tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post514068926063416552..comments2024-03-28T04:13:09.738-03:00Comments on The Valley Woodworker: A visit to Ross farm museumValley Woodworkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-39376511409649359492017-06-15T13:20:00.272-03:002017-06-15T13:20:00.272-03:00Updated information i found about the Post drill m...Updated information i found about the Post drill maker HR IvesValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-28545466869222824332017-06-15T06:54:57.412-03:002017-06-15T06:54:57.412-03:00Glad you liked it Ralph. These one cylinder Make a...Glad you liked it Ralph. These one cylinder Make and Break engines were very popular on the atlantic coast, but I imagined the stationary kind would had been in uses on the main land farms also?<br /><br />Bob, the museum geek Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-71791535150954525952017-06-15T06:52:23.900-03:002017-06-15T06:52:23.900-03:00Hi Matt
Yes me too! I could easily had spend the d...Hi Matt<br />Yes me too! I could easily had spend the day in there...<br />But we only had about 2 hours together, the "other kids" had longer with her... :-)<br /><br />Bob, the eternal kid at heartValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-54904889040318389762017-06-15T06:49:54.340-03:002017-06-15T06:49:54.340-03:00Wow Ken you are dating yourself :-)
But in your de...Wow Ken you are dating yourself :-)<br />But in your defense these Fordson's tractors soldier on for a loooong time. They were kind of the Model T on the farming world. I never drove farm machinery, I am a city boy (Montreal) I took the subway everywhere in town :-)<br /><br />BobValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-15780339360283680942017-06-15T06:47:07.825-03:002017-06-15T06:47:07.825-03:00Hi Jonas
Thanks, my kind of museum too :-) Love th...Hi Jonas<br />Thanks, my kind of museum too :-) Love the interaction with the re-enactors/tradesmen. Will definitely have to spend more time in there...<br />Brdgs<br />BobValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-14801301199902081282017-06-15T05:14:28.232-03:002017-06-15T05:14:28.232-03:00Great stuff Bob. The links for the make and break ...Great stuff Bob. The links for the make and break engines explained a lot. I remember seeing these on skiffs and working boats down here. Never knew what they were. Now I am off to find out more about the Fordson.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-77522826145844866692017-06-15T01:09:18.659-03:002017-06-15T01:09:18.659-03:00Good stuff, Bob. I love this kind of thing.Good stuff, Bob. I love this kind of thing.Matt McGranehttp://tinyshopww.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-83861307005166759272017-06-15T00:05:45.512-03:002017-06-15T00:05:45.512-03:00Bob,
The first motorized vehicle I drove was a Fo...Bob,<br /><br />The first motorized vehicle I drove was a Fordson tractor. It was the only tractor on the farm I was strong enough to push the clutch in with one foot. The Farmall's I had to stand on the clutch with both feet to disengage the clutch. <br /><br />Growing up on a farm in the 40's and 50's was kinda like being a draftee in the Army, one hell of an experience but I wouldn't want to do it again. <br /><br />What is hard to believe was how stable technology had been up until near mid-century and then how much and how quickly it changed after that. Folks whose lives I've touched lived in that museum. <br /><br />ken I'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-27408049807443620922017-06-14T23:30:00.561-03:002017-06-14T23:30:00.561-03:00Hi Bob
Thanks for some great pictures.
Looks like ...Hi Bob<br />Thanks for some great pictures.<br />Looks like my kind of museum.<br />Brgds<br />Jonas<br />Jonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.com