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

[Jon Fridgen]

The first tractor I drove was a Case 830 Comfort King diesel - I think I was
about 9 or 10 at the time. After that was an Oliver 88. As a kid, I hated
the 88 we had - the brakes didn't hold too well, it steered hard, and it was
hard for me to use that over-under shift they had (i.e., could never get it
from the top set of gear to the bottom ones). The third tractor I drove was
a John Deere 3020 diesel with Power Shift. I remember being amazed as a
10-yr old kid how you could shift through those speeds w/o using the clutch.

I started collecting tractors in 1990 when my Grandpa passed away and I took
possession of his Massey Harris 44. That led to several other MH purchases
over the years that included a 30, 444-diesel, and 101 Jr. Oh, and somewhere
along the way I picked up a John Deere 30 pull-type combine.

Happy Holidays.

-Jon
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Jon Fridgen
jon.fridgen at gmail.com
Tolono, IL

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Indiana Robinson
<robinson46176 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Lots of great responses here. Now the challenge. I'm recognizing the
> names of all of the guys that have responded so far as "regulars". I'm
> throwing out a challenge to all of the readers that do not normally
> post to jump in and answer this and the earlier question about when
> you started collecting old tractors.
>
> Happy Holidays...
>
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> Have you hugged your horses today?
>
> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
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Jon Fridgen
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