Mystery tool
- Gilbert C. Hoogendoorn,
1497 Gage Dr, Rock Rapids, IA 51246
The kindness of strangers
We would like to relate to you something that happened to my wife and myself when we attended the Scott-Carver Threshers 38th Old Time Harvest Steam & Gas Engine Festival Aug. 4 in Jordan, Minn. The show featured Ford/Fordson tractors, and a meeting of the Minnesota chapter of the Ford and Fordson Collectors Assn. also was held.
A young man with the association came up on a four-wheeler, assessed the situation and returned in a few minutes with John Schultz, who brought over his pick-up and some young gentlemen. They removed the tires from their rims and put the good tire on the correct rim, and then, another gentleman started up his diesel for us and blew up the tire. They helped me hook the trailer back up and stayed until I had the tire back on the ground and was ready to load again.
No matter how hard I tried to pay these gentlemen for getting me out of a bad situation, they would not take payment. They only asked that I return the favor to someone else some day.
So, my wife and I would like to thank Mr. Schultz and his friends, as well as the Scott-Carver Threshers and the Minnesota Chapter of the Ford and Fordson Collectors Assn. for their hospitality and kindness, and for showing once again that tractor people are "the salt of the earth."
By the way, if you're looking for a really nice time next August, give the Scott-Carver Threshers in Jordan, Minn., a try. You won't be disappointed.
- Bob and Becky Walsh
Winthrop, Iowa