Why does no one respond on here?

I'm not looking for any big thank you's here, but I would really appreciate knowing that what I spent time researching and sending was received and read.

Whatever happened to common courtesy and manners?

I'm not ashamed to post my real name and location. Why do the folks with questions not post their identification?

Stan Huff
Melbourne, Florida

Good to hear from you! Yes, you did indeed respond, so don't feel like I was picking on you, OK? There have been a couple of good responses over the months, and I'm beginning to realize that this board is not used that much.

Sounds like you have your plate pretty full with projects, and I sure hope you get that 730 back in the family soon. I know what it feels like, although I don't have my dad's '41 B, I have an identical one. One problem surfaced a few months ago, however. When I bought my '41 B back in '92, I was so pleased to have one just like Dad's '41. My brother found some old Farm Account Books a while back, and Dad's tractor was actually a '43...so much for old memories, eh? That would explain why I remember so many things about when he was farming with horses...things that I would not have remembered if I was 4 when he got the tractor but certainly did remember because I was 6 when he got it.

Take care,

Stan

Mitch Sisson
Bellefontaine, MS

Good to hear from you. Did you ever make contact with Al Meier in Jacksonville about the IH 3444 front-end loader/backhoe?

I will say that you are one of the few exceptions to my question, and I'm glad of it.

Where is Bellfontaine? I had some shirt-tail relatives in Starkville many years ago (isn't that where Mississippi State is, Jerry Clower's alma mater)?

Stan

Never got around to looking for the backhoe. I haven't had much time to play so far this year.

Today was the first pretty day I've had free this year. I decided to fire up my real toy and do a little grading. This is a project that needs to be done, but riding that tractor was more like play than work. I need about four more days like today to finish the job, but I probably won't get em before the boys move in to plant cotton. Oh well, there's always next year.

Sposed to rain again, so I'll go back to working on toys 'til it firms up again.

Neat story about meeting Jerry Clower. Another southren humorist I have come to really enjoy is Lewis Grizzard...he was from Georgia, though, so he may never have made it that far west - LOL.

Hope you got all the work done you wanted to before it rained again.

Stan

I see your name and worthwhile comments on the JD board regularly and enjoy your comments. You'll see me on the JD board from time to time. I'm an old (66) Indiana farm boy from Noblesville, just north of Indianapolis. I have a '41 JD B and a middlin' size collection of farm toys, Green Magazines back to 1987, Toy Farmer magazines back to 1988, Toy Tractor Times magazines back to 1988, and a lot of other stuff the wife thinks I should throw out.

Moved to Iowa in 1961 and to Florida in '77, and worked for a division of Rockwell International for 34 years.

I do an article for Green Mag from time to time (latest one in Feb. issue)...not so much technical but about the good folks and fun to be had in the old tractor hobby.

My brother used to live in Salem, Indiana. 20 years ago or so.

Best regards, and thanks for the comeback. If you go down a little farther on this board (if you haven't already) you'll see what I mean about the non-communicators.

Stan Huff
Melbourne, FL

Try again..... Here's a shot of my favorite newer toy. A 4440 Precision, like my real one. John

Stan