04 May 2015

Fixing the Tractor

April 21, 1934  Worked the whole day on the tractor and put in some new piston rings.



Starting in the 1920s or 1930s, a farmer also had to be a mechanic.  When Cornelius bought his first tractor in the spring of 1933, they had trouble starting it and operating it so the dealer came out a few times to help them.  And they frequently took it to one of the country mechanic shops in the Mennonite community.  But a year later, they were able to put in new piston rings themselves, so they must have learned quickly.

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