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My father is 99 years old and living in assisted living. He?s locked down right now, so we talk on the phone every day. A few days ago we were talking
about him helping his father farm, when he was a 17 and 18-year-old teenager. I asked him what kind of tractor they had , and he explained that it was
a John Deere B that could use different fuels. They bought the B used , so it must?ve been a 1935 or 36. He said it would pull 2-14s in that red clay soil.
Next he explained how they would use the fuel system. He would start on gasoline and run it till the engine got hot, about 15 minutes. Then he would
switch it over to Kerosine And work the rest of the day until just before quitting , then he would switch it back to gasoline and run it until he was sure the
carburetor was full of gasoline so that it would start the next day. Apparently kerosene was much cheaper and more available than gasoline back then.
He called Kerosine ?heating oil.? He farmed with that B until He went into the service for World War II and shipped out to the South Pacific. For 99
years old he is still very lucid and able to discuss technical issues. Interesting how well he remembers these things from 80 years ago. He said that the
gasoline tank was 2 gallons and the kerosene tank was 5 gallons. Does that sound right?
about him helping his father farm, when he was a 17 and 18-year-old teenager. I asked him what kind of tractor they had , and he explained that it was
a John Deere B that could use different fuels. They bought the B used , so it must?ve been a 1935 or 36. He said it would pull 2-14s in that red clay soil.
Next he explained how they would use the fuel system. He would start on gasoline and run it till the engine got hot, about 15 minutes. Then he would
switch it over to Kerosine And work the rest of the day until just before quitting , then he would switch it back to gasoline and run it until he was sure the
carburetor was full of gasoline so that it would start the next day. Apparently kerosene was much cheaper and more available than gasoline back then.
He called Kerosine ?heating oil.? He farmed with that B until He went into the service for World War II and shipped out to the South Pacific. For 99
years old he is still very lucid and able to discuss technical issues. Interesting how well he remembers these things from 80 years ago. He said that the
gasoline tank was 2 gallons and the kerosene tank was 5 gallons. Does that sound right?