Welcome! Please use the navigational links to explore our website.
PartsASAP LogoCompany Logo Auction Link (800) 853-2651

Shop Now

   Allis Chalmers Case Farmall IH Ford 8N,9N,2N Ford
   Ferguson John Deere Massey Ferguson Minn. Moline Oliver

Farmall & IHC Tractors Discussion Forum
:

Mrs Buggy

Welcome Guest, Log in or Register
Author 
buggy

03-01-2004 03:39:33




Report to Moderator

Was into the 60's and lots of sun yesterday so the H came out. Asked Mrs Buggy if she would like to take it for a spin, her first time, and to my surprise she said yes. Well off down the drive we went. She remarked on how easy it was to operate and just how tight it turned. Not bad for a city girl who always had power steering and automatic transmission. Also she re-afirmed that 'we' need to get a new coat of paint on her, the H not Mrs Buggy, and fix up a few odds and ends. The question is, is it to early to bring home a homeless Cub, or should I wait a while longer and set the hook deeper?

[Log in to Reply]   [No Email]
Hugh MacKay

03-01-2004 04:54:53




Report to Moderator
 Re: Mrs Buggy in reply to buggy, 03-01-2004 03:39:33  
Buggy: I've got to talk with you, my wife of 39 years and a city gal has never operated a tractor. She thinks they are just too big, and dangerous. She did afterall get caught speeding with 455 Olds 30 years ago. Our daughters and son all have driven tractors. 20 years ago I couldn't keep those girls off skid loaders, 656, 1066 and even highway tractor. Our oldest girl at 12 always drove 48' tractor trailer on fields for me when picking up round bales. The other two were skid loader nuts. Our youngest daughter just loved to at 11 and 12 of age to get her hands on the 1066 with cab air and duals. At 80 lbs. she didn't look very big in that big cab, but she could turn a 100 acres with a 20' disk.

None of this ever inspired their mother, car and pickup were the limit for her. We'll have to get you to ask your wife to send out a few E mails on just how much fun she had.

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
rustyfarmall

03-01-2004 04:25:09




Report to Moderator
 Re: Mrs Buggy in reply to buggy, 03-01-2004 03:39:33  
The best time to bring home another tractor is when you find it. If you wait, it could be gone.



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Dan Kelley

03-01-2004 06:44:44




Report to Moderator
 Re: Re: Mrs Buggy in reply to rustyfarmall, 03-01-2004 04:25:09  
I know I'm one of the lucky ones. My wife regularly drives the Farmall M, although she'd rather I had live hydraulics to help her knees some. While putting up our steel building, she was the one who drove the forklift, while my friends and I bolted the beams in place. This weekend, she said that I should start planning how I want the hydraulics for the 3-pt on the M. She's a town girl, but she's from Iowa. She knows these tractors.

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
buggy

03-01-2004 05:23:03




Report to Moderator
 Re: Re: Mrs Buggy in reply to rustyfarmall, 03-01-2004 04:25:09  
Haven't found the right next tractor just yet. Need to work a little longer to get her to think 'it is her tractor' and 'it is a good investment'. Things are moving well and I do not want to push to hard, she might see right through me. She seems to enjoy bush hogging and loves her little JD, sorry, I know better, lawn tractor. Figure a Cub with mower deck is next step.



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
big red man

03-01-2004 15:44:31




Report to Moderator
 Re: Re: Re: Mrs Buggy in reply to buggy, 03-01-2004 05:23:03  
1) When I took my wife and cub to a relaxed antique tractor show which included crafts and things of interest to her and she got to drive the cub up and down the rows instead of walk, she fell in love with the cub. It suddenly became "hers".
2) I would not recommend a cub with a belly mower for her--at least not initially. They (cubs with belly mower) are not the friendliest, easiest things in the world. Unless you have an overrunning clutch/free-spinning pulley on the mower, there is a good chance she (and maybe even you) will push in the drive clutch and the momentum of the belly mower will push you right into a fence, tree, house, wall, post, etc. (Been there, done that!) Also the cub is a bit high to get under many trees, especially if it has the upright exhaust. One fun thing I did was to take a seat and the spring steel support to which it was attached (from an old dump rake/plow or other implement) and bolt it to the drawbar of the cub. Lots of fun for two to ride/drive! Regards and good luck with your spouse!

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
[Options]  [Printer Friendly]  [Posting Help]  [Return to Forum]   [Log in to Reply]

Hop to:


TRACTOR PARTS TRACTOR MANUALS
We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]

Home  |  Forums


Copyright © 1997-2023 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy

TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters

Website Accessibility Policy