Where in PA?

I'm in Jersey Shore and I would like to come and see your machine, especially since it will give me a better understanding of the overall machine itself. You can email me directly (off the board) at [email protected] and we can make an arrangement that is suitable for you.

These model 45 loaders - I'm assuming they are trip buckets - correct? Is it possible to convert a trip bucket to a powered bucket?

What about the availability of a blade? I'm a rookie at this, but I understand that just about any 3pt attachment blade will hook to most 3 pt hitches... right?

And - I don't know if I want to post this question or not - but someone tell me why I should go w/ a model 60 rather than a Farmall H (or M) -

Thanks TOM

P.S. John -- I'll look for your email.

Got a '49 A at Fraley's acouple years ago and aside a carb/mag. rebuild she is a hard runner.

For what your doing I'd find a Farmall 300. They have a foot clutch, fast-hitch that you can convert to 3pt. and the Hydraulic valves work well with a loader.

Sorry to hear about the loss of your home. Ivan was pretty bad. I am in Nisbet and we had alot of the township underwater.

I should clarify that we didn't actually lose the home in the flood. We did however have serious damage. We're pretty much back to normal now. I rewired the downstairs, installed a new water heater, replaced quite a bit of insulation, and cleaned, cleaned, then cleaned some more. What a mess.

When the water started coming in the basement it was rising at the rate of 6-8 inches every 15 minutes. The force of the water actually blew holes in the mortar of our stone foundation. I suppose that's better than the foundation caving inward, which we were seriously concerned about. When we were forced to evacuate the water had started running in the windows in the basement like waterfalls. At that point I shut the 4 pumps off and gave up.

There were many homes in Lycoming County that had more damage than ours, in some ways we were fortunate.

I fly a helicopter for a living, and the morning of the flood we were flying around the Lycoming Creek Road, (and various other places in Lycoming/Clinton Counties). The devistation was unbelievable. Not as bad as 96 in my opinion, but still bad...

The land that we just bought is on top of a small hill. If our house floods up there they'll need Noah's Ark in town.

Regards,

TOM