The Irony

Our yard is becoming more 'ironic' every day. We were missing one crucial piece to our collection, so Dave put a wanted ad on Craig's List for the elusive double plow we craved. It took a while (several people wrote back with outrageous prices), but we finally got the right answer, and the dream plow found us. Not only that, more items found their way to our our collection, thanks to father and son owners, Chuck and Brian.



Iron-Man Dave moves the double plow around to its new home.



The sickle bar.



Iron-Maiden. "Where's my horse?" Hope the No.4 BIG on the wheel hub doesn't apply to me!



When Brian (who even agreed to deliver the plow and a sickle bar) arrived, he had brought us two gifts. First, this beautiful and huge single plow. It looks like a gigantic CQR plow anchor for a boat.



Then he gave me this small manual rototiller that even rolls and works (great for dandelion removal!), which he believed was used in the potato fields. I love this piece...and so do the rabbits.



Jim R. and I gave Brian the tour of our yard and collection, and he invited us out to Esperence to see the other items at his and his father's barn.

Yesterday we took Brian's offer up and stopped there on our way back from the annual Gallupville Gas-Up antique tractor, truck, and car show. We also met Brian's father, Chuck, who gave us the grand tour of not only his barn and equipment, but also his whole property (140 acres). Chuck helped Dave load up a cultivator we bought, while Brian runs the tractor.



You couldn't ask for nicer, more accomodating people than these two, and Brian even said that if we didn't like anything he brought us, he would come back and get it...as if that's going to happen with us? Ha! "What arrives at the Pashley Ranch, stays at the Pashley Ranch!"

Here's what our obituary will probably end with... "Loved to not only collect motorcycles and boats, but also iron and antique farm equipment. Memorial service at 8:45 A.M., estate sale immediately following service."