Felt Just Like I Was Cheatin' On My Wife

Started workin' down this darned sod mess today.

I had made about four rounds when my friend came over and says, "Here, use this" and promptly drove away.

Think he feels sorry for me and my old tractors. Either that or he is of the opinion that I'm makin' a derned fool of myself out here scratchin' in the dirt with my old red toys.

Felt Guilty, that's fer sure, but does anybody know where I can find a nice clean 7800 anywhere? :>)

Allan

I know just how you feel. I went over to a buddies place to load some rock, he wasn"t going to be there so he told me to use the 4440. I was only in the thing a 1/2 hour and I already wanted to trade in the old 706! And that one was 15 years older than that nice 7800 there - I can only imagine how nice they are!

Look at it this way, maybe if you trade in all of your red tractors, and that new truck, you might come close to a down payment on a new one!

Different life, different attitude and fer sure a different wife.

Gott keep what I got. :>)

Allan

I argued with the guy and told him I felt funny about using his equipment.

He told me, "You cannot hurt that tractor. Go ahead and try to damage it, ya can't." :>)

Asked him why he was doing this, and he just said, "I wanna borrow your baler during haying season".

Okay, we sure have a deal. :>)

Allan

As far as not being able to damage it ? We all know nothing has been made yet that doesn't break. I think he was just trying to get some jabs in on those IH's ? But you sure have to love the way a nice new modern peice of equipment does operate. Very expensive though.

If that is that sod field you are going to summer fallow than that looks pretty good already.

I gotta humbly admit that your method is the only way out of this mess.

I just want to get this field mellowed down so I can forget it until fall. Gettin' awfuly close to farmin' time around here and I can't wait to see how that old IH plow works in a "normal" soil.

Thanks for all your help; and believe me, I was takin' notes all the while. :>)

Allan

I cannot even imagine that much money, let alone buyin' a tractor with it.

But, that old sow is a bull now, I'm here to tell ya. Just played with that tough old sod at 5.5 mph.

Allan

Soundguy

I know exactly how you feel Allan.

Rob

Told the wife, "How am I gonna tell him that I don’t wanna use his rig without hurting his feelings?".

Anyway, I had hooked up the 686 to my disc and had made four or five rounds before he pulled in. Gotta be honest with ya, he sure could have came a little earlier and it wouldn't have hurt my feelings.

That old sod was throwin' me and that little red tractor around like a cork in the ocean.

Allan

Rob

'Member me bellyachin' bout those 4X4s? It won't happen again.

Allan

Rod

But, oh what a machine! Derned wife won't shut up about it; thinks I ought to get one.

Yeah, right. In her dreams. Obviously, she doesn't know about the cost of green paint. :>(

Allan