Posts Tagged ‘ farmall 706 ’

Saying “so long” to an old friend on the farm

Jun 14th, 2009 | By Fritz Nordengren
Saying “so long” to an old friend on the farm

It is time this week to say good bye to my first friend at Two Mile Ranch.  That friend is Ol Red, the Farmall 706 that came as part of the property deal when I bought the farm in 2005.
I never called “Ol Red” by name except in this blog, A tractor does not have
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If it aint broke, don’t fix it, and if it is, you can fix it

Oct 8th, 2008 | By Fritz Nordengren
If it aint broke, don’t fix it, and if it is, you can fix it

You remember the tv commercial, don’t you.  Sally Struthers, of All in the Family fame, doing the voice over
Do you want to make more money, of course, we all do.
and then the screen scrolled text listing:
High School
TV/VCR repair
Computer programming
Electrician
Animal Care specialist
Auto mechanic
PC repair technician
Book keeping
Legal  Assistant
Medical office management
Hotel/Restaurant mangement
Electronics

What I didn’t know as I watched
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Ol’ Red part deux

Jun 18th, 2005 | By Fritz Nordengren
Ol’ Red part deux

Ol’ Red and I have exchanged words over the last month. I should remember he hasn’t cost me much of anything and I’ve gotten a lot of work out of him, but it’s been a difficult breaking in period. Where to begin?
When we got Ol’ Red started in the first place, the fuel lines were
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Ol’ Red

May 20th, 2005 | By Fritz Nordengren
Ol’ Red

Ol’ Red hasn’t been out of the barn for at least 1 year, probably 2 and maybe even three. Ol’ Red is a mid 1960’s IH Farmall 706 tractor with a gas engine. The sellers said the tractor was “for sale” when I looked at the place. As we haggled, I offered to include the
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