My Dad's brand spankin' new 1956 JD 65 combine and his showroom Co-op E4. Those had to be the two smoothest running 6 cylinder engines on Earth, at the time. That's me on the tractor seat, my Dad off to the left, one of my gangster friends and two little neighbor kids. What a big deal that was! That combine seemed so huge. I can still hear that nice old Herc revving up. It would always correct itself for over speed on the initial speed-up. That outfit was my Dad's pride and joy. I was lucky enough to be able to haul grain for one season from Dad running that pair. I would pay dearly to be able to haul one more load away from him in our 1950 Mercury 1 ton. Taken in from of our home at 814 Pheasant St., Grenfell, SK, where I still live! View full size.