My dad ruined me as a young mechanic. I always had to help and I was the tool fetcher and parts cleaner. Any time something broke I hated it. If I grabbed the wrong tool I get yelled at. And a part was never clean enough for him. Then I was a young married soldier with a kid. Couldn't afford to have someone work on my car so I learned it myself. After a bit I could hold my own against my dad. By the time I had started doing my repairs until 6 years later I thought my dad was a god at repairs. Then while home on leave his auto tranny went out and I had to rebuild it for him, he never got that far.
With my own 4 sons. #1 was real interested in mechanics until he figured out that it takes years to master it and just about the time you got it down pat some jerk with a slide rule changes everything. #2 can do mechanic work but is very pleased that he makes enough to pay someone else to do it. 3# only loves exotic cars. He nor I can afford that. #4 wants to repair guns. When he's home he will help out with any repairs I'm doing and he would be a good mechanic if he wanted to go that route. Being in the Army I could never build that dream car or tractor with my boys.
Get rid of a couple of tractors and get an old Jeep. Tell him that he's gotta do the work while you hand tools and supervise.
DO NOT TAKE HIM TO AWAY TRACTOR SHOWS! He will be bored and evening entertainment is stuff he most likely will not like. Most kids today don't want to listen to old time country or folk/Gospel music. He will be bored to tears. Once he starts doing OK work ask him to give you a hand on your tractors. He may develope an interest.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Earthmaster Project Progress Just a little update on my Earthmaster......it's back from the dead! I pulled the head, and soaked the stuck valves with mystery oil overnight, re-installed the head, and bingo, the compression returned. But alas, my carb foiled me again, it would fire a second then flood out. After numerous dead ends for a replacement carb, I went to work fixing mine.I soldered new floats on the float arm, they came from an old motorcycle carb, replaced the packing on the throttle shaft with o-rings, cut new ga
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
