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Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« on: March 19, 2019, 09:42:07 am »
My neighbor has family coming to visit and decided to clean up some overgrown outbuildings. The property was her father's, and she knew he liked old things, but she wasn't quite prepares for what she found...
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2019, 09:44:23 am »
Give us a clue Benny.
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2019, 09:45:04 am »
Pics to follow I I can get it to upload ...
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2019, 09:56:23 am »
No joy. Same response as every time I've tried to upload anything here. Just a frozen screen. I don't use a computer for this, I can reply text fine but no vids or pics. Don't have 3 hours to upload one 5 minute video, so I give up. I'll try to post them somewhere. Sorry for he tease, but just can't wast time sitting uploading pics for hours
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...finally able to add photos!!
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2019, 10:00:13 pm »
A few nice old gas tractors...2 farmall, 2 JD, a nice old restoration Fordson [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ] >:(, and an old crawler [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2019, 10:10:21 pm »
The fordson...appeared to have an earlier restoration, it had orange paint in the engine bay where the grey was flaking. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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Bennydaheeb

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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2019, 10:14:41 pm »
The other Farmall wasn't in such great condition...maybe i can afford this one ::)
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2019, 10:17:44 pm »
There was also a nice small crawler. I'm guessing many of these were used in the local coal mines
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2019, 10:32:08 pm »
Also found this german 4 cyl turbo diesel, with a heavy 32" flywheel attached...bolted to a trailer. My old lady said he used to run a sawmill with it. I also found the blade, and one of the carriages.
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Bennydaheeb

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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2019, 10:39:15 pm »
Lastly for tonight...
Imagine. It is winter, and a nice balmy 30 degrees out. You are laying in your bed after a lovely meal of beans and cornbread when nature calls. Indoor plumbing being unobtainable...out you go to this:
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2019, 10:43:05 pm »
To cop a squat on this cold, cast iron torture chair. Proudly made in Alabama
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2019, 10:48:23 pm »
Glad you got these posted, love that F20 and Fordson

Would also love those steel wheels to be on my F20
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2019, 10:49:43 pm »
Quote from: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 21, 2019, 10:39:15 pm
Lastly for tonight...
Imagine. It is winter, and a nice balmy 30 degrees out. You are laying in your bed after a lovely meal of beans and cornbread when nature calls. Indoor plumbing being unobtainable...out you go to this: To cop a squat on this cold, cast iron torture chair. Proudly made in Alabama
Don't know that I've ever seen a cast iron toilet seat, probably not common around here with the cold winters  :D

My great-grandpa's outhouse was a 2-seater  :D
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2019, 11:09:53 pm »
Yeah Nick, I'm sure being frozen to the toilet seat would have kept anyone from using one of these in your area. More sweat than cold here for the most part
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Re: Some brush clearing reveals hidden treasure...
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2019, 11:11:37 pm »
Quote from: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 19, 2019, 09:42:07 am
The property was her father's, and she knew he liked old things, but she wasn't quite prepares for what she found...

So, have you come across anything in there that you can't live without?
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