Milking It for All It's Worth
Dennis Nickerson has never really milked cows, nor especially liked the concept, so it's surprising to discover that he collects milking machines and related accessories. “When my brother-in-law hurt his back, I helped him, milking for a few days,” says the Menahga, Minn., man. “And I've worked on dairy farms, but I avoided milking.”
So how did he get interested in milking machines? Through his interest in gasoline engines. In 1983, Dennis added a 1947 International Harvester LB engine to his collection. When he went to the seller's farm to retrieve the engine, “we found it still hooked to a vacuum pump.”