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Richard Casady

On Fri, 29 May 2009 05:13:22 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Take a Ford 8N tractor. I believe 26hp.
If on solid ground, I'd pull your boat, AND your SUV around like they
were toys. Mechanical engineering courses my ASS.

My uncle had one of those. I just bought a new 25 hp John Deere. It is
somewhat smaller that an 8N. We needed a loader. Nice machine. 4 wheel
hydrostatic drive. Single lever for the loader. The wife gardens,
plants raspberrys and so on and on and we get sawdust mixed with
horse**** from the nearby stable, and wood chips from a tree service.
Big pile of gravel as well. Today I fixed the low spots in the drive,
and moved a bunch of wood chips. I hadn't run a loader in 30 years,
but I managed to get the bucket full. It won't pull as much as an 8N
since its lighter, but it can drag the Navigator. Does anyone know why
a truck needs a four cam motor?

Casady