Posted by Leroy on July 24, 2023 at 06:09:56 from (98.30.20.69):
In Reply to: Re: Potatoes of 1940 posted by GermantownGreen on July 23, 2023 at 18:37:30:
Chevy did not make an automatic untill in the 50's and then only a light duty in the cars. it was either that or a 3 speed with sift on colum. Truck looks just about like we had but ours was a 49 with that same transmission but no double clutching needed. Ours was the 3/4 tone instead of a half ton and I would guess what they called a 5 window cab. Dark blue. That is what I learned to drive with. Was in the family from when it was 3 months old untill 1976 when could no longer get brakes. It had 7:00x17 tires on. and the 216 engine. Tractor looks like mine but mine is a 44 2N and we had a homemade digger like that we dug potatoes with. After all were picked up that we could find hooked to the spring tooth harrow and went over the patch and turned up as many potatoes as first picking and used that spring toot about 3 more times pulling out missed potatoes.
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