[AT] narrow vs. wide front tractors

[Chuck Bealke]

Friends,

The 'fessin up by Dean Vinson and others sparked by this subject makes 
me thank the Creator again that I somehow survived the wondrous teen 
years with all body parts.  After the usual close calls with hillsides, 
chain saws and sickle mowers, etc., what I'm reminded of is now is 
putting others at risk.  When I was twelve or thirteen, I was able to 
befoul the undergarments of two others beside my own by simply driving a 
hay wagon with two guys on top down a hill (described between the blue 
lines here: http://web2.airmail.net/bealke/xourroad.htm ). First I had 
driven a Ford 8N, having been accustomed to heavier Farmall Hs and Ms.

Then again we had quick reflexes at that age to save us. Woke up from a 
sleep one time and jerked a steering wheel to the right in milliseconds 
to save reputation, credibility and family car. Not long after I got my 
driver's license had almost made it home in the wee hours of the morning 
after a day's farm work and a Saturday night's romancing while trying 
desperately to stay awake.  The state highway for the last part of the 
16 miles had a curved up lip on the side that had shaken me awake a few 
times. There was NO traffic at that time of night, and I had windows 
down, radio blaring and teen wisdom to help - until I sort of failed to 
complete a right turn after a stop sign. Woke up with the car bouncing 
left side down in the drainage ditch of the opposing lane and a heavy 
duty post holding a highway sign heading right for the car. Adrenaline 
is FAST.

Chuck Bealke
Dallas