All loaded for the Tractor Show

[Ray T]

My wife and I are going to the tractor show in Big Rapids, Michigan tomorrow. This will be our first time at this show and only our 4th time showing.

Here is the old truck all ready to go.

If your going on Saturday and see these two little crawlers, stop and say "HI". I wouldn't mind putting a face to some these names on MTF. .. Ray

[jodyand]

Very nice set up and if i lived close by i would be there to see the show and to meet you and your wife. Have fun and take some pictures of the show for us.

[aguysmiley]

I was hoping you would post a picture of that truck. Looks like the J.D. really brought the rear end down. Those chrome wheels look good on there. You've added those since the last time I saw it haven't you?

[Ken N Tx]

Looks great!! Hope you have a great time and take pictures!! :wwp:

Here are some pictures of the Many Faces on MTF (http://kntx.photosite.com/MTFMembers/?slideshow=true&photo=1)..Not the same as one on one, but you get an idea.. :bannana:

[Byron R]

Ray T:: Is that a Lindman...A or B...? ..Nice looking setup..Any more pics. of the two-cylinder crawler... :thThumbsU ...B, :wwp:

[Ray T]

I was hoping you would post a picture of that truck. Looks like the J.D. really brought the rear end down. Those chrome wheels look good on there. You've added those since the last time I saw it haven't you?

With the JD weighing in at about 5500 pounds and sitting that far forward on the trailer, it almost sets the truck on the overload springs. ( lacks about 1/16 inch from touching ) .. Ray

[Ray T]

Looks great!! Hope you have a great time and take pictures!! :wwp:

Here are some pictures of the Many Faces on MTF (http://kntx.photosite.com/MTFMembers/?slideshow=true&photo=1)..Not the same as one on one, but you get an idea.. :bannana:

Thanks for photo link. It's always interesting to see the people behind the postings. .. Ray

[Ray T]

Ray T:: Is that a Lindman...A or B...? ..Nice looking setup..Any more pics. of the two-cylinder crawler... :thThumbsU ...B, :wwp:


Yup .. it's a 1945 JD Lindeman-BO.

This was at a farm auction in 1978. It was all torn apart and sitting on skids and in boxes. No one was much interested in it so I ended up with it. I adapted the loader to it while putting it all back together. Used it for landscaping around the house and maintaining the driveway. Last used it in 2001 to backfill around the foundation on a new addition to the house.

We started showing it in 2003. It is unrestored. This is the way it has looked all the time I've had it. Most of the time it just sat in the garage.

The modifications I made to it way back then have caused some mixed feelings among the JD diehards. Most seem to like it but some most definitely do not like it because it isn't "original".

I figure it has been this way for so long that it's pointless to change it now.

My wife and I enjoy taking it to shows and that is more important than whether or not it's original. It is unique and it is fun to see how people react to it.

The other crawler is a 1949 Agricat. Powered by an 8 HP Wisconsin. Picked it up last summer and haven't had time to go thru it yet. (also don't have photos of it yet )

.. Ray

[Byron R]

Theres a Guy I Know that has one of those little red crawlers..that has a water pump..made to fight forest fires ....Maybe a 100 gal.tank..Undercarrige.Its pretty hard to steer with walkerbrakes...B. :trink40..OHH YYaaa..thanks for the pics..

[drbailey]

Ray T thanks for the pics , the JD is awesome , I love the tow rig . I hope you and the mrs. have a good time at the show.

[Jim_WV]

You and the Mrs. enjoy the show and have a safe trip Ray, and thanks for sharing the pics, those are really neat :fing32:

[bontai Joe]

NICE TRUCK!!! :fing32: And nice Deere crawler. So what if it's not totally original, I'm guessing you originally got it to do work and it did what you needed. And the fact that it ain't rusting away in boxes is wonderful. Glad you put it back together and show it off.