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DonDittmar 
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Posted: 15 Sep 2010 at 6:06am |
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Logged a few hours on the flat top fender of a MF 180 diesel. Dad sold that tractor when my parents got divorced. Which I could find it and buy it back
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Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity"
1968 D15D,1962 D19D
Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start
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DREAM
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Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 8:37pm |
Before I was even old enough to remember, Grandad(we called him paw-paw) would put me on the seat of the C beside him when he was discing or cultivating. I would usually go to sleep and he would hand me off to my grandma when she came out to check on us. When my brother came along, he would have one of us on either side, but I had gotten a little better at not falling asleep by then, and did not want to get off. Sometimes he would let me steer a little, unless he was cultivating. I didn't get to do that until I could drive for myself. We went through the time when I would get off and uncover anything he might have thrown a little dirt over and he would let Erick steer. Then it was draw straws to see who got to drive. Still remember Erick pulling into the yard(most of the fields were across the dirt road), he had just come up the hill from the bottoms, and the clutch lining let loose as soon as he got on the flat ground. Just coasted it up under the big oak tree and shut it down. We all got out there and split it, went over and got another clutch(or maybe that one relined), and put it back together that evening. Was ready to go in the morning. Wish I could go back and do that again. A lot of good memories.
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Sandknob
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Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 11:36am |
Yep, spent many hours on the toolbox on the 52 WD. Now getting ready to go thru that tractor and fix it up (again). This time plan to do it right though with PPG paint and fix alot of the problems that did not get fixed the first time.
Adam
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split51
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Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 10:58am |
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I spent many hours on the fender of an Oliver 1800 FWA gas tractor.
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1929 20-35 sn17662
B1 w/snow blade
B10 w/sickle mower
B110 w/mower deck
B110 w/tiller
B112 w/grader blade
B210 w/plo
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Kip-Utah
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Posted: 13 Sep 2010 at 4:13pm |
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Dad, talks often about the big wooden homemade tool box on their '35 WC and spending alot of time riding on that toolbox with his Uncle Hans. I did my time on a MF35 Diesel with my Uncle Sid. No seat belts, no air bags, or automatic locks!!! My my how did we manage! Kip
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Dave (Mid-MI)
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Posted: 13 Sep 2010 at 2:04pm |
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Spent a lot of hours on the WD toolbox as a kid. I remember riding with dad plowing with the lights off on a moonlit night, with the muffler glowing cherry red. Started driving that tractor when I was about 7 or 8. We got our WD45 just before I turned 11. Spent lots of time behind the wheel of the 45.
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Brian S(NY)
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Posted: 13 Sep 2010 at 1:05pm |
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Well I guess I was product of Bad upbringing??? Grandpa had fords and John deeres Oh yes and a farmall. Didnt even have an AC combine(his was a case). Still logged many a mile sitting on the fender or sitting in front of gramps when he let me steer. Wish he was here today!
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God made man.Sam colt made man equal.
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rickwsomd
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Posted: 13 Sep 2010 at 12:55pm |
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I rode some with my Uncle on the toolbox of a WD45 and on the seat next to him on a B and those few times were what left a longing to have some Allis tractors of my own. On our home place though, we had Farmalls. It wasn't easy riding on a Super C, but somehow we did it. Spent the most time riding on the left axle of a Farmall B while cultivating. It was nice and flat and you could lean back against the fender and put your feet on the transmission housing. When I got a little older, spent more time on the seat of the tobacco planter than anywhere else it seems. Great memories.
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D17JIM
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Posted: 13 Sep 2010 at 9:53am |
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Rode the toolbox and fender on the wd and wd45. Then went to driving them. Spent time on the platform of Dad's 66 combine also. When I Farmed I had a flat fendered 706D that I bolted a wooden kids seat on and put a saftey belt on so my 3-4 year old son could ride more safe than I did. He used to fall asleep when I was cultivating and that thing had to be very uncomfortable. i can still see the beads of sweat running down his face as his head rolled back and forth. Great memories.
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Eldon (WA)
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 10:10pm |
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I wonder if the AC engineer that designed that tool box realized that it would be used as a seat for future AC lovers as much as it was for tools......
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Maurice/Pa.
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 6:29pm |
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I sat on the brake cover of a wd45d with my feet resting on the hyd. ram.
the clutch peddle and my dad's foot were in my wast. with my brother standing on the platform holding onto the fender, we would ride for hours like this,one day i fell a sleep and my one shoe came off when my dad was plowing,it got plowed under,never found the shoe.
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clovis
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 6:27pm |
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One thing I remember was standing on the draw bars of Farmall H and M's while dad drove. He was pretty particular about safety, and us getting hurt...it is a wonder he ever let us on that tractor when it was running. He never let us stand on the draw bar if he was towing something.
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wfmurray
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 4:12pm |
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All of you must be young I spent my time on fender of wc .Had 16 dice harrow rode it a lot. Had all crop 60 bagger. Rode it for years tieing sacks.I think i rode it six weeks one year.Like to see pictures of 60 with bagger.
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Bob D. (La)
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 4:04pm |
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You know, I can't remember riding on the tractor. What I do remember is being put on the seat of the WC to steer while Dad,my brother and Uncle loaded hay. Dad would put it in gear and get it moving and also come jump back up when it needed to be stopped. Also remember being put on a brockway to disk ahead of Dad planting corn before I was even old enough to start school, so am assuming I was five at the time as brother wasn't there which can only mean he was in school. Good times and good days. Thanks for bring back the memories.
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Dakota Dave
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 3:30pm |
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We never had a Tool box on the WD so I road standing on the step leaning against the fender. My son hasit made I put a seat in the front left corner of the cab on my WD45. He rides there leaning against the tool box with his feet on the battery box. Both Luke and Rachaele ride on the C when I mow. it gets a little crowded when they ride together.
Edited by Dakota Dave - 12 Sep 2010 at 3:32pm
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Russ SCPA
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 2:46pm |
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WD and it was my grandfather's. Somehow the tractor must have shrunk as there just isn't anywhere near the room around that toolbox today as there was 50 years ago.
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Chris (swIA)
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 2:02pm |
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I spent a few hours riding the fender of the D 17 series 4 while planting. I spent alot more hours sleeping on the back window of a 1066 when day was custom haying. That came to a halt when I got big enough that I popped the back window out when we hit a washout. I spent alot of hours riding that 17 hauling hay holding my foot on the power director lever so it wouldn't come out of gear going down hill.
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ToddSin NY
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 12:58pm |
I rode on the WD fender while dad had a New Idea(?) 2 wheel turner on the front for hay. That was before he bought the Aliis rake. I feel asleep and feel off the back. It knocked the wind out of me and scared me to death! Dad stopped and said you ok? After I caught my breath and stopped crying I said ya. Come on he said lets go we got more work to do!
I also spent many sleeping hours on the tool box of the Oliver 1650. I fit in between the seat and fender perfect (at that time) and didn't fall off!
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Brian NC
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 12:54pm |
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I grew up riding the tool box of a d-14 on my grandfather's cattle and poultry farm. I would lean over against him and go to sleep while he was baling hay, the quick governor responce when the plunger on the baler packed the hay in the chamber was better than any rocking chair. He would take a break from baling to check things in the chicken houses and take me in the house to granny, by the time he had finished looking in on the chickens, I would be sitting on the tractor waiting. Pa is gone now but I'm blessed to get to farm his land with my parents still using alot of his equipment and letting my 5-year old son get some time on the tool box.
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Darrell Roberts
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 12:53pm |
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Spent many hours perched on the toolbox of Dad's D14 whlle he cullivated or mowed hay. My daughter spent time of her own either with me or her grandpa and now both of my grandkids are getting to spend time with me.... some of it on that same D14. Money can't buy momories like that.
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powertech84
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 12:45pm |
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Rode alot on that toolbox myself. Also spent plenty of time on that big fender of the 4010 deere, and even sleeping in the back window of the 986 while moldboard plowing.
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Bill Long
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 10:04am |
I did not ride with Pop since he was a dealer. However, he used to pull me around in a combine bagger platform - we sold baggers in Maryland. One time I remember there was snow on the ground and the tractor slipped and the combine fell on the loading platform. Scared a three year old. I was told when I got off I ran to Mom.
When I was older - and not a lot older but I had to reach the pedals- the B and later C came out and I was driving.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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BennyLumpkin
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 9:32am |
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yeah dad used to stand me in front of him on the HD4 and let me steer
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 9:27am |
Hung off the side of a D15, dad let me push/pull the PD or put foot my against to hold it in high range when it wouldn't stick. Rode the Model 66 Platform a lot also making sure the grain was coming in good and to level the hopper off to get in as much as we could.
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'48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD
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BennyLumpkin
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 9:13am |
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I remember sitting on the fender of the D15 brush hogging, sitting on the tank of the HD4 when working it, and sitting between the seat and side of the cab in the 4550 Ford Backhoe many, many times as a young man
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Central PA Allis Express
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 8:58am |
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We only had a B, which was great because of the wide seat.
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 8:45am |
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It was a progression from Dad's lap to the toolbox to the right hand fender to the seat!
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 8:33am |
D17 tool box. The umbrella attachment was just perfect for a hand hold on the Series I and the headllight on the Series III was my handhold on that tractor.
Also remember sitting on the arm pad of our E Gleaner.
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John (C-IL)
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 8:27am |
My time on the toolbox was short because I moved to the seat when I was 5. Been there ever since. I do remember me and my brothers riding with dad, Dave on the toolbox, Bill on dad's lap and me on the back step, talk about crowded!
When we got our 4020 I was the main driver for 5 years until I went to college. Dad used to call me at school to ask me about how different things worked on the tractor, LOL.
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Don(MO)
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010 at 7:57am |
I have the same memories on a tool box just weighting to get in the seat of a WD. And yes just how heck did we fit on there? Thanks Eldon this is a good post!
Don
Edited by Don(MO) - 12 Sep 2010 at 7:58am
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3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep.
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