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—Supplement to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 28,1984
Swope & Bashore
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William J. Varano and Larry L.
Herr.
Receiving the International
Harvester XL Dealer award in
1978, Swope and Bashore erected a
new building during the same year
at their original location along
Route 645, six miles north of
Myerstown.
By providing modem parts,
service, and office facilities and
doubling its floor space, Swope and
Bashore has responded to the
needs of a loyal and growing
clientele.
The company counts plenty of
Gleason & Baker
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books, and, as of late 1983, Rick Located near the New York
Allison in charge of sales. border, Gleason & Baker has the
Marvin Flynn, a former G&B opportunity to service many
employee under the previous Steuben County, NY, I.H.
partnership, is Jacob’s Shop customers, as well as farmers
Foreman, with Woody Midgett from nearby Potter County, PA.
Mansfield customer Wilbur Wood's sturdy mailbox post;
a new I.H. 4186 4WD tractor, courtesy of Gleason & Baker,
Elkland, PA.
R.S. Hollinger
the original Kauffman address of
113 West Mam Street, in Mount
ville. With the newer of the two
buildings in use as a showroom,
parts department, office, and two
shop bays, the original Kauffman
building is now used as a
warehouse.
Bollinger's remains a family
operated firm with Russel in
charge of sales, LaMar as Shop
Foreman for farm equipment,
Mifflinburg Farm Supply
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bays, as well as its own com
puterized accounting system.
Key management personnel
include Sales Manager, Frank
Saner, Service Manager, William
Tallman, Parts Manager, Rick
Smith, and accountant Lois Elliot.
One of the firm’s veteran em
ployees is Albert Wolf, brother of
the former owner, and an In
ternational Harvester serviceman
with 30 years experience.
This year’s Open House is
scheduled for the week of March
15, with special savings on all parts
and equipment. The week-long
event includes Pancake Day, this
year scheduled for March 6,
featuring pancakes and sausage
for everyone; an annua! token of
the firm’s appreciatio,' for its
valued customers.
experienced personnel among its
16-member work force, including
Road Serviceman Guy Thier
wechter, and Partsman Wally
Mowrer, with a combined total of
75 years experience in I.H. parts
and service.
Larry Herr announces that he’ll
be looking for everyone at the
company’s Open House from
February 13 to 18, featuring
equipment displays, refreshments,
parts discounts, and special prices
on wholegoods. Those who attend
on Valentine’s Day will have the
opportunity to direct questions to
several factory representatives
scheduled to be on hand.
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Lynn as Parts Supervisor, and
Leonard as Shop Foreman for
outdoor power products. Russel,
himself, is Sales Manager and his
wife Esther lends a hand in the
office.
Russel invites everyone to attend
R.S. Hollinger & Son, Inc.’s Open
House on February 27 and 28, for a
look at what the elder Hollinger
feels to be International’s finest
product line yet.
Pictured with Mifflinburg’s Service Manager (L-R), Bill
Tallman, are Bud Wolfe, Ron Miller, Keith Herman, and Don
Getty, the firm’s service technicians.
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Backed by a three-year or 2,500 hour warranty, the new performance-matched power
train in International Harvester’s 50 Series two-wheel drive farm tractors features a
high-displacement, turbocharged IH diesel engine, and a fully synchronized, constant
mesh, 18 speed transmission with precision ground helical gears. The power train also a
hydraulic-powered mid-mount master clutch, a computer sensor which protests the
power shift portion of the transmission, differential lock, independent PTO, planetary
final drives and heavy duty axles, fts modular design packages the speed transmission,
range transmission and final drives in a strong unitized design for longer life and easier
serviceability.
Internationl Harvester’s new 150 h.p. 6588 and 130 h.p. 6388 2 + 2 tractors feature
improved fuel efficiency and easier shifting and steering. Both are powered by large
displacement six-cylinder diesels and have transmissions with 16 forward and eight
reverse speeds. With these transmissions, the operator can power shift up or down on
the go without declutching between 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, and 7 and 8.
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