Boy, this is a fun read. I was born in 53. At that time Pa was farming with a 36 JD. B--42 JD. A and bought new in 52 a Case D. Milked a handful of cows and raised pigs and chickens. Running about 180 acres of corn, beans, wheat , oats and alfalfa. Then in 58 he traded the Case D for a new Case 700. In 60 he bought the farm that I am now on. 280 acres. Quit milking the cows and bred them to a Herford bull. In mid 60s he traded the A for a 60 JD. and added a 50 JD. He farmed that 280 acres until the day he died in 1992. He had lots of opportunities to buy and rent more land and had the cash to do it but not interested. Just wanted to mind his own business and do the best job he could with his 280 acres. He was very successful and died a very wealthy man.
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Today's Featured Article - The Nuts and Bolts of Fasteners - Part 2 - by Curtis Von Fange. In our previous article we discussed capscrews, bolts, and nuts along with their relative hardness and thread sizes. In this segment we will finish up on our fasteners and then work with ways to keep them from loosening up in the field. Capscrews, bolts and nuts are not the only means of holding two parts together. When dealing with thinner metals like sheet tin, a long bolt and
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