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"Stand-Up" IH Beverage Cooler
Dale Mounce works for All States Ag Parts in Downing, Wis., one of the largest tractor salvage companies in the country. So, it just seems natural that when he's entertaining at home he serves up beverages out of a standup cooler with a big IH logo on front.
  The wood cooler stands about 3 1/2 ft. off the floor and is painted red with black legs and a black IH logo on front. It measures 4 ft. long by 20 in. wide and 16 in. deep and is built from 1 by 4-in. pine. The interior is lined with 2-in. thick Styrofoam and furnace tin with a drain at the bottom. When opened up, the hinged lid displays a black and white IH decal taken off a tractor hood.
  The cooler can hold up to 10 24-can cases of beverages.
  "It's quite a novelty. Everyone who sees it loves it," says Mounce, who grew up farming with IH tractors. "It stands up off the floor so you can walk right up to it and grab a beverage without having to bend over.
  "My son built it last winter when he was laid off his job. It wasn't long before he was building them for sale, some with different themes to reflect the customer's wishes. For example, one has fish decals, and another has horseshoes with a horse bit handle on top. Another is painted Deere green and yellow.
  "My son is back to work now, so he's not building them any more," notes Mounce.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dale Mounce, ASAP Tractor Parts, E1140 State Road 170, Downing, Wis. 54734 (ph 877 530-1010; dtp@asapagparts.com).


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2011 - Volume #35, Issue #1