The Old Folks Home

[getaclue]

Dh is a John Deere man, all the way. I prefer Kubota. HOWEVER, when we go to the tractor pulls, I cheer for green.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Old folks We had an big old Ford tractor the other one was allis chambers?
Not sure that is right allis something or other .. Love driving still do now it is a snapper out of the late 70's

 

[CSolis]

Gotta love tractors... but sitting on one all day in the heat, cutting, raking and baling hay gets tiresome.. as well as plowing hundreds of acres to get ready to plant.. or bush hogging... JD 6200 with a 15' bat wing mower did do wonders, but it was still tiresome.

 

[cheepteach]

hubby has an old Ford he learned on 50 yrs ago--still running! He has a New Holland and an Allis-Chalmers(sp?) still loves the old blue Ford

 

[CSolis]

we had an old MF tractor... (Massey Ferguson)..

 

[pennyJo1960]

Need to start the day pup has settled on my robe beside me sleeping

 

[microchick]

DH's office was in the middle of a huge farming community. Common to be sitting in my office and hear the farmers complain about everything. I couldn't help myself one day and pointed out to them that they didn't seem happy unless they had something to complain about. If it was dry they wanted rain, if it rained, things were too wet, If it snowed, it was too deep, if it didn't snow, they didn't have enough ground water for spring planting. The list went on and on and by the time I'd finished they were slapping their knees and agreeing with me.

I love farmers. They are the bees knees IMHO. Many times I heard them say that they would be glad to get harvest done. They didn't mind eating Thanksgiving Dinner in the harvester but no way they would open their Christmas gifts in their tractor.

Got home from town at 1. Got groceries put away, mostly meat and the like and did a crash and burn. Very warm here today, something like mid 80s. I'm afraid it's our Indian Summer but DH says no, it will be in November.

Me? I'll take what I can get as long as it's in the 70s and not snowing out for Halloween like it was last year.

 

[Beer can]

One neighbor up the street has an old two-stroke tractor that he wrenches, revs and rides on occasion.

Bet you mean two cylinder. John Deere putt putt. Milk truck driver that comes into our plant, young guy little younger than me anyway said a kid when he was in H school 90's converted a truck with his dad, drove it to school with a John Deere two cylinder engine... dang that's something I'd like to see and hear. Truck coming down main street pop pop pop ...

 

[pennyJo1960]

That would have been hoot Beer can and oh to be that young again .......Naw not young again

 

[CSolis]

I wonder if I played reveille would the old farts hear it... I doubt they sleep with their hearing aids in...

Get your buns outta that rack, and get a move on! Coffee is brewed and breakfast is coming!