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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-03-14, Page 51"PP . '1,1=1.; •SPECIALS ofro,,,40. .1111 For Our Valued 11hCUSTOMERS CUSTOMERS come out and:join Extra in Walton for their •Parts & Equipment Fair MARCH 19th to 23rd '$$$ .*,OUTBAL.E THEM ALL. Li* ?_ ijriWi1 2 Ford Quality backed by a year. limited warranty & financial flexibility of 1% finan- ctng for 12 months. intrOduCtion of our "Now Fainily" 01• SQUARE BALERS MCGavin'shave.an excellent DISCOUNT on the reliable '300. 'Series .square balers or 1% financing for 18 months 'on O. Hay and Forage equipment . - . USED GARDEN EQUIPMENT YT 16 Ford w/42" mower, 2 yrs. old $2995. Sears 11 h.p. w/38" mower $1200. Ford LGT 145 w/42" mower $1800. MF #8 -rider mower •WO. Ford LT11:1 w/38" mower • $1400. Ford LTD7.5 w/38" mower and single stage snowblower $1500. Port YT 16H w/42" mower 1 yr. old "Super clean" $3000. Ford YT1811 w/48" mower 1 yr. old "a gem" $4250. Cub , Cadet w/new Honda motor w/30" mower $450: Nlid-sized performance 62 -95 -PTO horsepower. Ford tractors WE'RE MOVIN' 'EM OUT!!! 1-5610 2 Wheel 1-6610 with cab 1-7710 4 WD w/cab, Drive with 16x4 Dual 16x4 Dual Power & 164 synchro & Power & 16.9x30 18.4x34 Rear Tires. 18.4x34.13adial rear Rear Tires tires, plus load monitor. DEMO * FORD FINANCING AVAILABLE O.A.C. Ask For Details ti .ri . - •-• SERVICE WITH A 527.0245 SMILE FARM SUPPLY LTD -Nail ! . WALTON 887-6365 Ltaittatke. te. 4146,44 Ford Credit The Tractor Doctor Ries Miltenburg According to The New World Dic- tionary, "hobby's is defined as samething that a person likesto do or• study in his spare time; favorite pastime or avoca- tion. For Ries Miltenburg of IL 7, Lucknow that definition tits his love for restoring old tractors. When he was a full time dairy farmer, he spent his "spare" time at it, but now that he is retired, his • wife Marie says, he spends all of his time at it! As Ries "says, it must be a ' hobby for it isn't a Miley Making effort, - considering the number of hours that go Into each project. As much as be may joke, Ries derives a great =taunt of pleasure from it; it doesn't matter what title we put on it. Even as a young man, Ries hived, "tinkering" around machinery, as long as` it had a motor. His wife, Marie, said he was really bit by the bugafter they toured an antique tractor museum in the west in 1978, where old iron was lined up behind fences, ,as far as the eye could 'see.' '• Over 'the years Ries has restored so many tractors even he can give a definite number. Anyone who travels the ninth concession of Ashfield Township can attest to that fact. During .the good • weather, along line of restored tractors can be Seen glittering in the sun, former- ly on the dairy farm he operated, and . now just up the road at their new home. ' Re currently has six and at one time had 15 on hand. • Last year seven were sold going to such places as Manitoulin Island, Wind- sor, London and Belle River. - We all know everl,.fanner, or former farmer has a favourite make of tractor. For Ries it is the Case. When asked ' about the difficulty in obtaining parts for these older models, he said the easiest to obtain were for Case and John Deere. • This.. tractor restoration "disease" seems to run in the blood of the Mitten- . , • •• burg family. San Tany, owner of Ashfield • Service Centre, is a licensed mechanic and lends his hand when called upon; son Ben, who now owns the dairy farm, can be caught tinkering as well, and another son Maurice, who lives at home, is almost as smitten with this' pastime as is his dad. Ries' pride and joy is his restored 1950 Fordson Major,. converted to rim on wood. This wood -burning tractor was featured in this paper in 1987 and is quite familiar to area fair goers. The restora- tion job Was completed in 1985. Having no • blueprints to go by, he used his *knowledge and memories, of taw they worked and how to repair them, from when they were used dab* the war in 1945. There was no gas ration in Europe. and Holland, so it was all done by wood. Even the buses, cars and trucks were set .up for woodburning. Since that article m 1987, Ries' Fordson • has been featured in "Engineers and Engines", a magazine published in Joliet, • Illinois, as well as the "Farm • Show", published in Lakeville, Minnesota. One could say Ries and his Fordson Major have become quite famous, when one • views the stack of mail they have receiv- ed as a result. If it keeps up, Ries, you're going to need a secretary! In the summer of 1989 the Fordson was hauled to Niagara Falls to participate in an invitational two day parade sponsored. by Ford. Interest was keen as the wood - burning attachment was taken apart and explanations 'given as to how it worked. When asked if the lady of the house lent a hand as well, Ries jokingly replied, yes that she washes all of them and then he points to his collection of 16 miniatures that adorn the top of the kit- chen cupboards. For Ries Miltenburg retirement has not brought about boredom, •it has simply given him more time to spend on his hobby. ' , • 4 .1952 J.D. "B", restored by Ries Mitten - Belle River, Wade.