This ol' world can be pretty small. Mebbe twenty years ago, they had a bunch of masons in town throwin' firebrick inside the stock for a new boiler at the mill. I had some friends down for the weekend from New Brunswick. Weather came off cruddy, kinda restrictin' us and we wound up down at the local dive, quaffin' beers and waitin' our turn at the pool table.
One of my friends chats up one of the brickmasons and learns he's from Ohio. Buddy recalls that I was born in Ohio, finds this remarkable and so introduces us. Nothin' to talk about but Ohio so we do.
I allowed as I moved from there when I was three, but was born in Athens.
"Athens? he asks. "Yep. Shelterin' Arms Hospital," sez I.
That brought him right out of his sneakers as he had been born there, too, and the hospital had been closed for some years by then. We got comparin' notes and discovered that he was born the day before I was, which means we had to have been kept in the same nursery for a couple of days, the way they did things back then.
A thousand miles away and thirty-five years later . . .
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 - George's Fordson Major - by Anthony West (UK). This is a bit of a technical info to add on to the article about George's Major in the "A Towny Goes Plowing" article. George bought his Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00. There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken by Harold alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that the major was produced late 19
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Oliver 550 Diesel runs like a watch three point hitch pto engine gone threw about two hundred hours ago nice clean tractor
[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.