- Bill Kappler, 8527 Ravlin Hill Road, Clymer, NY 14724; (716) 355-2574
Gone but not forgotten
It was a happy day when Dad took the outhouse to the burn pile. I was 9 years old when we turned the pantry into a bathroom. I have a lot of memories with that little outhouse, the funniest was when a big raccoon chased Dad out of it.
- Ernie Henning, 1 1 03 Grand Ct., Davenport, IA 52803; (563) 326-3264
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-Arlen Wanless, Box 347, Mission, SD 57555
Memories of Avery
The article in the January 2003 issue on Avery tractors brought up a memory of one of my first experiences with heavy machinery. There may be a connection or perhaps not.
In the early 1930s, I was in my teens and was able to hang around a nearby project putting in a road and sewers. A good bit of dirt had to be hauled away, and it was done by two Best crawler tractors pulling what I think were Avery wagons. Loading was with a steam-powered shovel. The wagons were all steel with drop bottoms for unloading. They were equipped with crawler tracks instead of wheels, which kept them from sinking into the ground and making even harder pulling. Does anyone know if I have the name right and it is the same Avery company? It seems it might be. Later the job was completed using a Caterpillar D-7 pulling a cable-operated carryall scraper, it was the first in the area.
- Stuart L Faber, 5512 Evergreen Ridge Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45215; (513) 821-0943