[AT] Driving tractor

[Dean Van Peursem]

Paul,

That truly is priceless.

Dean VP
Apache Junction, AZ

"It takes two to speak truth -- one to speak and another to hear." - Henry David Thoreau

-----Original Message-----
From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
Of Paul Waugh
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 3:48 PM
To: Tractor
Subject: [AT] Driving tractor

Time sure gets away from me.  Sunday was a big day for me and my grandson (age 6). He got his first
tractor driving lesson.  I chose the JD 420 for the tractor. The Jubilee was at home and has a
loader on it.  The 420 is not a bad size for a 6 yr old.  We stated out with me on the seat behind
him ... steering, not much new there. I was running in my mind ... how did my uncle find the courage
to turn a 6 yr old (me) loose on an Farmall H. Finally I rode on the back where I could reach the
kill switch in a hurry.   I had rules and he was following them.  After riding for a while I hopped
off, boy was he smiling.
To make a long story shorter, he spent 45 minutes driving. He followed the rules, he kept his eye on
me.  He learned to take off smoothly in first, then second. He is big enough to apply the clutch and
brakes at the same time, so we worked on a small hill (more like rolling ground) ... stopping and
starting. This came easy for him.
At the end of the 45 minutes, after he properly shut it down, I asked him how it was, his reply
..... "Awesome!!!!"    ... to me priceless.
Paul - 46555
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