Friday, December 26, 2025

Workhorse

 


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  1. Corn that is processed like this is for animal feed.

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    1. Izzat why they're called "corn binders"?

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    2. All corn is shelled from the cob directly in the field. Only a very small percentage of farmers still leave corn on the cob to be shelled later. And no, corn processed like that isn't just for animal feed.

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    3. That's how all corn is processed. Sweetcorn and that decorator corn gets picked by hand, but fields of corn likr that are picked by combines. The grain wagons are loaded and sent to the elevators and then that corn goes all over. Ethanol, animal feed whatever, even saw some go a distillery that made rum.
      Corns corn.

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  2. Sweet truck, looks rugged.

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  3. That was my dream truck in high school. Same color, 392 V-8, 5 speed manual transmission. IH trucks were famous for their ability to transmute themselves into iron oxide deposits. Still pulls at my heartstrings, though.

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  4. IH trucks handled like tractors too, low and slow

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    1. That's what's wrong with me I'm not old I am just a tractor. Thanks for the pep talk I really needed it

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  5. put it in compound low gear...adjust the throttle...sit back and steer.

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  6. The guy who designed the bodies for International trucks, Travelalls and Scouts must have transferred over from the refrigerator design department of International Harvester. We actually had an International refrigerator in the shop. Worked fine.

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    1. Long ago in guard company, my issued M1 was manufactured by IH. Cleaned it when issued and after several range visits. Other than that never did anything other than dust it off and run a patch through for inspections. Even in high humidity Washington, DC it never showed even a suggestion of rust.

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  7. Drove one for the state highway department. Only issue was stretching the fuel to the next town if it was more than 30 miles away. We had to fill them up twice a day when working local - small tank and silly mileage.

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