Old Newspaper Pic's

titleist1 · Post by **titleist1** » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 12:05 pm

I came across an old newspaper backstage at the community college last night. I know the theater isn't that old so I guess somebody brought it for some reason, maybe as a prop for a past production.

Its from 1956. We were chuckling at a couple of the ads and how the big hammer of safety had not been pounded into anyone yet...

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the guy on the other side of the stump better watch his ankles or he'll be 5" shorter real quick!!

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what...no climbing harness?!?!?! :)

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freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 12:37 pm

Nice T. Thanx for the pix.

titleist1 · Post by **titleist1** » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 1:07 pm

missed loading one....Hey FF...was this the start to your years of being a model?

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freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 1:10 pm

How the hell old do you think I am?

Actually, that's my little brother!

titleist1 · Post by **titleist1** » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 1:46 pm

freetown fred wrote:How the hell old do you think I am? Actually, that's my little brother!

stovepipemike · Post by **stovepipemike** » Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 8:05 am

I know that the plow guy cannot be Fred. Plow Guy is on a Massey Harris and Fred is a Ford 8N guy. Mike

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 8:07 am

Yep, damn lil bro would never listen. If it's red, keep it in the shed!!

deepwoods · Post by **deepwoods** » Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 2:07 pm

Being a Massey guy I have to say they can take a lickin & keep on tickin. The little Fords are a favorite around here with the city boys who like to come around on the weekends to play farmer. When they brush hog with them & bust the light duty PTO I have a friend nearby who makes good $ off them fixin em up so they can go do it again. I had a brother-in-law (now deceased) who was hard on machinery and used my Massey 135 for a little brush hoggin. Wanted to trim around a pile of fieldstone and got a little too close. He was way across the valley when I heard him tangle with that rockpile. I had bad thoughts about my PTO but it turned out he busted the gearcase on the brush hog (which he owned). Massey handled it with no ill effects

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 3:36 pm

Why you young woodpecker!!! OUCH

deepwoods · Post by **deepwoods** » Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 4:18 pm

freetown fred wrote:Why you young woodpecker!!! OUCH

Young??? I came about in 1948, my Massey is a 1972. She handles a 2-bottom with ease and in good soil 3-bottom works too. I don't plow anything anymore

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 4:30 pm

Yep young!!

My 8N & me are both 1945 models. I'm down to a single bottom & like you I'm not plowin much these days. Bush hog wise, if I catch it early & stay with it I'm OK but your right about the Massey PTO & HP set up. Damn,m you got good soil down there??

deepwoods · Post by **deepwoods** » Fri. Dec. 18, 2015 6:11 pm

Soil? What's that

Actually most of the serious farmers around here run a rock picker at least every 2 or three years. They come up with every frost. I only pulled a three bottom in a friends "manicured" field. Made the Massey work just the same.