December 24th Ya Know What That Means!

Anonymous-0 · Dec 24, 2011

why Tuesday??? That sounds like here.These folks have more holidays than you can shake a stick at.....

Allan in NE · Dec 24, 2011

Nothin' better break down.

No parts 'til Tuesday! :>(

Allan

larry@stinescorner · Dec 24, 2011

HEY , give the truck fixing a rest and send us some songs on the guitar,its been a long time since we have heard you play!

Allan in NE · Dec 24, 2011

Guitar is in a transitional phase right now and not fit fer human consumption.

When I get this silly technique mastered, I’ll put somethin' up.

Allan

Allan in NE · Dec 24, 2011

Guitar is in a transitional phase right now and not fit fer human consumption.

When I get this silly technique mastered, I’ll put somethin' up.

Allan

Mike (WA) · Dec 24, 2011

With that lead-in, I thought it meant-

Holy smoke, I'd better start shoppin'!

Dad worked at Sears for awhile after the war- he said he always volunteered for the last shift on Christmas eve- they got commissions, and he said the procrastinators would come in after work, and you could sell them almost anything!

Nebraska Cowman · Dec 24, 2011

Yeah, well, the cows wanna be fed still. I like it when the Holiday falls on a Sunday because I don't have to take an extra day off. (I get Sundays off every week)

big jt · Dec 24, 2011

Well our family celebration is pretty much done. Brother goes to visit his wife's family this afternoon.

Need to finish up on the old M2 Gleaner so we have room for the contents of what may be one of the biggest Xmas gifts ever. We have a shipping container that finally cleared customs (we got the confirmation when we were opening our stockings).

Bunch of household goods and a "old" eicher tractor. It left India Sept 17 so we have been waiting very anxiously.

Anybody want to help unload a truck next week????

jt

Anonymous-0 · Dec 24, 2011

(quoted from post at 09:19:40 12/24/11) Well our family celebration is pretty much done. Brother goes to visit his wife's family this afternoon.

Need to finish up on the old M2 Gleaner so we have room for the contents of what may be one of the biggest Xmas gifts ever. We have a shipping container that finally cleared customs (we got the confirmation when we were opening our stockings).

Bunch of household goods and a "old" eicher tractor. It left India Sept 17 so we have been waiting very anxiously.

Anybody want to help unload a truck next week????

jt

I was looking at Eichers a little when I was shopping... Was told that a lot of MF parts interchange... true or false, I don't know.... Let's see the pics...

Aaron Ford · Dec 24, 2011

I got the work pager, so you know what that means... If it can break, it will. You shoulda seen my carcass on Thanksgiving...

Aaron

TGIN · Dec 24, 2011

Got through the feeding without a problem this AM , no parts needed . The ground was even froze to hold me up out of the mud BUT the cows will be wanting somthing to eat again in the morning !! The mud is getting to the point ya might loose a boot if ya aint carefull , I will take the froze ground any day !!

John Harmon · Dec 24, 2011

Explain "eicher tractor" Never heard of one of those before.

big jt · Dec 24, 2011

Yes eicher and MF were under some sort of similiar
ownership at one point. The one I am bring in is a
241. Don't think there was any massey parts in this
dude.

Tractor was my wifes wedding gift to me and getting
it through customs has been the bain of our
existance the past month.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 24, 2011

So, just out of curiosity, how'd you end up living in the States and buying a German tractor from India???? That's an afternoon worth of conversation in itself......

big jt · Dec 24, 2011

Eicher is a brand. Very common in India. The model comming in is prob the most popular over there. Far as I have been able to tell I will likely have the only 241 here in the states

Bob Huntress · Dec 24, 2011

Flying Reindeer season.

IaGary · Dec 24, 2011

Broke the drawbar on my MX200 when the dirt scrapper was up on the bank and the tractor was down the bank.

Guess those drawbars aren't made to have a up pull on them.

Anyway we had to order one Wednesday and they said with the Holiday we won't see it till Wednesday.

That was a $600 boo boo on my part.

Gary

Rollie NE PA · Dec 24, 2011

When I was a kid it seemed like the apron chain on the manure spreader would always break on Christmas or a Sunday. That meant forking off the load and fixing the chain. Too bad you can't get dairy cows to take the day off.
I am sure some of you guy's can relate to the apron chain!

dieseldoc · Dec 24, 2011

I just replaced both apron chains on my new holland 195. I DO know what you mean.

dieseldoc · Dec 24, 2011

Why not weld it ? I have welded several for guys that pull big manure tanks. Alot cheaper than 600.

big jt · Dec 24, 2011

Yes it is a afternoon of conversation.

Short version I was born and raised in Iowa, Met a
lovely lady from Delhi, got married!!

Saw these 241's over there doing just about
anything imaginable and wanted one. Since we
wanted to also bring in much of her household
furnishings we did the whole works in one go.

Oddly enough Dave we met face to face the first
time in London.

jt

Anonymous-0 · Dec 25, 2011

(quoted from post at 21:37:43 12/24/11) Yes it is a afternoon of conversation.

Short version I was born and raised in Iowa, Met a
lovely lady from Delhi, got married!!

Saw these 241's over there doing just about
anything imaginable and wanted one. Since we
wanted to also bring in much of her household
furnishings we did the whole works in one go.

Oddly enough Dave we met face to face the first
time in London.

jt

Good for you..... I googled it and didn't really see many here in Germany either.... Hope you make out OK with parts.

My 1st experience with London was walking out of a subway and asking directions but hadda go thru about 8 folks before I found one that spoke english..... :roll:

Mike (WA) · Dec 25, 2011

Don't remember spreading manure on Christmas, but I can sure relate to the dairy cows. We had to get chores done before presents- I'm sure it built character, but seemed like a drag at the time.

big jt · Dec 25, 2011

They have been made in India since the 60's I think
about the same deal as the Mahindra's that are made
from the same tooling as the british IH's.

As to parts I picked up a bunch of filters and
maintenance stuff. Not intending to work it very
hard, it will mostly be a show tractor.

There are a few youtube vids of this model.

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