PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Name? Ron Baker
Age? 60
State/Province of residence? Missouri
Marital Status? Married
-- How many years (if married)? 2 years July 3 (10 years together before that)
-- Wife's name (if married)? Anna Marie
Children? 4 – 6 step
-- Boys/Girls? 6 boys 4 girls
-- Ages? 22-34
Grand Children? 10
-- Boys/Girls? 4-boys, 6 girls
-- Ages? 0-9
Great Grand Children? 0
-- Boys/Girls?
-- Ages?
Do you have any pets? 1Dog (Buttons) 1 cat (Boo)
-- Names, breeds, etc.
Bichon/Zhi-tsu mix (Buttons), American Longhair/Norwegian Forest mix (Boo)
Line of work? Work for the state. The Department of Natural Resources - Resource Management and Interpretation Program My work takes me to all part of the state where we have 85 Historic Sights and Parks.
Retired or working? Working
Degree's/Licenses/Certificates? BS in Education taught Indusial Arts (drafting, wood, leather, metal and crafts) 9 years full and part time.
TRACTOR RELATED QUESTIONS
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Tractors and models owned? 1947, 1948 cub, 50 VAC, 67 140 IH
-- Any other type of farm equipment? Two Blades, Disk harrow, plow, cultivator, 42”,59” mowers
-- Combines?
-- Trailers? 2 one 14’ and one single axel 8’
-- Hay balers?
-- etc...
Are your tractors used for show or working? All show, although I don’t really take them anywhere. The Case is the only one that I have repainted. The cubs are my toys. What some call work, I’m out enjoying my time.
How much Land do you work (Acres)?A garden 80’X60’and mow what is left of 4 lots.
What was your first tractor experience (does not have to be a Farmall or Cub)? One grandparent had a 9n ford the other had a C farmall. These are the first tractors I remember.
What is your Cub's primary work? Mowing
What is the favorite Cub of all which you have owned and why? 1947, the first one I bought.
What first sparked your interest in owning a Cub? I had a B farmall when I own a farm and was looking for another when I came across the 47. I like the size of the cub.
What task/use of your Cub provides the most enjoyable seat time? Mowing and driving around town.
Favorite thing you like about Cub's and Cadets? Their size
Describe your most satisfying or frustrating experience working on your own or someone else's Cub? My second cub had the motor locked up from water getting down the exhaust. It took about three weeks of going by and trying to rock it back and forth morning and night it finally started moving. Put it back together and has ran ever since.
Do you host or participate in Cub-Fests, Cubarama, Mini-CubFests? How so? Participated, Been to Doc-Fest two times, Kansas CubFest once and Cub Arama once, Had my first cubfest ) on May 19. Mid Missouri Show Me Cub Fest.
OTHER ENJOYABLE ACTIVITIES
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What other hobbies do you enjoy?
Do you hunt or fish? Haven’t either one since 1986
-- What is your favorite game? quail
What is your favorite Sport? Don’t have any really
Do you have a favorite Sports team? I don’t really follow any teams, do stay up on most but not one in particular.
Favorite Book? None
Favorite Movie? Some of Spaghetti Westerns
Favorite Actor/Actress? (Old)Clint Eastwood/Julia Roberts-(new) Mark Harmon/Pauley Perrette
Magazine(s) you subscribe to? Red Power, MO Conservation and Natural Resources (Magazines put out by the State of Missouri)
Favorite outdoor activity? Mowing and playing with Buttons
Do you maintain a garden? Yes
-- How large? 80’X60’
-- What vegetables to you grow? Most common for this area and some experimental that I have never grown
Do you maintain a personal orchard? No
-- Type of fruit grown?
What is your favorite Quote or saying? Never bet on a Missouri team (pro or collage) to win or lose or you will be the looser.
Do you have any immediate goals in your life? Well short term, would be to get my Shed organized and finish working on both cubs and the 140. Maybe if my wife has her way, remodel the upstairs. LOL
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Name? Ron Baker
Age? 60
State/Province of residence? Missouri
Marital Status? Married
-- How many years (if married)? 2 years July 3 (10 years together before that)
-- Wife's name (if married)? Anna Marie
Children? 4 – 6 step
-- Boys/Girls? 6 boys 4 girls
-- Ages? 22-34
Grand Children? 10
-- Boys/Girls? 4-boys, 6 girls
-- Ages? 0-9
Great Grand Children? 0
-- Boys/Girls?
-- Ages?
Do you have any pets? 1Dog (Buttons) 1 cat (Boo)
-- Names, breeds, etc.
Bichon/Zhi-tsu mix (Buttons), American Longhair/Norwegian Forest mix (Boo)
Line of work? Work for the state. The Department of Natural Resources - Resource Management and Interpretation Program My work takes me to all part of the state where we have 85 Historic Sights and Parks.
Retired or working? Working
Degree's/Licenses/Certificates? BS in Education taught Indusial Arts (drafting, wood, leather, metal and crafts) 9 years full and part time.
TRACTOR RELATED QUESTIONS
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Tractors and models owned? 1947, 1948 cub, 50 VAC, 67 140 IH
-- Any other type of farm equipment? Two Blades, Disk harrow, plow, cultivator, 42”,59” mowers
-- Combines?
-- Trailers? 2 one 14’ and one single axel 8’
-- Hay balers?
-- etc...
Are your tractors used for show or working? All show, although I don’t really take them anywhere. The Case is the only one that I have repainted. The cubs are my toys. What some call work, I’m out enjoying my time.
How much Land do you work (Acres)?A garden 80’X60’and mow what is left of 4 lots.
What was your first tractor experience (does not have to be a Farmall or Cub)? One grandparent had a 9n ford the other had a C farmall. These are the first tractors I remember.
What is your Cub's primary work? Mowing
What is the favorite Cub of all which you have owned and why? 1947, the first one I bought.
What first sparked your interest in owning a Cub? I had a B farmall when I own a farm and was looking for another when I came across the 47. I like the size of the cub.
What task/use of your Cub provides the most enjoyable seat time? Mowing and driving around town.
Favorite thing you like about Cub's and Cadets? Their size
Describe your most satisfying or frustrating experience working on your own or someone else's Cub? My second cub had the motor locked up from water getting down the exhaust. It took about three weeks of going by and trying to rock it back and forth morning and night it finally started moving. Put it back together and has ran ever since.
Do you host or participate in Cub-Fests, Cubarama, Mini-CubFests? How so? Participated, Been to Doc-Fest two times, Kansas CubFest once and Cub Arama once, Had my first cubfest ) on May 19. Mid Missouri Show Me Cub Fest.
OTHER ENJOYABLE ACTIVITIES
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What other hobbies do you enjoy?
Do you hunt or fish? Haven’t either one since 1986
-- What is your favorite game? quail
What is your favorite Sport? Don’t have any really
Do you have a favorite Sports team? I don’t really follow any teams, do stay up on most but not one in particular.
Favorite Book? None
Favorite Movie? Some of Spaghetti Westerns
Favorite Actor/Actress? (Old)Clint Eastwood/Julia Roberts-(new) Mark Harmon/Pauley Perrette
Magazine(s) you subscribe to? Red Power, MO Conservation and Natural Resources (Magazines put out by the State of Missouri)
Favorite outdoor activity? Mowing and playing with Buttons
Do you maintain a garden? Yes
-- How large? 80’X60’
-- What vegetables to you grow? Most common for this area and some experimental that I have never grown
Do you maintain a personal orchard? No
-- Type of fruit grown?
What is your favorite Quote or saying? Never bet on a Missouri team (pro or collage) to win or lose or you will be the looser.
Do you have any immediate goals in your life? Well short term, would be to get my Shed organized and finish working on both cubs and the 140. Maybe if my wife has her way, remodel the upstairs. LOL
