Re: Whats your close call on a tractor?

Posted by Tom R on December 08, 1999 at 12:22:41 from (206.158.251.34):

In Reply to: Whats your close call on a tractor? posted by Highboyford on December 05, 1999 at 16:42:04:

When I was younger and dumber (well at least younger), I always wanted to get there faster than any tractor would go. When I was about 12 or 13 I was pulling a big rack of hay with my uncles old 9N Ford on a dirt road going down hill. I pushed in on the clutch so the tractor would coast faster (my Dad had always told me never to do that). I got to going faster but the road was rough and I didn’t weigh enough so I would bounce and the clutch would engage. I got the bright Idea to put it in neutral (my dad had also issued warnings about that) well now I really got to going down this long hill. The rack begin to whip and tried to pass the tractor. I couldn’t get the tractor back into gear. I knew that if I touched the brakes I couldn’t get them both on equally and my goose would be cooked. I was steering to try and keep the tractor in front of the rack. I was going all over the road and there was a narrow bridge at the bottom of the hill with ditches on either side. The good Lord must have had time that day to be looking out for fools. I made it through the bridge and never told my Dad: but you can bet I never done that again.

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