|
Farmall Tractors Discussion Board |
Re: Hey Medfarm!
[ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Farmall Tractors Discussion Board ]
Posted by Paul Fox on January 24, 2000 at 06:07:18 from (209.222.216.5):
In Reply to: Hey Medfarm! posted by Dick Davis on January 24, 2000 at 04:45:40:
Not to steal Medfarm's thunder, but "grenaded" originally meant that the engine looked like somebody tossed a grenade in the oil pan. This is usually the result of a connecting rod or crankshaft breaking and punching a hole in the block. I believe it originated in hot rodding/drag racing, where high RPM engine failures tend toward the spectacular. Nowadays, the term pretty well applies to any major engine failure.
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
| Order Support
Today's Featured Article -
History of the Cockshutt Tractor - by Danny Bowes (Dsl). The son of a very successful Toronto and Brantford, Ontario merchant, and himself quite an entreprenuer, James G. Cockshutt opened a business called the Brantford Plow Works in 1877. In 1882, the business was incorporated to become the Cockshutt Plow Company. Along with quality built equipment, expedious demand and expansion made Cockshutt Plow Works the leader in the tillage tools sector of the farm equipment industry by the 1920's.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Late 50s early 60s international harvester 560 with cultivator
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2026 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|
