[AT] Tractor hauling, central Ohio

[Steve W.]

Cecil Bearden wrote:
> Dean:
> Funny you mention backing up.
> I was on my 4 wheeler trying to get an old sheep headed to the pen last 
> year and when she turned, I threw it into reverse and hit the throttle.  
> BAM!  Wife's mini van was about 30 ft behind.  I did not remember it 
> being there even though i had just passed it. There is a massive dent in 
> the tailgate.  I can't find a tailgate for less than $700 at salvage.    
> About 6 months later that old ewe died of old age....
> I was moving hay a few weeks later, after my wife had said her piece 
> about her mini van, and backing my Belarus tractor up to get out of the 
> way of the trailer, when I hit the loader forks on the New Holland 
> loader.  That time it was a $50 tire boot and patching the tube.
> About 3 weeks later, I was trying to keep a 2 day old calf from getting 
> away from the herd, and started backing my Ford pickup that I had just 
> overhauled and spent a fortune on.  (the drug forfeiture) When I hit my 
> head on the back glass when it hit the end of the header of an old junk 
> JD swather parked in the pasture.  I know that time I had looked in the 
> rear view.  I now have a big dent in the tailgate on my pickup.
> 
> I really look now before backing sometimes 4 and 5 times.  My neck just 
> will not turn like it used to, so I rely on mirrors a lot. The silver 
> lining to the pickup tailgate....   Ford F150 tailgates are being stolen 
> like there is a clearance sale on them..   Mine is not too desirable 
> with that bid dent in it!!!!   Just FYI to all.  If you need to protect 
> your tailgate, you can put a worm drive hose clamp over the end that has 
> the cutout for removing the tailgate and it takes a screwdriver to 
> remove the tailgate.  If it takes longer than 30 seconds the thieves 
> will leave it....
> 
> Cecil in OKla

Cecil, What the mini van, I can see if anyone has a good one that could 
be shipped.

Oh FYI you can probably buy a new after market gate for the P/U for less 
than a used OEM one.


-- 
Steve W.