[AT] Tractor story

Edward Tabor edward.tabor at zoominternet.net
Tue Mar 9 21:06:27 PST 2004


Trashing the grass is part of the fun.  BTW, how did your firewood get 
burned up, in the fall?

ED

Kyle Sands 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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