa%3DN

]]> by: David http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22309 Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:06:50 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22309 Murray, Talk about an uptown tractor. Like Tammy, I was around N-series Fords, although my best friend's father got a new 1955 Case AO (apple orchard) for his orange groves. It was big, beautiful, and awesome to us kids. Murray,

Talk about an uptown tractor. Like Tammy, I was around N-series Fords, although my best friend’s father got a new 1955 Case AO (apple orchard) for his orange groves. It was big, beautiful, and awesome to us kids.

]]> by: David http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22279 Mon, 25 Dec 2006 03:29:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22279 Cool lady, Dan. That history, brains, and political enlightenment - wow! Cool lady, Dan. That history, brains, and political enlightenment - wow!

]]> by: Murray http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22268 Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:49:53 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22268 Seattle Tammy. That sounds very familiar. This is the vehicle that I first drove. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ytmag.com/gallery/br98_41.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tractorshed.com/contents/ts28.htm&h=240&w=320&sz=27&hl=en&sig2=qbEegnD66AvpjG9wu6E5mA&start=1&tbnid=DGwy8uLIYMm_nM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=118&ei=yKCORY-6G82wJbaB8YEP&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcockshutt%2Btractor%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DRNWE,RNWE:2004-52,RNWE:en%26sa%3DN Seattle Tammy. That sounds very familiar. This is the vehicle that I first drove.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ytmag.com/gallery/br 98_41.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tractorshed.com/contents/ts28.htm&h=240 &w=320&sz=27&hl=en&sig2=qbEegnD66AvpjG9wu6E5mA&start=1&tbnid=DGwy8uLIY Mm_nM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=118&ei=yKCORY-6G82wJbaB8YEP&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcoc kshutt%2Btractor%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DRNWE,RNWE:2004 -52,RNWE:en%26sa%3DN

]]> by: SeattleDan http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22255 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:13:35 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22255 That was Sea tammy above. sigh. That was Sea tammy above.

sigh.

]]> by: SeattleDan http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22254 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:51:15 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22254 Murray, I've seen all the bad storms of the last 47 years. Once in the 70's on the farm, we had no 'lectricity for 10 days. Waist high (to a kid) snows and on day 8, Dad drove us to town on the tractor. My sister and I plonked our butts on the tire fenders, clung with gloved hands on each side and had to keep our feet pinched on the rear axle. Seatbelts? Ha! hang onto the back end of <a href="http://www.tractordata.co.uk/ford/pages/ford_ferguson_1940/index.htm" rel="nofollow">this</a> for 8 miles into <a href="http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Roy-Washington.cfm" rel="nofollow">town</a>. That tractor was the first thing I learned to drive. Murray, I’ve seen all the bad storms of the last 47 years. Once in the 70’s on the farm, we had no ‘lectricity for 10 days. Waist high (to a kid) snows and on day 8, Dad drove us to town on the tractor. My sister and I plonked our butts on the tire fenders, clung with gloved hands on each side and had to keep our feet pinched on the rear axle. Seatbelts? Ha! hang onto the back end of this for 8 miles into town. That tractor was the first thing I learned to drive.

]]> by: Murray http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22244 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:58:54 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22244 Seattle Tammy, When Hurricane Isabelle came crashing through 3 or 4 years ago, we were with out electric for 30 hours. At the time I only had 1 generator and had to keep schlumping it back and forth to the shop in order to keep the freezers cold. You can't imagine the mess that several hundred frozen chicks can make when they go bad. (That's what I feed the owl). On the other hand when you live in a cabin with out running water, there are some things you don't even notice. Seattle Tammy,

When Hurricane Isabelle came crashing through 3 or 4 years ago, we were with out electric for 30 hours. At the time I only had 1 generator and had to keep schlumping it back and forth to the shop in order to keep the freezers cold. You can’t imagine the mess that several hundred frozen chicks can make when they go bad. (That’s what I feed the owl). On the other hand when you live in a cabin with out running water, there are some things you don’t even notice.

]]> by: David http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22240 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:48:41 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/12/19/the-new-slam-dunk/#comment-22240 Makes you really understand just how cold-blooded and criminal was - and continues to be - the administration's response to Katrina. Makes you really understand just how cold-blooded and criminal was - and continues to be - the administration’s response to Katrina.

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