The Rural Voice, 2001-11, Page 6PARTS & EQUIPMENT -NEW & USED
TAEESWATER
GRO PARTS
R R u2 Teeswater. Ontario NOG 2S0
Phone 519-392-6111
Fax 519-392-8099
TRACTORS
White 700 4 WD w/loader
& new paint S15,000.
Ford 4610 4 WD w/loader (exc.) 524,900.
Duetz DX90 4WD 513,900.
JD AR 53,300.
MM705 / 53,500.
White 1365 w/loader 510,500.
White 1370 4WD w/loader
new tires & paint 517,000.
Nuffield 10-60 w/loader 55,500,
MISCELLANEOUS
Duck Enterprises dump trailer 52.300.
20' fifth wheel trailer 53.000.
White 588 5 furrow plow 52.000.
JD 2500 ars 5 furrow plow 51,750.
JD 1350 ars 6 furrow plow $1.000.
WRECKING
Many makes of tractors, combines. swathers.
haybines. harvesters. forage racks. balers 8
Case IH 8575 big square baler.
JD 6400, 7400, 8200, 8400. all 4WD & a Styre 8160.
Wanted tractors & equipment for salvage and resale
FARM 8. MUNICIPAL
DRAINAGE
Specializing in:
• Farm & Municipal Drainage
• Clay & Plastic Tile Installations
• Backhoe & Dozer Service
• Septic System Installations
For Quality, Experience,
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Wayne Cook
(519) 236-7390
R.R2 Latch, Ont.
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2 THE RURAL VOICE
Guest Column
Before the
By Carol Riemer
Tomorrow may be just another day
for some, but for those of us well
practised in the art of procrastination,
motivated to organize almost any-
thing but time, it offers a welcome
reprieve.
Only yester-
day, it seems, I
was busy taking
down the storm
windows and
dusting off the
barbeque, excited
that spring had
finally arrived. I
scarcely noticed,
as the seasons
progressed, how
the soft green
shades of
summer had
slowly given way
to the brilliant colours of fall.
But now, there's a definite chill in
the air. A cold wind whistles around
the corner of the house, stubbornly
searching for any breach in the stone
walls. Hurrying back from the shed
with more firewood, I remember
those ghostly "voices" in the film,
Field of Dreams, and how they told
Kevin Costner to "build it and they
will come." Only out here, firmly
caught in October's grasp, the
message sounds more like fix it, and
it will run; insulate it, and it will be
warm; nail it down, and it might even
stay put. As long as I can remember,
the insistent voices of fall have
always had the same haunting ring. A
couple of years ago, I was busy
stocking up on supplies, prudently
taking heed of all the dire predictions
associated with the Y2K crisis. Just
like having insurance, I felt some
things might come in handy in an
emergency. Still, I hoped we
wouldn't need them, and thankfully,
for the most part, we didn't.
The experience, however, did get
me thinking about the real need to
prepare for winter. No matter how
competent our technological world
seems to be, the influence we have,
when it comes to weather, is at best,
severely limited. Increasingly
unpredictable, the only sure thing
about the weather is that it remains a
constant challenge to our survival,
snow flies
and for that reason alone, it deserves
our respect.
This year, I decided to get the
whole family involved early in
preparing for winter. My husband set
a good example, cleaning out the
fallen leaves from the eavestrough
and taking time to make sure the
down -spouts were secure. Getting
into the spirit of things, I eagerly
suggested that he might also check
the roof for any loose shingles, or
perhaps, clean the chimney. He just
smiled on his way down the ladder,
and said he needed to find some
paper and a pencil to make a list.
Then I turned to the kids, who
appeared a little hesitant at first, but
eventually agreed to draw lots to see
who would wash the windows, rake
the leaves into the compost or get to
cut the lawn for the last time this
year. With that settled, I took the
opportunity to check out the wood
stove, and inspect the pipe for any
lingering evidence of creosote.
As my husband sat down at the
kitchen table, I reminded him that the
lawnmower needed to be cleaned up,
before we put it away for the winter.
According to the instructions that
came with it, the gas tank needed to
be drained, the oil and the engine
filter replaced, and the blade
sharpened and oiled.
Writing this all down, he just got
up to sharpen his pencil, when I
mentioned that the sparkplug on the
snow blower needed to be cleaned,
the oil changed, and the tires inspect-
ed for the proper tire pressure. After
seeing to that, I told him we could
turn to cleaning up the rest of the gar-
den, protecting the herbs and peren-
nials, and covering susceptible
evergreens by the side of the road.
The list grew longer, and as my
husband left to search for another pad
of paper, I continued, undeterred.
Hoping he could hear me as he
disappeared down the hall, I called
out that in case of a power outage, we
would need more batteries for the
radio. It was always a good idea to
have a blanket in the car, along with
jumper cables, flares, a collapsible
shovel, first aid kit and a rope or a
chain. A couple of granola bars
stashed in the glove box wouldn't
hurt either, especially if we got