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CAL(KS) 
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 Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 10:46am |
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WOW, alot of you guys worked and retired longer than I have been around. I grew up on a Dairy just west of Kansas City that my dad and uncle ran together until 1992 when i was 12. After that we moved west and started dryland farming in central ks. I graduated from college in 04 with a bachelors in Business but wasnt a desk job guy so went to work at the local coop and helped on the farm for a couple years. I started working as a farm truck/tractor mechanic with a friend of mine and loved it until early 09 when the economy was bad and had to move on to pay the bills. I have worked full time at a rock quarry since 09. I have 5 kids 2-12 yrs old. My Dad still farms full time and my brother with him and I have 50 acres i farm on the side as well as helping them out. We have always had orange on the farm and i enjoy using and collecting tractors and equipment, tractor pulling,going to shows and sharing orange with others. We also do dirt work and tree removal on the side with our AC construction equipment.
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Me -C,U,UC,WC,WD45,190XT,TL-12,145T,HD6G,HD16,HD20
Dad- WD, D17D, D19D, RT100A, 7020, 7080,7580, 2-8550's, 2-S77, HD15
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klinemar
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Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 9:36am |
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I am adding to my original post. My Grandfather was the original Allis Chalmers man in our family as my Dad was an IH man. I remember the first cuss words I ever heard was my dad cussing a WD with a 2 row mounted planter!Then a 1959 D17 appeared with a 4 row cultivator attached! My granddad loved to cultivate! That tractor did a lot of work when the IH 560 diesel was not broke down! We had 45 milk cows,60 sows,120 feeder pigs and 450 laying hens. When the D17 I was not cutivating, conditioning hay it was grinding feed! On slow days it hauled manure! I pointed this out to my dad years later when he wanted to replace the 560 and IH was on strike and couldn't get tractors. So he bought a 185 which I still have! Along the way we had a 170 which replaced the D17. A 200,7000,7060 which I still have and a 8050. We also had a 560 gas that was a good tractor and a true blood IH man wanted it worse than I did! We also had a 1086 IH that was the tractor from hell! That tractor was not here very long as I traded it for the 8050! When I sold the cows I downsized and sold the 170,560 and 8050. I can honestly say the Allis Chalmers tractors gave a lot less problems than the IH tractors!
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 9:08am |
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Gonna add to mine. Born and raised on a 2000 acre irrigated corn/pinto bean and dry land wheat farm. 200 head of beef cattle a small feedlot and 25?? Or so head of useless horses.in eastern Colorado right on the Kansas line. Gmaw died in 79 after a battle with cancer and they had to sell part of the farm to pay bills. The rest sold when I was 16. I left for Arkansas at 17.
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Dusty MI
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Grew up on a diary farm and continued with the diary farm for 5 years, then spend 3 years working in the Olds factory building gas tanks for the F-85s, fell into an apprenticeship with the IBEW, a very good thing. Along the way I got into home heating work and ended up with my own sheet metal shop. I retired from the IBEW in Feb. 2001. Still like fabricating and repairing things.
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Brian F(IL)
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Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 8:47am |
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I've worked for the Farm Credit System since 1980 analyzing credit and managing staff to loan money to the greatest people in the world... farmers. Own the family farm and help my buddy who farms +/- 2,000 acres. Still have some of the family AC tractors as well as buying my own and acquiring a few implements.
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Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 7:41am |
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Mine isn't as exciting as most of the stories here, but I help the neighbor's farm. I run tractor and drive the semis for them during harvest. I also sell computer parts on the side. Sadly the only Allis things I run are an old Gleaner F2 and an Allis field ripper. The joys of being in an area that never had an A-C dealer
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shameless dude
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I too like Steve Maskey started working at a Gulf station in 1970, then promoted to manager of another Gulf station in the same town, then started working with the Sheriff's Dept at the same time, eventually going full time with the Sheriff's Dept. did a lot of moon lighting jobs thru the years of just about anything and everything. started at the farm in 1977 when Dad retired, kept that going til 2016. retired from the law job in 2015. i'm just a bum now, started with the orange tractors in 1980 when I bought my 7010 brand new, and went on from there with a 180 diesel, and a 190XT diesel, then a 7080 came home with me one day. used it for several years then parted it out. all the others I still have and still use for various things.
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FloydKS
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I will chime in...Grew up on a farm...took welding in High School, (graduated 1969) then helped parents pay my college / University by welding in the summer...majored in Manufacturing Technology...worked in Quality control for bout a year and had girlfriend... God said I want you in the seminary so my girl dumped me and so did the foundry where I was working...God has a way of being persuasive...With the help of other "hints" in my life I figured why not... so 38 years ago after several years in the Seminary I was ordained. I have a WD-45 that I play with mostly a wagon and Oxnard blade on less than 2 acres..on my free day a week... ... ...thanks for asking
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desertjoe
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 9:44pm |
Well,,,I graduated High School in 1965 and headed off to IBM school in Albuquerque,,,was havin a wonderful and great time,,,, til they asked me to leave,,  I go back home and while on a nite on the town a bunch of us decided to join the Navy on the " Buddy-Buddy Plan",,,We gets a big send-off,,everybody cryin cause Vietnam was just gettin serious,,,, While goin thru physicals,,The base Commander calls me to his office and tells me I can't go as I flunked the hearing test,,!! WHAT,,?? I wount up takin the friggin hearing test 4 times before the commander finally tells me they sending me home. I gently informed the commander all 6 of us were on the Buddy-Buddy plan and if I couldn't go,,,,,none of the others would go either,,,he told me, "Son,,your "Buddies" flew out two hours ago,,,chit,,!! I go home and 3 months later another bunch of us head out to California to make us a million dollars,,,,met my future wife at a Beach Party at Point Fermin when I was with another girl,,,and,,,,and,,,the fight was on,,,,,Ya see,,I was with Donna at the Beach Party and my girl cousin introduced me to my future wife, Joyce, when Donna had to go Pee and Joyce comes over to,,,,,"talk",,, bout that time Donna shows up at a very unfortunate time and starts cryin and then runs off ,,and threatening to jump off the cliffs at the Point,,,,and,,,,and,,,there is Joyce yellin" Let the bit** jump,,let her jump",,,,,thas when I KNEW she was the one for me,,,,,  Three months later we get married in Los Angeles and decide to move back to New Mexico because of all the drugs and crime,,, We have our first of 5 boys the first year,,,, In 1969, I started working at the local refinery as a yard hand at,,,,$3.01/hour,,big money,, I started moving up as relief foreman during the annual Shutdowns and became permanent yard forman in 1974. In 1985 I was promoted to Maintenance Dept Co-Ordinator and was responsible for instituting a grass roots "process Safety Management" program working with Federal OSHA inspectors and our system became operational within two years.In 1990 I was promoted to Assistant Maintenance Superintendent over the whole maintenance dept,,,,,lots and lots of weekends working and many,many hours worrying about keeping the plant operating and people safe. After 31 years, the Company went thru a "reorganization" and an early retirement plan was offered to 51 employees. Even tho I KNEW, I was one of the ones going to stay,,,I decide I had had enough and with that many people leaving,,,things were just not gonna be what I wanted to fight,,so I decide to take the early retirement. I sometimes wonder of the possibilities but after listening to the old timers...I'm glad I left,,, Kinda of a boring life,,,huh,,,???? I started my love affair with Allis Chalmers bout 10 years ago when I was lookin for a backhoe/loader and I found the D14 Industrial in a wrecking yard. Had no idea what I had but I bought it anyway. After looking for an engine,,I find a D15 Series II LPG over in West Texas and rebuilt it while the D14 sat. Sold the D15 to an older gentleman that would not take no for an answer,,I then had plenty of money to buy an engine for the D14 and I love it,,,,,Now,,I'm looking for a certain Chevy Allis for a Parade Tractor,,,, 
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Sugarmaker
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 8:00pm |
Folks, Always interesting to read these. The title of the OP is: What's everyone do? Well the wife will tell you I do what ever I want. Some days more of that gets done than other days! Have been retired 4 1/2 years and just like a kid in a sandbox! 60 years of school and work just cut into my "playin" time! Regards, Chris
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Wayne180d
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 6:44pm |
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Was a chef for 15 years, sold Schwans Ice cream for 12 years, ,managed a fast food joint for 12 years, semi retired at 62 and my old manager called one day and asked to come to work for her again at a Pilot station so until I turn 65 I will be there.
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Red Bank
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 1:21pm |
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My brother and I bought a horse boarding farm in 2002. I am a diesel mechanic and in 2009 I built a shop on the farm and Sept 1, 2013 I went full time on my own. 5 years later I have one full time employee and the one part time employee I started with. I decided to back off the number of horses we were boarding when my brother left the farm for a job in California and to keep the pastures from growing up I started making our own hay. I bought a square baler in 2017 and the guy had a 5040 Allis Chalmers he pulled it with so I bought it too and now I have a 5040, (2) 200s a Kubota 3830 with a loader and a Ferguson 30. We bought the Ferguson and the Kubota when we bought the farm.
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Dave H
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 11:42am |
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Ted, where was your base camp onn the nam vacation?
Mine was a camp Eagle between hue and Phu Bai
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Johnwilson_osf
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 11:36am |
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I burn the candle at both ends. I am a faculty member teaching geology at a local college. Married my wife and we took over her family farm. We run about 200 acres of hay and corn. Raise beef and pork.
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Allis Express: Eastern PA on Rt 80
8050, 8010, 6080, 190, D14, DA 6035, AA 6690, 5650, Gleaner F2
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JohnCO
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 11:32am |
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And, Ted J, you do a good job of it!
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"If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer"
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Ted J
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 11:04am |
Grew up on a farm (ALL A-C) and worked for my uncle fixing cars at a
Shell station part time. RIGHT after high school, My old lady........er
my lovin wife and I ran off to Niles Michigan (67) where I worked for a
Co-op in Buchanon, MI for a year. I then took a vacation in SE Asia
free of charge from Uncle Sam for two years. After I got out, I got a
job as a full time Fire Fighter for the city of La Crosse, WI. Retired
after 33 years and never looked back. During all that time, I had to
pay to feed and clothe 5 kids, (1 boy and 4 girls), so I had part time
jobs as a concrete installer/finisher, house and barn builder, installed windows for Auto Glass, catered
and cooked for weddings etc. and tended bar. I've been retired now for
16 years and have my hobby farm and a few (7) A-C tractors that I work
with (and on). Life is good!! My latest part time job (part time) is,,,,,,,,,,,,agitatin certain guys on the forum. 
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Dave H
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 9:11am |
got drafted in 65 and did not have enough sense to get out.  Did that retirement in 90 and knocked around at various jobs After that. Now kicked back on my 5 acre ranch and enjoying the heck out of it.
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SteveMaskey(MO)
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Worked at a Gulf station when I got out of school in 1970. Got married in march 72 and drafted in oct 72. Spent 2 years in army got out in 74 helped local guy that had dump truck, dozer and backhoe. In 1977 went to work for Kaiser Refractories which became National Refractories until they went belly up in 2003. Then I went to work for Purina mills making feed until 2013 when I retired at 62. Grew up on farm and started farming on my own around 1977. Now rent 100 acres row crop and own 100 acres of hay and pasture for my 30 cows
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 8:15am |
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Have always farmed and been self employed.
For 40 years my main income was shearing sheep, etc.
I quit that two years ago.
For the last 15 years of shearing, I took ever $ I could and put in to my shop. I now have 4 employees and sale/ship metal signs/art all over the world.
On shearing, it is a seasonal job and I just did it part time. You are paid by the head. But I could shear at a rate, that I would net $100+ per hour on sheep and my net for Llama/Alpaca would be $250+ per hour.
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 12:36am |
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who me? oh heck no! i'm a law abiding citizen...
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AllisChalmers37
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Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 12:02am |
 shameless dude wrote:
HD6DTOM forgots to tell you that he also raises goats and loves them! oh...and Plummerscarin...if'n you is a plumbing inspector....stay the heck away from my place! |
Surely you ain’t got some shady plumbing do ya buddy? lol
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shameless dude
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HD6DTOM forgots to tell you that he also raises goats and loves them! oh...and Plummerscarin...if'n you is a plumbing inspector....stay the heck away from my place!
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Other then two years with Uncle Sam and 6 months with the University of Colorado, I've been self unemployed. Had a small excavating business for 20 years, farmed or at least followed the neighbors around since I was 8 years old. Still farm 80 acres of hay, small grain, and pumpkins. Drive a hayride for a friend for 5 weekends in the fall. Own an orchard in western Colorado with a partner who works the place. Go to Farmers Markets on Saturdays and Tuesdays most of the summer until mid Sept, selling our fruit and flour I mill from my grain. Do the Farmers Markets as my social outlet, and the sights, as Hd6 points out, so I can spend the rest of the time by myself. Also am a ditch rider for two irrigation ditches. Turn 70 this fall, don't feel like quitting quite yet...
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"If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer"
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Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 11:00pm |
20 year Correctional Officer, Ore Dept of Corrections. Play farmer for the last 8 years 
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HaroldOmaha
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Born and raised on a dairy farm in upstate N.Y. after collage, When I got my draft notice I ran down and joined the Air Force. Spent my service in the states. The last 2 years at Offutt, Neb. One day at the barracks the phone rang, I answered it, Farmer was looking for help picking up baled hay. I got a crew together of roommates that were off duty, it turned into working for 5-6 local farmers. We did all kinds of farm labor, with me milking cows so people could take vacations, and other family things.
After I got out of the service, Married the farmers daughter. Went to electronics school, got my commercial pilots license. After a variety of jobs got into remodeling homes and doing odd jobs for businesses. Retired at 73. Glad I came to Nebr., its a 150 years newer than New York. Play with tractors, did lots of tractor pulls with my son and daughter. Last time my daughter pulled, she beat 4 JD tractors, the closes one was by 30 feet. Wish I could have filmed it.
2 years ago I met Shameless ! Might see him again next month.
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thendrix
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Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:16pm |
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Spent 16 years in machine shops as a mold maker, production operator, and maintenance machinist. Quit that 2 years ago and took over my in-laws poultry farm. We grow broiler chickens for Pilgrim's. If you go to Chick-fil-A there's a possibility you've eat one of my birds. We're going to be striking out on our own soon. We have signed contracts on 69 acres to build 6 50'x600' chicken houses on probably within the next 2 years. Should house around 220,000 birds. Also cut a little hay just to have a place to get away and be by myself.
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Was a department manager at Sears, sold building materials for Lowe's, serviced cooking equipment for a steakhouse chain, and then was aircraft mechanic and technical inspector for Department of the Army for 22 years. During all of this time I spent 2 years active, 4 reserve with the Air Force, then 30 years with the Army National Guard and 38 years as a volunteer firefighter. Have been officially retarded since October 2006 and left the FD in 2016. Still own and look after the small family farm but lease out the hay and pasture land plus I do whatever my wife tells me to do.
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Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 8:33pm |
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Worked in textile, went to trade school worked in furniture factory,uncle sam ,traveling salesman,36 years in maintance and been retired 17 years .Got a few acres and grew a few calves.Got rid of d/14, still have my restored B and finish mower and do a few acres.Wife been dead 7 1/2 years, live alone ,turned 80 last week.
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Retired in 95 from ATT after 37 years as switching equipment tech. Always kept a 5 to 10 feeder cows and showed and trained horses and farmed enough sell some hay and feed my own animals.
Wife started having dementia problems couple years ago so I am the caregiver now, still feeding 3 horses and bale couple acres of hay but don't get far from home any more.
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Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 7:06pm |
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I got out ta service in 1973. Worked as a mechanic for a FS coop for 1 year, bought a fleet of trucks, a farm fuel business was included. Did that for 14 years until the guys I was leased to wanted to buy me out. I sold those and hooked up with another guy who was 10 years older than me, we started a tire shop that sold everything from 4" tires up to the huge loader tires for the rock queries around here. After 22 years the partner wanted to retire and my back was so bad I could not continue. I then spent 11 years as credit manager for a car/truck/equipment dealership. Along with farming. My darn back continued to get worse, the pain effecting my memory. As a result I had to sell the farm, but still have a few acres of hay. Retired from farming/credit manager last June 30th. Now do farmers markets/flea markets enjoying the sights, (the young ladies). And have 30 hived of bees to take care of. Been raining here all week so I haven't been able to work with them this week. Now doing light construction work, skid loader, and doing some small electrical jobs. I'm sure glad the old gal got me into the flea/farmers mkts. The seenery is a pleasure to look at. Gonna do What Cheer flea MKT next weekend. I hope its warm/hot, the college cuties will be there in force.
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