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Posted by RED Blooded on December 06, 1999 at 19:33:00 from (206.74.34.187):
In Reply to: Whats your close call on a tractor? posted by Highboyford on December 05, 1999 at 16:42:04:
Well my closest cal was when I was 10.Dad had an H that we used when we cut woo to haul a trailer with and he wanted me to drive it to my grandfathers house to cut some wood over there.I remember it was prety cold outside that day and I remember it ran hot about two miles up the road.I turnec it around and hobbled back home.It took us two hours to get back.Come to find out all that was wrong was there wasnt enough antifreeze in it.Well I hoped back on and headed out the driveway when I forgot I had a trailer behind me.there was this ditch beside the driveway and off in it the trailer went.And Im here to tell ya when it went in,it went in.The front end went up and all I could see was the sky.Fortunately it choked down but the front end was still about 5 feet in the air and she didnt move.talk about scared I was scared.I dont remember how we got it out but I do remember I would not get back on it for a long time.Dad,and I,thought I needed more feild time before I got it on the road again.Thanks for the lesson Dad!
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