[AT] Tractor story

[Dave Merchant]

This probably saved you a couple trips to the shrink...

Dave M.


At 04:30 PM 3/9/2004, you wrote:
>    Just thought I'd share my recent tractor experience with you 
> all.  Some of you may remember my success last summer getting my '47 M-M 
> RTU running.  It was stored over at my neighbor's place during the 
> summer, but last fall I drove it home so I could use it to haul 
> firewood.  We had a freak fire last winter that consumed all of our 
> reserve wood supply, so last fall we had to gather more than we usually 
> do to stock up and of course work later into the season than we normally 
> do.  As a result, the tractor was left outside with a half-ful trailer 
> when the first snows fell.  Rather than move it, I decided to leave it 
> parked and there it sat all winter in the yaerd behind the house.  With 
> the spring thaw now setting in, I realized that if I didn't move the 
> tractor soon, it would have to sit there until summer when the lawn would 
> finally dry out enough to drive on.
>
>    Last Saturday, I decided it was time to move it.  The house was built 
> up on a gradual slope, so driving around to the front required some 
> sidehilling and eventually I would have to drive up a short incline - 
> maybe 20 degrees of slope, but only about 15 feet long.  It was this 
> slope where I ran into problems.  I almost made it to the top where I 
> spun out.  Back up, try again, spin out.  What happened was the ground is 
> still frozen with a layer of mud about 2 inches deep.  I would spin down 
> to the "ice" and that was it.  I had to unhook the trailer and use ashes 
> from the stove to gain enough traction to make it up.  By the time I was 
> back on the driveway, I had slipped and slid enough to really  trash the 
> lawn - exactly what I didn't want to do in the first place.  Oh well...I 
> was able to use a rake to knock down the ruts and smooth the surface back 
> down.  Grass has never grown well here anyway, so I don't think the scars 
> will be very visible.  The good news?  After sitting
>  for several months, the R started right up without any problems!
>
>Kyle Sands <>< Huntley, MN
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Dave Merchant
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