Tractor Fountains Entertain Visitors To Texas Orchard

Tractor Fountains Entertain Visitors To Texas Orchard FARM HOME Toys/Games A pair of tractor fountains may not have anything to do with the peaches strawberries and other produce at Efurd Orchards but they sure grab your attention Which is exactly why Greg Efurd parked them in a shallow pond along busy U S 271 in Pittsburg Texas He had the Farmall B tractor installed in the 5-ft deep pond about 10 years ago Efurd drove four pipes deep in the mud and welded two “saddles” to hold the frame of the tractor just above the water A 10 hp pump sprays water through 2-in pvc pipe that comes up through the hood “The biggest challenge was when a friend used his trackhoe to pick up the tractor and set it in place ” Efurd recalls With the help of a crane lifting the John Deere G tractor in place was less stressful 5 years ago Both tractors were “junked” but Efurd keeps them looking good with new paint every couple years One pump powers both fountains from the first of April through Halloween when Greg and Amy Efurd close up their farm’s produce stand for the year Contact: Efurd Orchards 4004 US-271 Pittsburg Texas 75686 ph 903 856-2253; www efurdorchard com

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