I think I was 8 or 9 when I learned how to grade with my uncle's Fergie. My dad rode with me the entire time but then I got to finish it up. Most of the time prior to that I spent hoeing or in the potato grading shed, so I was happy to get on the equipment. Had a farm license when I was 14, and was driving the water truck, etc. My dad and grandpap were really strict about safety, however...and I'm glad. I'm the same way with my 10-year-old daughter.
I remember one time, showing up at my grandpap's place on a new motorcycle, without a helmet. My grandpap told me to get in the car..he drove me back to my house to get a helmet because he wasn't going to let me ride it back home without.
On the other side of the coin, in our community, were the accidents involving kids and heavy machinery. We learned valuable lessons from their misfortunes...
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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