It's a wonder I, my brother and cousins survived our youth by today's standards. We didn't have atv's but did have mini bikes then dirt bikes in the summer. Winter time the sleds came out. High performance Yamaha's capable of 70+mph. Cleaned snow and barns with a JD A narrow front with 7' snow bucket.. This is the "rig of death" according to some. We never tipped it over. This was the era of little or no safety equipment. We had common sense, good training and the respect for the equipment was instilled in us.
I was operating a 8n ford before I could reach the pedals. Sitting on a cousins lap he would put it in low gear, jump off to open the gate as I drove it through he would shut the gate and catch up with me.
I started my son and daughter on a go cart with a 5hp briggs at about 4, slowly worked them up to the riding mower then atvs then the bigger equipment. By the time they where 14 and got learners permit they where already a good drivers.
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