[AT] The last question I had on my list for December.

[Herbert Metz]

Ralph
"as a result of a close encounter with whatever while under my
supervision";   I like that; I could have used that response a couple
times.<grins>
Herb

> [Original Message]
> From: Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 12/31/2009 12:51:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] The last question I had on my list for December.
>
> Probablly harrowing was my favourite job as a kid. Mainly since it was
the 
> first job most novice tractor operators could be trusted with. No depth 
> control to worry about, just drive and try to keep the wheel on the line
of 
> the last harrow pass way out there almost 20 feet away. Pulling that big
30 
> foot drawbar of diamond harrows seemed like huge productivity compared to 
> grinding along with the 12 foot cultivator or disker. Plus the old
Cockshutt 
> 50 could usually handle the harrows in 5 th gear which was really flying 
> compared to heavy tillage. Huge clouds of dust did not bother me in those 
> days and no fear of getting dirty. The harrow drawbar did suffer a slight 
> bend as a result of a close encounter with a poplar tree while under my 
> supervision though.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 10:24 AM
> Subject: [AT] The last question I had on my list for December.
>
>
> > Either as you were growing up or now, which tractor job did you like
> > best and which the least?
> > -
> > I probably liked raking hay the best. We had a great Ferguson 3 point
> > rake and you could go any direction and raise up and hop over windrows
> > without messing up the pattern. Next I probably liked drilling small
> > grain.
> > -
> > My least favorite was early cultivation when the corn was tiny and you
> > had to drive at a mind numbing crawl... Next was anything in a huge
> > dense cloud of dust.
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Have you hugged your horses today?
> >
> > Francis Robinson
> > aka "farmer"
> > Central Indiana USA
> > robinson46176 at gmail.com
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