When I was in a jet fighter squadron in the Marine Corps, we got a new Pfc, right out of school, in the engine shop. The MSgt in charge of the shop got him on the old "50 yards of flight line" bit.
A few days later, in the process of building up an engine, the same MSgt told the kid to get him a "tailpipe stretcher", which there actually was. It was a tool to expand a metal fairing to install the fairing over a lip on the back of a jet engine. A lock ring was then installed around the fairing. I'm sure the tool had a high-falutin' military nomenclature, but it was commonly know as a tailpipe stretcher.
The young Pfc wasn't about to get taken a second time. He argued for fifteen minutes that there wasn't any such thing. The MSgt. had to get one himself and show it to the Pfc before he was convinced.
A "can of relative bearing grease" also got a few yuks at newbies' expense, "relative bearing" being a navigation term.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1965 International Harvester McCormick Farmall cub tractor 2,500. Two owner tractor. My grandfather bought new in 1966, then we inherited it. Have all the paperwork original manual and all maintenance records. It starts and moves. Comes with underbelly mower, plough, and some other attachments.
[More Ads]
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.
