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

[Phil Auten]

At 10:08 AM 12/16/2009, you wrote:


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>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Kent Blomgren
>Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:10 AM
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>Subject: Re: [AT] A CHALLENGE - - Can you name the first three tractors you
>drove?
>
>Indiana Robinson 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...

Kinda late gettin in on this one. The first tractor I drove was a JD, 
don't know the model, with an 8-speed trans
and a hand clutch. I was 16 then and was pulling a grain wagon 
helping with harvesting winter wheat on the Phillips
family farm in Davison, MI. The farmhouse is still there, but it is 
surrounded by homes now. There is a really
nice Centennial Farm sign in the front yard, much easier to read than 
the little sign that was nailed to a tree
back in '64.  The next one I don't remember except it had a set of 
pallet forks on the 3-point and I used it to move
some round bales. That would've been in '73 or '74. Next was my first 
tractor, my '39 Allis-Chalmers RC. Still
have it sitting in the carport waiting for me to get a round tuit for 
a new water pump. Also out there are my
Farmall M and Cub and a little A-C B.
Ben, welcome and I hope you are able to enjoy the old iron for many 
decades to come.

Phil Auten
Durango, TX