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

[Alan Nadeau]

I drove a JD 40, then a JD 520 followed by yet another Deere, a 2010. 
Raking hay and spreading manure, which we did every day.  At 14 I thought it 
was great fun to get down to the farm for Christmas vacation and do the 
spreader runs.  3 loads a day, regardless of weather or temperature.  When 
it was snowing a blizzard or below zero my Grandfather and Uncle were more 
than happy to let me have that duty.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Fridgen" <jon.fridgen at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] A CHALLENGE - - Can you name the first three tractors 
youdrove?


> 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
> --
> 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...
>>
>> --
>> Have you hugged your horses today?
>>
>> Francis Robinson
>> aka "farmer"
>> Central Indiana USA
>> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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>
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> Jon Fridgen
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