OT, On this day back in 1917 what Henry Ford was doing?

[basketcase0302]

He was supplying England with Fordson tractors as the country's supply routes had been cut off during the war:

[forrestbump]

Jeff, if you look closely, that's me, second from left, top row. I think I still have that same suit...I never throw any thing away.

Thanks for the photo, brought back great memories! Am I kidding? You decide!

[68sportcustom]

England made the most of the original Fordson tractor, Producing it nearly unchanged through 1944, and then using the same engine in a later model (e27 type) for another decade or so. The Fordson may have been a marginal success in the U.S. where farms became mega farms, but around the globe where small farms stayed small, the Fordson was a hit.

[basketcase0302]

forrestbump on Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:40 pm
Jeff, if you look closely, that's me, second from left, top row. I think I still have that same suit...I never throw any thing away.

Larry, I thought that was you man! Glad to see you made it home from Michigan to post here!
Wonder if there are many of these around still in the old tractor shows maybe?

[woods]

You bet...there is a tractor/steam engine show twice a year in Banks Oregon. Just about anything you can think of shows up. There are so many steam engines running that the outside temperature of the area increases like 10 degrees.

[basketcase0302]

The flywheelers met once a year about 15 miles from me in Florida where I lived.
http://www.floridaflywheelers.org/
Of course ex #3 (citified girly girl she was) wouldn't have nothing to do with anything like that!
She's reading this, (keeps tabs on me here) throwing crap at her monitor!

[Swegner99]

The flywheelers met once a year about 15 miles from me in Florida where I lived.
http://www.floridaflywheelers.org/
Of course ex #3 (citified girly girl she was) wouldn't have nothing to do with anything like that!
She's reading this, (keeps tabs on me here) throwing crap at her monitor!

If your not joking about her creeping here, then thats scary. Had me a stalker once upon a time, luckily that was in the nomad stage of my life and I think I finally shook her off somewhere around Sioux Falls, SD

[basketcase0302]

If your not joking about her creeping here, then thats scary.

Not joking in the least. When your married to a lady for 19 years they know everything, (did I say everything loud enough) LOL...about you! I don't worry bout' her at all snooping here, I simply never put details about my personal life here anymore. Only let a lady "throw you out to the wolves" once guys, (it's the trust thing that comes with marriage that blindsided me). It will never happen to me again.

[woods]

Bear spray works (for a couple days anyway).

[basketcase0302]

woods on Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:04 pm
Bear spray works (for a couple days anyway).

She's bout 1K miles away from me, which is also working pretty good LOL!

[woods]

Just spray it in a canning jar and mail it to her.