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Mark Poss

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• Apr 14, 2017

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Trying to stir up a little dust

 

old popper

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• Apr 14, 2017

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Looking good.

 

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coonie minnie

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• Apr 14, 2017

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Looks like fun, but perhaps the weather needs to cooperate for dust?

 

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Mark Poss

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• Apr 14, 2017

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Hit it with the disk early and let the sun and wind get to it, dried nicely so late afternoon hit it with the drag and then threw some grass seed down.I guess I don't already have enough grass to mow

 

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coonie minnie

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• Apr 14, 2017

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Is it a G, or GM?

 

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Mark Poss

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• Apr 14, 2017

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1946 GM, sheet metal is a little rough but the old girl runs great

 

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GreenEnvy

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• Apr 14, 2017

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Just curious what is the serial number? I have a 1946 GM too and I'm wondering how far or close we are.

 

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Mark Poss

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• Apr 14, 2017

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Don't have the serial# handy, will get it tomorrow

 

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GreenEnvy

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• Apr 14, 2017

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I don't have mine either and I'll have to get mine tomorrow. Nice G though. This is mine. Just took a carb cleaning and rebuilt magneto to get her running.

 

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Mark Poss

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• Apr 14, 2017

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They are great old tractors

 

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ArleninOr

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• Apr 14, 2017

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Mark, me thinks that dust is a little sticky. Nice looking old GM. Had my eyes on one, but it disappeared. Found out the fellow died and kids sold all his tractors for scrap.

 

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Fred from MO

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• Apr 14, 2017

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Like the shop and the tractor. The windows are nice and hi to keep the peepers from peeping.

 

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Kellyss

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• Apr 14, 2017

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Looks like a nice spot for a pumpkin patch-

 

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Mark-Ia

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• Apr 15, 2017

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Looks like a GM with the pan style seat and battery in front of the valve cover.

 

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MARV2015

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• Apr 15, 2017

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I'll be the one -but what is a GM ?? I have only really known about a G or a GW.

What makes it a GM??

 

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David G

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• Apr 15, 2017

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Looks pretty wet to work up, you might end up with a lot of clots.

 

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NoDakInMN

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• Apr 15, 2017

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(quoted from post at 09:37:20 04/15/17) I'll be the one -but what is a GM ?? I have only really known about a G or a GW.

What makes it a GM??

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Here is what G MAN had to say way back in December of 2002.

"Bob, "GM" stands for "G" Modernized or Modified depending on your choice of phrases. They were built during WWII and after when Deere wanted to raise the price of the "G" after it was styled. The War Production Board mandated that if they wanted to raise the price, they had to redesignate the tractor, or no increase would be allowed. Deere wasn't happy about it, but decided to call it the "GM". After the war, they went back to calling it the "G". There was no difference between the last "GMs" and the first late styled "G"s other than the serial number tag. The change was made sometime in the 1947 model year. They built fewer "GM"s than regular styled "G"s, so they're more sought after, although all "G" series tractors have been popular among collectors forever. I think there were somewhere around 13,000 of them built, but I could be wrong on that."

 

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Mark Poss

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• Apr 15, 2017

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Serial #18305

 

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GreenEnvy

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• Apr 15, 2017

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17112 is mine.

 

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MARV2015

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• Apr 15, 2017

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Thanks for that bit of information! I would not have ever guessed the reason. Learned something -again!

 

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NoDakInMN

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• Apr 16, 2017

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(quoted from post at 20:04:57 04/15/17)
Thanks for that bit of information! I would not have ever guessed the reason. Learned something -again!

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It also points out that being stupidly officious is nothing new for our government. It was not enough that the G was substanially redesigned in order for them to allow Deere to raise the price, they insisted that Deere abandon their model protocol as well. Makes one wonder if other manufacturers got to raise prices with minor changes but with a new model designation.

 

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WGM

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• Apr 16, 2017

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The ground looks mighty wet to be working. Look at the dirt stuck to the tires.