Judging System Question?

[T. Cotten]

Talk to a member of the BoD, Tom. I think they're approachable. Most are on this forum, but they don't participate much. It might not be too far beyond the realm of possibility that you would no longer be an "outsider."

Okay, but please do not vouch for me.

....Cotten

[Sargehere]

Me? That would be the kiss of death if you mentioned any connection to me, Tom!

[rwm]

i wish you guys could use this passion to find me info on an anzani ohv single

[Sargehere]

i wish you guys could use this passion to find me info on an anzani ohv single

What do you need to know?

http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/galle...ook_French.htm
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...rcycle-engine/
http://www.britishanzani.co.uk/AnzHist.htm
http://www.reference.com/browse/Anzani

[rwm]

http://www.antiquemotorcycle.org/bbo...ad.php?t=16333
maybe somebody will know a link to a bunch of photos or what to look for in year changes.i can supply a nice frosty homebrew at waueson for good info.

[fillibuster]

Just back from a steam show/steam school in Rollag MN, great place for any old cob-roller to watch and reminisce on the good old days. Huge machinery, the oldest combines, power plant engines, the first tractors, one-offs, etc.
have to share a quote from a guy named "anon".........

Yet there are soul-less men whose hand and brain,
tear down what time will never give again!

thought it belonged here.

[Ohio-Rider]

Heck everybody is already off topic, so………

What do you think the reason is that quite e few of the guys who enjoy old motorcycles also enjoy old tractors. Those old stem engines are the best sound in the world, except for an early panhead.

Phil, Did you take any pics?

[fillibuster]

Heck everybody is already off topic, so………

What do you think the reason is that quite e few of the guys who enjoy old motorcycles also enjoy old tractors. Those old stem engines are the best sound in the world, except for an early panhead.

Phil, Did you take any pics?

I'll post the web site later. .. the chugging, the prony brake tests, are visible, but the smell!..

I thought Cotten would like the quote, but reckon he's a-buzz with his new project.

[Chris Haynes]

I got to Davenport during the week. But Saturday morning I will be found at The Steam Threshers Reunion in Mt. Plesant, IA.

[T. Cotten]

Phil!

Sunday was my day to answer to a higher authority;
Your quote is appropriate on many levels; Sadly, many among us believe that it only applies to others.

Tractor people are different from vintage motorcycle enthusiasts in one way however: They refuse to throw insane amounts of money at their toys!

I have a small collection of '30s John Deere pamphlets, as well as a framed ~24"X~30" lithographed JD thresher promotion, with an incredibly detailed etching of the beast. Tractor people have no interest in literature (nor do they arque about the exact shade of green!) Anyone interested in trading Schebler hardware should email me direct at liberty@npoint.net, and I will pack it for D-port.

.....Cotten

[Chris Haynes]

Tractor people are different from vintage motorcycle enthusiasts in one way however: They refuse to throw insane amounts of money at their toys!

...Cotten

Cotten,
You wouldn't say that if ya saw the big rigs pulling into the thresher swap meet full of reproduction tractor parts. One for Fordsons, one for John Deere, One for Allis Chambers, another for International, ETC., ETC., ETC.

[T. Cotten]

Chris!

I didn't mean they didn't have money, but that farmers are tight with it.
The annual tractor meet in my town, two weeks ago, was still pretty much a paint brush and rustoleum affair. But that is to be expected when they ride them in from the fields.

Last year I missed a WW2 drone motor that would have fit nicely on two wheels, for $150.

....Cotten

[Ohio-Rider]

Functionality is held above appearance when it comes to tractors. There are NO bragging rights in a tractors looks, only in its performance.

[fillibuster]

We might take stock in something else about tractors: they were built for longevity of service. Most were built for a rated and consistent work load, and were seldom subjected to abuse of that. Motorcycles, otoh, were built with cooling capacity closer to their limits of service, or were abused in pursuit of those limits much more frequently (my general opinion). This has much to do with our frequency of repairs and overhauls, and therefore with our availability of parts, and rarity of original-equipment machines. .. But I would not discourage moderate exercise of our motorcycles, as I feel that most were built with durability in mind. And it's GREAT to see those original cylinders still takin'
the heat.

[Chris Haynes]

I love the Mt Pleasant meet. As you approach the meet farmers will have pickups and trailers parked alongside the road selling "junk" from their farms. One piece of junk was a complete M 35 with the intake manifold attached. It cost me 15 bucks.
http://www.oldthreshers.org/