Re: Re: Re: Re: So how safe are we?

Posted by Dave H (MI) on December 31, 2003 at 07:35:42 from (64.12.97.12):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: So how safe are we? posted by Paul in Mich on December 31, 2003 at 07:16:05:

A lot of what I am hearing is what I learned over the past 15 years driving my light utility. It can be a terror loaded with sand on the front end, but that is a different topic. When hooked up to a chain and dragging something around (OK, so I have been known to skid windfalls off the road to home for firewood) I have always found that the lower the chain hookup, the stabler the tractor. I like the big Farmall because the swinging drawbar attaches half-way up the length of the tractor. It is exceedingly solid. Even so, I still use what I learned on the utility and keep my left foot poised to jam the clutch down.
I have been fortunate in having had a lot of good older guys to help me. When I bought the utility, a neighbor who had a slightly larger one worked with me for hours and vice versa and gave me a lot of tips. And I'll never forget the day I drove six hours to inspect the MTA. Guy who sold it to me must have been pushing 80 years old. He went over every inch of that tractor with me before he let me climb aboard. Then he stood on the back end for almost two hours giving me driving lessons and operating tips. It was quite a time. Point is, you can't beat that type of education. I have never had even a minor incident with a tractor and probably owe a lot of my luck to those two guys and others like them who sold me implements. I will pass on what I have learned when I someday have to hand my tractors over to the next guy. We all should.
Safe and happy New Year guys!

DMH

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