[AT] Can you name the first three tractors you drove?

[Larry Dotson]

My memory is not as clear as brother Gene's, but as I am only 1 year younger 
than he is, I must have driven the same three tractors. For some reason I 
don't have a good recollection of the WC, although I do remember the IH H as 
my first and then 2 Farmall F-12's. I also started driving at 6 or 7 years 
old.

Larry Dotson



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
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>    I first drove our Farmall F-12, at age 6, pulling the hay wagon with 
> the
> hay loader behind for loading loose hay. Next was the Farmall H pulling 
> the
> wagon to load the round bales from our A-C roto baler and the F-12 to pull
> hay up to the mow with grapple forks. First real field work was with an 
> A-C
> WC plowing and discing at age 10 after my dad bought his own farm and
> started all over again with older machinery. Was a very happy boy when I
> came home from school and the WC had been replaced with a Farmall H.
>
>                                        Gene
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
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>
>>I first drove the Ford 9N when I was about 7 with my father standing
>> nearby pulling fence post. I had "steered" while sitting in his lap
>> but that was the first time I "drove" it. I would back up to the post
>> and he would hook the chain. Then I raised the hydraulic lever to pull
>> the post and after he unhooked the post I drove to the next post and
>> backed up to it. The 9N was traded for a new Jubilee Ford.
>> -
>> The next tractor I drove was the McCormick 10-20. I didn't drive it
>> very much because I could not really handle it safely. To me it seemed
>> like a behemoth... I really want one now even though they look pretty
>> small now. :-) It was traded for a pretty decent 1939 Chrysler 4 door
>> in 1951.
>> -
>> The third was the Ferguson TO-20 he bought new in 1949. It was sold in
>> nicely restored condition about 1970 after my father finally gave in
>> to my mother's constant nagging and complaining about us having too
>> many tractors... :-(
>> Maybe that is why I want so many now. :-)
>> Naw... I just love old iron.  :-)
>> -
>> Can you name the first three you ever drove?
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Have you hugged your horses today?
>>
>> Francis Robinson
>> aka "farmer"
>> Central Indiana USA
>> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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