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here's a pic of both sides of the shifter;

I used anglefire for the link... I used it to figure them out but was unsure about the 69 date on a 70-71 model year bike... That makes sense about the model year!!! Now comes the question of the shifter? The Cotton has horizontal grooves on both sides of the shifter with 3 oblong holes...

Hopefully someone can clear this up for me. From my research I've successfully ( I think ) decoded the build dates on the bikes. However something doesn't make sense to me. Both were bought in 1970 and from my readings on the net the Pea Picker and Cotton Picker were both made in 70. Here's...

it's got 26" wheels. I'll take a closeup of the dropouts. Anything else I should take a closer pic of to help identify it before I take the pic?

Can't find any SN#s. most likely a sears by the troxel / Sears PN under the seat. The seat stays that go to the down tube have white caps in them. Any help would be appreciated.

Is this how it's going to turn out for me? I'm outside cleaning one of my Krates and a neighbor n his friend walk up admiring it. I show them the other one too. He states " your into these? I got an old bike you can have if you want it? " If he had asked me that before seeing the rolling...

Started working on them today. Still a ways to go.. Mostly did some tinkering on one to see what it will look like in on various components vs. the other. Here's some comparison pics of what I've done so far. I know the lighting sucks but using the flash didnt show well... side by side

Thanks for the info all !! I'll be picking up some cleaning supplies today to start on them. Yesterday I grabbed my heat gun and an old hotel key card to remove a lovely 70's era AAA bicycle safety sticker from the Pea's frame. What I found out - , they don't make stickers like that anymore...

Hello, A little history on myself - 43 yrs old. Im an avid car nut, started my first car at 12. a 67 firebird, took 9 years to finish it. restored a total of 13 cars so far from the ground up ( still have all of them ) , I also restore pinball machines for personal use ( still have all those...