Color Bashing - Specs., Facts, Opinions & B.S. - a gradation.A youthful collector recently raised the question of Color-Bashing in a discussion. Color Bashing usually occurs when the perpetrator presents B.S. as fact/specification (or opinion as specification). With steely resolve I will limit myself to one example. To wit: "- a man with a 3- point could mow half the field before you could bolt a No 5 mower on an old B." " - hang the mower one day and mow the next." We made a lot of mistakes on the farm, but one we did not make was trying to cut hay with the 8N or cultivate with it after a spring shank hit a small rock hauled from the cowyard and took out 40 rods of an 80 rod row. That row happened to be directly in line with my Dad's line of sight from the breakfast table. We put the mower on B and later the A after chores, mowed as much hay as we could haul 3 days hence, dropped the mower and put the cultivator on (before quicktach irons) and cultivated until the hay was dry while the 8N sat in the shed waiting for chance to pull the rake. Dropping the mower, putting on the cultivator and having a midmorning cup of coffee took less than 15 minutes. Neither were we foolish enough to hook the 8N to the baler and trailing wagon when we finally got a baler. If you disagree, bring your mower, you can use our 860 or you can borrow the neighbor's 8N, and we will have a contest. We will have to content ourselves with clipping pasture, as the hay needs to be conditioned. I will pay handsomely for each acre you cut before I get to the pasture, (using Computer's Rule to round to the nearest acre) and if you collect anything I will make an additional contribution (double what you collect for the first acre) toward your travel expenses. Two questions, do you want the tread at its wide or narrow setting for the mower/cultivator and should we have a penalty for hay left standing as a result of not cutting a square corner?
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