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Post by photax on Sept 7, 2010 15:45:32 GMT -5
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Post by Doug T. on Sept 7, 2010 16:19:20 GMT -5
Hi MIK! Great photos! It looks like my kind of fun, nice and dirty  Doug |
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Post by nikonbob on Sept 7, 2010 16:29:21 GMT -5
MIK
You got some interesting shots there. Yea, crazy farmers having fun, sort of reminds of of the old TV show "Tool Time" with Tim Allen.
Bob
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Post by daveh on Sept 7, 2010 17:50:05 GMT -5
MIK, superb. Did you do the 24 hours yourself?
Was it the same as Le Mans with teams of two or three drives? Do you know who won? They seemed to spend a lot of time in the air.
Bob, "Tool Time" - great series, my sort of silliness.
Dave.
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Post by herron on Sept 7, 2010 22:27:27 GMT -5
Fascinating shots. Tractor racing ... what will they think of next?  |
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Post by photax on Sept 8, 2010 13:46:26 GMT -5
Hi ! Have many thanks for your comments. We watched the race till midnight, with some pit stops at the beer tent , fortunately we had the opportunity to stay overnight in a weekend home not far away. We returned late in morning at the race track. Every team had four drivers and they started in ( i think ) five categories, depending on the break-system and engine power. The overall-winner was this John Deere from 1967. MIK  PS.: I also like the "Tool Time" TV series ! |
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Post by daveh on Sept 8, 2010 14:25:42 GMT -5
MIK, just a small point, if by "break-system" you mean the system used to stop the tractor the word is "brake". Don't ask me what the German is though! Dave
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Post by Randy on Sept 8, 2010 22:05:16 GMT -5
I ran my old Allis/Chalmers WD45 on blacktop once. I had it in 4th gear at full throttle and I was told I was going 28mph. At that speed it was bouncing all over and was hard to control. I can't imagine racing like this bunch is.
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Post by Doug T. on Sept 9, 2010 9:49:00 GMT -5
Dave, It's Bremsen, with the s pronounced kind of like a z. Whatever they're called, it's nice when they work Doug |
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Post by photax on Sept 9, 2010 14:12:49 GMT -5
Dave, thank you for your note, I am dependent on that help, I am still learning  I am writing this, not knowing if "dependent on" is exactly the right wording, but I am glad if 90 % of my sentences makes sense... Doug, you found the right German word ! MIK |
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Post by daveh on Sept 9, 2010 14:42:44 GMT -5
MIK, 99% - and more - of what you write makes perfect sense. That is far more than is usually the case on forums. The general standard of written English from English speaking people is appalling. This forum is the most honourable exception I know of.
We would use "dependent on".
Some though are more problematic: take different. There are variations: different - from, to, than. The correct form is often said to be "different from" but all three are in common usage.
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Post by Doug T. on Sept 9, 2010 15:04:18 GMT -5
Thanks MIK! I like German, it's a very gruff sounding language, and I really do love to growl Doug |
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Post by John Parry on Sept 9, 2010 20:19:45 GMT -5
Mik
You write it, we'll make sense of it! Not sure it's a good idea to come on here hoping to brush up on your English - we can't even agree how to spell colour!
Regards - John
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I am writing this, not knowing if "dependent on" is exactly the right wording, but I am glad if 90 % of my sentences makes sense...