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What was the first tractor you drove alone? |
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JohnCO
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Niwot Colo Points: 8992 |
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A Ferguson 20 or 30 my dad borrowed from the neighbor across the road. He was picking up boxes of peaches in the orchard and I drove it up the row. We owned a '39 B but I couldn't reach the clutch when I was 6.
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"If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer"
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SHAMELESS
Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: EAST NE Points: 29486 |
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VAC case...what a piece....even back then! no 4th gear, no brakes, no power steering, no...well i'm sure there was other things too!
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Teddy (punchie)
Orange Level Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Location: Beaver PA Points: 258 |
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Farmall H mowing hay with a New Idea #30 mower. Dad was always around when I moved hay wagon picking up small square bales off the field.
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Ac D-19, a Number of WD's, One WD45, Two 444 balers, Ac plows and etc.
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427435
Orange Level Joined: 18 Nov 2010 Location: SE Minnesota Points: 18637 |
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Minneapolis Moline R in about 1950-51 when I was 7 or 8. Used it to pull a skid with 2 wood water-barrels (used for watering young chickens) from the field to where they could be re-filled and back. The MM had hand clutches that a young boy could handle.
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Mark
B10 Allis, 917 Allis, 7116 Simplicity, 7790 Simplicity Diesel, GTH-L Simplicity Ignorance is curable-----stupidity is not. |
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ALLISMAN32
Bronze Level Joined: 13 Mar 2011 Location: Hillsboro, IN Points: 199 |
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A brand new 6080 pulling two empty gravity wagons from the tool shed to the field for dad. I would have been 7 or so at the time. The instructions were simple,"if you get into trouble push down on this pedal and shove the black knob on the dash in!' |
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LouSWPA
Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Clinton, Pa Points: 24066 |
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Farmall M pulling hay wagon age 13
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I am still confident of this;
I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
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MBwcIll
Silver Level Joined: 03 Oct 2009 Location: Chapin Ill Points: 175 |
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Probably a WD. But, I most remember trying to plow with the IHC M and not being able to trip the plow a the right moment at the ends. And, not being big enough (probably was 9 years old) to hold the steering wheel when the front end fell into ruts and the spinner knob wacking my arm. Years later was I ever glad to see that tractor go for a D19.
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DREAM
Orange Level Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Location: Elberton,GA Points: 1828 |
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My grandad's 1950 C. I have it in the shop at home for some extensive "rehab" right now.
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I didn't do it! It was a short, fat, tall, skinny guy that looked like me!
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Hurst
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Midway, Ky Points: 1202 |
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First tractor I drove alone was a D17 series 4 diesel. The first tractor I was allowed to drive alone was a Ford 6610 II. That was about 2 years later... lol
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1979 Allis Chalmers 7000
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D17 owner
Orange Level Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Location: ladysmith Wi Points: 225 |
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AC 190 and the pin fell out of the clutch petal when I was going to stop for dad to open the gate. The 190 opened it really nice.
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rnjmyers@bright.net
Bronze Level Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Points: 10 |
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It was a 1936 WC on steel and I was 7 or 8 yrs. old. I drove the tractor while my older brother operated the grain binder cutting oats oats. I can still remember how I struggled to reach the clutch to stop the WC..
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injpumpEd
Orange Level Access Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Walnut IL Points: 4790 |
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190 diesel series II with stolper cab, I was 7. Almost as tall as I am now! LOL!
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210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers!
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Tedin NE-OH
Silver Level Joined: 30 Mar 2011 Location: OH Points: 177 |
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1940 AC Model B
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Scott(GA)
Silver Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: PeachtreeCityGA Points: 407 |
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Ford 801 Powermaster pulling a wagon in a melon field.
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Rayhowling
Silver Level Joined: 02 Jan 2010 Location: Ont. Points: 178 |
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First tractor I drove was a Allis B, then Dad bought a new CA in 1956 which I still have. My 5 year old grandson loves to drive it and tells me to stand on the drawbar and he wants to do all the steering. Dad did buy a new Massey Harris 44 Diesel in 1947 which was a big tractor in them days. I drove the B to haul sheaves to the threshing machine, and pull the grain binder.
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Pat the Plumber CIL
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Springfield,Il Points: 4696 |
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D-17 SerIII driving (steering)while my father threw hay off the wagon for the cows.He could have thrown the hay off while sitting still,but he wanted to me to feel like I was helping.Just after my 4th birthday.Remember like it was yesterday.My older brother was so mad my dad let me drive(he thought that SerIII was his).My brother was 7 at the time.
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You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails
1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
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se iowa picker
Orange Level Joined: 23 Apr 2011 Location: Se Iowa Points: 229 |
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My first was grandpas D17 while pulling a harrow. I still have the tractor and one of these days will get around to restoring it.
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Calvin Schmidt
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Ontario Can. Points: 4515 |
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When I was 5 I steered the WD while my Dad loaded small round bales on to a trailer.
To stop I could push the hand clutch. Later did field work with the same WD.
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Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed
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Orange Blood
Orange Level Joined: 29 Nov 2010 Location: ColoradoSprings Points: 4053 |
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Mine was the 720 garden tractor, pulling the pipe trailer, and mowing the yard. Those were the days, no responsibility, just get up and do some chores, wish that were the case today?! :)
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Still in use:
HD7 WC C CA WD 2-WD45 WD45LP WD45D D14 3-D17 D17LP 2-D19D D19LP 190XTD 190XTLP 720 D21 220 7020 7030 7040 7045 3-7060 Projects: 3-U UC 2-G 2-B 2-C CA 7-WC RC WDLP WF D14 D21 210 7045 N7 |
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split51
Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Guthrie, OK Points: 713 |
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First tractor I drove alone was a AC B-110. The first big tractor I drove was a D17
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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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michaelwis
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Wi Points: 8765 |
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D - 15 SERIES 2 AT 8 YRS OLD ..FROM THE DEALER
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WD WD45 DIESEL D 14 D-15 SERIES 2 190XT TERRA TIGER ac allcrop 60 GLEANER F 6060 7040.and attachments for all Proud to be an active farmer
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wheatbreeder
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Harrow, Ontario Points: 580 |
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my was a farmall super a in 1966 dad bought a d12 s111 janzen farm equipment in harrow that set the world on fire from then on it was orange
morley
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Farm stuff 8050,6690,175,F2,5050,WD
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cbt1124
Bronze Level Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Location: New York Points: 16 |
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The first tractor I drove alone was a Farmall M narrow front end. It was the fastest road tractor we had, We would haul hay way wagons and also self unloading wagons with silage on them.
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CTuckerNWIL
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: NW Illinois Points: 22816 |
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I was probably 9 or 10 when I first took the neighbors 60JD with Charr-Lynn power steering out back with the Krause disc to knock down some corn stalks. I spent a lot of time on that tractor in the next 6 years.
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Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
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GlenninPA
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Ashley, PA Points: 5054 |
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Dad's Ford 8N
I spent much time "driving" at about 3 or 4 years of age, but when I was 9, I convinced my 12 year old brother to let me drive it around the field pulling the spring tooth Case harrow. Dad did not find out until I was about 14 years old......
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Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.
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Dennynwil
Bronze Level Joined: 15 Sep 2009 Location: NorthWest IL Points: 20 |
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1950 WD, Steering it down between the rows of round bales, while dad and grandpa loaded. Dad used to say they had me doing that before I could walk. I hope he was stretching the truth some!
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mjbower
Silver Level Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Location: Michigan Points: 255 |
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wd45 draggin logs from around the lake for dad to cut up and then dragging with my b that i still have
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LannyMTN
Silver Level Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Location: Middle TN Points: 120 |
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WD at age 7, pulling a heavy drag with a section harrow behind it. Got the narrow front, and left rear tire in the dead furrow, with the front tires turned hard right, and was stuck. Wasn't strong enough to straighten the wheels, so I just sat there and cried till my mom came and rescued me. Happened 53 years ago, almost to the day. Lanny Mid TN
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amac
Silver Level Joined: 11 Nov 2010 Location: Kalona, IA Points: 241 |
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Plowing cornstalks with a ford jubilee and a 2 bottom plow. At that moment in my life that was the best tractor ever made. haha
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REEDE
Silver Level Joined: 24 Apr 2010 Points: 283 |
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Mine was a 1958 D-17 of my granddads. |
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