Posted by coonie minnie on May 28, 2017 at 15:59:42 from (184.10.205.10):
This afternoon, I attended a local tractor gathering. It's a small but growing show, and this year they featured IH. The people that put it together work hard, and should be commended.
And of course, last night it rained close to an inch, and so when it was time to load things, there were some distributor caps taken apart, etc. And there was a beautifully painted 70 there that was having some difficulty starting. Not really weather related, but the starter button contacts most likely needed to be replaced. As I stood 75 feet or so away, a 20-30 some year old tried to start that tractor, jumping on the pedal, cursing John Deeres, frustrated as all get out. It was obvious he was angry, that he'd never had someone tell him, "no don't do that" (they obviously never told him "no don't eat that", as he had a serious obesity problem) and that he would listen to no one. SOmeone helped him get the starter engaged, and that nice 70 came to life. And of course, rather than adjust the choke a bit, the kid shoves the throttle wide open, still cursing John Deere. He did manage to get it into gear, and get it off the spot.
I felt bad for the tractor, whoever took the time to repaint it, and whoever owns it now. Whoever they had operating it sure wasn't kind to it. Nor was he trained to operate it- or at least correctly.
And I felt a bad for the person, it was obvious he has issues to address.
And now I'm kicking myself that I should of perhaps helped him... but it was apparent he didn't "want" help. I'm guessing I would have got the "who are you to tell me" reponse. And in that case I'm no one- not a dad, not an employer, just a lover of old tractors- and one that knows how to take care of one. Is that a position to get involved? It wasn't a child, wife, or dog being beaten. Just a John Deere- and from what the guy said, I think he thought less of those than mosquitos. I had two of my sons along (16 and 13), we had something to talk about on the drive home.
How would you have approached the situation?? Intervene? Or just let people do their own thing?
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