Posted by Indian Guy on March 12, 1998 at 06:43:33:
In Reply to: Re: More narrow front safety tips. posted by jess on March 12, 1998 at 04:19:18:
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: : I was proudly driving my case V? tractor in my pasture when an old gentleman stopped and asked me if I enjoyed my thumbs, confused I asked why because I am sort of attached to them, I had my thumbs under the spokes of the steering wheel inside it, and if I dropped off I a hole and turned the front wheels He informed me that my thumb would probally be behind me under my shredder. I guess power steering and wide fronts kind of spoils you.
: The old gentlemen must know what there talking about because , First they are old and still have there thumbs. When I was younger and on a narrow front end tractor I too heard a similar story. I still have my thumbs. He must of been right. If the Young would listen to the Old more often .-- OH the knowledge we would have.--
I guess that falls into the same catagory as keeping your thumb on the same side of the crank as your fingers. A backfiring '36 Chevy taught a younger me that lesson. There's also a knack for pulling the crank out as you turn it... we threw one about fifty feet in the air after it whirled at 600 rpm for a moment. I guess if we hadn't been driving behind Dad's back he might have taught us about that beforehand. Foolish youth, Me