Posted by rumplestiltskin on February 05, 2011 at 17:39:35 from (174.10.142.99):
Does anyone have any favorite stories regarding tractor controls that didn't work quite the way the designers intended? Here are three of mine:
1 - My uncle's Allis-Chalmers WD45 had a three-point hitch plow. Whenever the plow was raised (driving down the lane, for example), he had to be careful not to hit a bump lest the adjusting crank on the plow bounce up and jab him in a kidney.
2 - On the same tractor, I found that my right foot in a workboot always seemed to be just too narrow to operate both brake pedals at once, but just too wide to pull back out after slipping between the pedals and getting caught there.
3 - On my IH 350 Utlilty, the brake lock release rod is in just the right place to stick up inside my pants leg and prevent any left/ right/ forward/ back movement of my right foot.
I figure there must be a ton of similar stories out there. Would anyone care to share any?
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