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Got to use REAL tractor
Isn't it great how the simple things in life bring the most enjoyment? Sounds like you're having a great time.
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Got to use REAL tractor
Art,
I am not sure if that last comment was directed at me or not but it sure does appear to be. Not sure if it was meant to sound the way I took it. If not, my apology and I will grow some thicker hide and practice reading more into what I see.
Just so background of where my statement came from is clear, I grew up around farming up until I went in the military. I have spent 100's if not 1,000's of hours baling hay, fencing, herding cattle, vaccinating, dragging field manuer piles, repairing busted bush hogs, tractor air conditioners, starters, and more than I care to list.
My family farms about 1600 acres and I do know one or two things about farming and maybe even perhaps a simple thing in life being that I have had the opportunity to come extremely close to loosing it a time or two. My comment to Scott about the enjoyment of such things was referring to the simple act of driving a tractor while helping another out (as this allows me for one to take time to think and reflect in my mind as I am operating the machine) as maybe opposed to many of the high tech things people do now (always it seems in such a rush) as well as how easily we loose sight of where our roots come from.
In no way shape or form is farming a simple or easy profession. I very nearly decided to take over the dairy operation many years ago, but an opportunity to for a military flight school called me as a young man away.
I know first hand the battle the farmers continually fight against the states and counties to raise property taxes, pass zoning ordinances, noise ordinances, and EPA requirements all designed to push them out.
It is strange how even something as simple as operating a tractor has changed. The open air seating, listening to all that noise (more like music sometimes, sweating your butt off in that plastic or metal seat, gear shift & PTO levers, and clutch pedals. Has changed a bit. My father recently traded his Ford TW20 in on a John Deere 7320 with A/C cab and all the goodies. Like riding in a Mecedes. Mostly all push button now. GPS, stereo, deluxe suspension seat, tinted glass, better interior than most cars! Yes, the tractors have changed, but the simple pleasure of operating them stays the same.
WOW! I feel better now! 
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