Posted by `Bernie in MA on January 16, 2009 at 16:46:16 from (159.250.61.119):
In Reply to: Tractor stories posted by RBnSC on January 16, 2009 at 04:43:25:
I had a JD 420C. First gear was less than 1 MPH wide open so I used to stop and get off in front of a farm gate, then, standing beside it with it idling, push the clutch in with my hand, put it in first and start it moving. I'd then open the gate, wait for it to go thru, close the gate and go back to the tractor. A guy stopped for directions once as this was happening....drove off shaking his head lol. Another time I got my old car I was using for a farm truck stuck on some wet grass on a slope. I did the same thing to give it a push, got in to drive. Went a few feet, turning slightly toward the right, and got stuck again. Crawler was still coming straight. I opened the door and got out to stop it and the crawler blade was so close I couldn't shut it. If I had slipped.... but I didn't. The door got folded into the front fender. It wasn't funny til much later.
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