[AT] Time to commence tinkering

[Dean Vinson]

The 3020 was delivered this afternoon, so as time allows I'll be tinkering
with it. changing fluids, looking into why the rear light works but the
front lights don't ("check the grounds, check the grounds, check the
grounds," Farmer would say), getting rid of the calcium chloride in the rear
tires.   I've got a bit of earth grading/smoothing to do in a couple of
spots back in the woods, so the tractor's first actual task will likely be
with a rear blade attached.   I'm looking forward to all of it.   3227 hours
on the tractor, practically new given its age, and so far it feels as solid
as can be.



I love the older tractors also, like the Super M shown in this photo and a
John Deere 620 parked in another part of the barn.   But I have to admit, as
I get older the level of exposure on those tractors starts to weigh on my
mind a little. I'm increasingly conscious of sitting up there on the seat
with nothing around me, and on the Super M in particular not much below me
except for the ground and whatever implement I'm pulling.   The 3020 by
comparison feels like I'm nestled into a cockpit.   Will be interesting to
see how the various tractors get used as the months go by and the "newness"
of the 3020 wears off, but I can imagine it becoming more and more the go-to
tractor.    In the meantime, sure is fun to have a new toy.



Dean Vinson

Saint Paris, Ohio

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