[AT] D17 with front fenders

[charliehill]

Mattias,  new and newer tractors have lights and flashing lights.  For the 
most part our wagons do not and never have.  In the old days even if a 
tractor had lights on it they often didn't work.  We do run a big reflective 
triangle on the back of farm equipment that is very visable to vehicles 
approaching from the rear and it is only supposed to be used on slow moving 
farm equipment.  So, if  you see one you automatically know you are about to 
run over a farm tractor if you don't slow down.  I don't know about other 
states but in NC farm equipment is not allowed on Interstate highways and 
other restricted access freeways but on the rural roads and other highways 
farm equipment has the right of way.    From my experience there are very 
few collisions with farm equipment.   We did have some lady in a BMW try to 
bulldoze a Gleaner combine out of the highway a while back.  Knocked the 
steering axle out from under the guys combine.  The lady didn't fare as 
well.  Let's just say she didn't need the BMW any longer.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mattias Kessén" <davidbrown950 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] D17 with front fenders


> Sometimes you guys surprise me. Might be that fenders would look stupid on
> old tractors were they aren't supposed to be. Otherwise I knew a few times 
> I
> would have wished for some on my DB, OK maybe I would have bent them
> slightly in the forest at some times... but on a new tractor?
>
> So you mean you would get out on a big public road without turn signals!?
> Without light in the dark to?? Not all farmers here have that good lights 
> on
> their wagons either but we have accidents from that too.
>
> Sometimes you amazes me...
>
> Mattias
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