My dad, who will be 91 tomorrow, has worn blue striped bib overalls all his adult life. Like so many of us on this board, Dad is my hero. He's not as sharp now as he once was, but it always seemed to me he could fix ANYTHING with just basic tools.
Anyway, back to the pockets....He always had a pocket knife, (never lost 'em, but sure wore plenty of 'em out). Other than that he always had an assortment of items...a master link, a fuse, rivets, nuts & bolts, wire, a nail or two, etc. We always marveled at what magic he'd pull out of his pocket while making machinery repairs in the field.
Stop to think of it, there was one thing he always carried...a red handkerhief. While it seldom got used as a handkerchief, it often proved very useful: tying it over the rear work light of the tractor resulting in a red tail light, tying it on the end of a protruding object for road travel, dust mask, etc. I remember, as a kid, I often thought it silly, Dad having a handkercheif and regardless of weather, an overall jacked on the Case seat. Finally, after years of his generously letting me wear his jacket or use his red dust mask/handkerchief (I suffer from ragweed, etc. alergies) whenever needed, I began to see him as very wise.
Oh, and his most used mobile tools were a 10" adjustable wrench, a vice grip, and the DC Case crank.
It's a totally different topic, but if any tractor in our family has a soul, it's the '51 DC dad bought new. Still field ready and just about to come out of hibernation.
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