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AdamP
08-22-2003 03:50:27
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Hey there. Well, it’s happened twice in a row now and I’m rather confused. Maybe someone has some experience with this!!! I’m not really superstitious, but this is has me wondering…. I think I have a people jealous “N”. The first time my 2N had met my neighbor the PTO shaft broke (well, the C clip in the PTO housing broke, thus out came the shaft…) Saw the neighbor out at his side of the fence, and figured I’d drive up and say hello. So we say hello, chit chat for a bit and he barks out: “How do you like that old tractor?!?!?!” Oh, it’s great!!! Does all my chores, pleasure to drive… “Runs like a top!!!” (famous last words) Half-hour later, there went the PTO shaft….. That was about two months ago, and fixed it right away…. Last night (about six’ish) I’m out tractoring around, hauling a cart of debris out to the burn pile, when I look out and see an SUV up out on the side of the road. Once I noticed that it was actually parked on my property, I went out to the road to have a look. Mother and daughter, and a blown tire. I ask if I could give them a hand, and was told that the husband was on his way. Regardless, I suggested that they park on my driveway and get off the busy road. So they did, and offered to change the tire. Turns out they were missing their jack, so I jumped back on Wilber (as some of you may recall, my wife names the tractors) and headed up to the house to fetch a jack. Five minutes later, me, Wilber, and the 3-ton floor jack return to the SUV and meet the husband. “Hey honey” he says,,, “would ya look at that old tractor!!!!” I saw it before she simply replied…I guess they were in a hurry, because the two of them left in the husbands car soon after. Well, I got the tire changed for the husband, and afterwards, he really wanted to have a look at the “N”. Sure (said so proudly). He really enjoyed the engineering involved and was amazed at how well it held up to nearly 60 years of service. How do you like it??? “Oh I love it, runs amazingly well, real useful for the chores around the property, “Couldn’t be happier!!!” Well, he was thrilled to have his tire changed, thanked me, (I wouldn’t take anything from him) and he headed up the road. I headed back to the burn pile, shut the tractor off, and a half-hour later the battery was dead, and the alternator stopped putting out….. Oh well….. At least I got the opportunity to change a stranger’s tire, (first time I think) and make their day!!!
AP
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