At what age?
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Topic: At what age?
Posted By: mufflerboltz
Subject: At what age?
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 12:44pm
| Have been thinking about stepping my son up to a real tractor like a CA soon! He is 8 years old and has been pulling his unlimited rpm garden tractor for 4 years now and his little tractor has been record at 4.8 mph! So I guess my question is at what age do you think I should get him a real tractor and let him pull with the guys? He is a real big AC fan and says he wants a CA to start with. |
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Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 1:25pm
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Depends on your rules, he may still be much too young. I think our club is 12 yrs old. He has a lot of experience but can he operate all the controls on the CA? ------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
Posted By: blue924.9
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 1:37pm
| around here any age can pull with parents written permission. the question is like charlie said can he control ALL of the controls, also is he ready for everything that could happen, i know when i went to my first pull with my wd (which wasnt that long ago) i wasnt ready when it pulled a wheelie real fast so i clutched in and killed a good run. also is he ready to go "Slow" and sling the weights around, along with knowing or being able to learn track conditions and weight placement, these are all questions you have to ask him. also is he ready to put the time and effort it takes to get a tractor ready to pull, it takes a lot trust me i was supprised at the time and effort it took just to get my puller ready and it was a fully functional tractor, just had to add weight brackets and things like that to it |
Posted By: blue924.9
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 1:39pm
| i should also ask if he is ready to have fun |
Posted By: Larry W.
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 2:55pm
Who???? |
volfan wrote:Posted By: blue924.9
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 3:02pm
| check out the thread titles something something something pankeys first pull |
Posted By: mufflerboltz
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 3:20pm
| Knock it off or get off my thread! I did not start it to listen to childish behavior! |
Posted By: patrickmull
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 3:53pm
| we let kids pull that age with permission from the parents we let the parents help by walking alongside and it depends on the kids if they can handle a tractor yet i was farming at 9 just get them out a practice driving the tractor |
Posted By: bradley6874
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 5:19pm
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Our group they can start pulling when they cannot control the tractor correctly by them self ------------- You can wash the dirt off the body but you can’t wash the farmer out of the heart and soul |
Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 5:37pm
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. . they can start pulling when they cannot control the tractor . . ??? Gary |
Posted By: BennyLumpkin
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 6:29pm
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Our big local track is 12 and the local antique show is 10. ------------- Central PA Allis Express 1934 WC254 1945 WF 1945 WC135755 1951 WD68085 1953 WD45-150217 1957 WD45D-230744D B110 |
Posted By: mufflerboltz
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 8:10pm
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I figured with him being 8 I can buy a little CA and we together get it all set up and ready by the time he is 10! Blue, my boy already sets his pulling garden tractor up before every pull, he knows his weight placement for bother dirt and black top, checks his on tire pressure, the only thing i have to do is buy the parts and haul it to the pulls! He also knows how to ride the clutch out of the hole and leans side to side to steer! The only thing he would have to learn on the big tractor is how to use the brakes when needed to steer! Also I have been pulling for almost 10 years off and on so I know its alot of work. I am not trying to be rude but I already know what you're talking about and yes I do congratulate you on progress and hope you keep up the good work! Remember hard work and determination always pays off!
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Posted By: bradley6874
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 8:41pm
Sorry Gary darn auto spell They can drive when they can control the tractor by them self  ------------- You can wash the dirt off the body but you can’t wash the farmer out of the heart and soul |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 9:05pm
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Sometimes I wonder if we don't start kids to young on things we like to do . That said my oldest son was driving my HD5 at around 9 or so but had a year or two of running garden tractor by then . Neighbor kids use to come over and help me around the place - seems I let them drive my JD B if they helped - so they were always willing to pick rocks or whatever IF they could drive tractor. Sons also learned numbers and mechanical things getting me wrenches from tool box - the one with the 3 and line and 4 (3/4) or other numbers . If your son knows responsibility and shows mature actions I guess you will know when he is able to pull - just don't rush him . Remember the shocked look on another neighbors face when one son drove the HD5 out into field and younger one drove the tandem dump following him. He could just reach the clutch and gas then - and see through the steering wheel ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |
Posted By: cotncrzy
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2013 at 6:56am
My youngest was 7 when he actually made his first pull. He handeled it like a pro. We were pulling Farmstock then, now that we have upgraded he hasn't drove. ------------- C, WD45,WD puller, 185, 200, 7060 Red Belly, 7060 Black Belly,8010, and a R52 Gleaner, AND PROUD OF THEM! |
Posted By: blue924.9
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2013 at 6:36pm
| no offense taken... and thank you |
Posted By: mufflerboltz
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2013 at 9:03pm
| Cotn, I like the picture! As my father would say " hang to her"! |
Posted By: AC200Puller
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2013 at 4:49pm
| I guess my opinion is it is up to the parent and how much tractor experience the driver has. I have two daughters that would like to drive but I have had them driving around in the yard and they have not convinced me that they could handle it. One is 20 and the other is 12, I will not put them in a situation that they could be hurt or killed. My biggest dream is to have them drive someday but not till they can handle all situations. Driving a tractor to its limit is not the same as just driving around the farm. I would say the one thing that I would do is keep it heavy on the front till they got use to it. I watched a 25 year old or so last night almost tip one over backwards taking off lucky for him the drawbar broke off! I would say it is more experience than age. jmho. |
Posted By: cornbinder
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2013 at 6:49am
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it all depends on the child. honestly, I have pictures of me running dads john deer 70 bye myself and I was young enough to not remember being there. probably around 5 or6. my dad started me at a very young age, and I caught on very quick. I was driving our truck at 10 on the road with dad beside me. get that ca ready for him, and see what happens, he'll be ready before you know it. keep us posted ------------- D-19 gas w/f-sold 185-d yr round cab 95 mustang gt 5.0 86 mustang 5.0 coupe 3 99 f-250 7.3 4x4's 96 f-250 7.3 4x4 |