[AT] Funny Tractor Stories

[Mike Sloane]

I had a hard time coming up with something funny, but then my wife 
reminded me about the first tractor we bought (and the only new one). It 
was an Economy Jim Dandy about 1971 or so. I bought it with a 48" rotary 
mower and some other implements but I asked that it be delivered with 
the mower installed, as that was my prime requirement. The dealer 
delivered it, dropped it off the roll-back, gave me some minimal 
instructions in its operation, and took off for home. After walking 
around it and admiring my new purchase, I hopped on, started the engine, 
engaged the mower clutch and took off around the yard. Only the grass 
didn't look any different where I had "mowed". I shut everything down 
and looked under the deck, and there were no blades! The next day a very 
embarrassed dealer mechanic showed up with the blades and bolted them on 
to the spindles.

I put a LOT of hours on that little tractor, but finally realized that 
it was just too small for the big jobs and too big for the small jobs. I 
sold it to ATIS member Jim Thompson in MA who ended up rebuilding the 
very worn out deck.

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Mike