"Hermann" (hermann)
07/18/2014 at 11:59 • Filed to: None
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"Hermann" (hermann)
07/18/2014 at 11:59 • Filed to: None | 3
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The first vehicle I have ever driven:
It had Power Steering!
8 Semi-sync'd gears
And horrible brakes
Its idle matched Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
lone_liberal
> Hermann
07/18/2014 at 12:12 |
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My grandfather had a Ford tractor, but it was a smaller one. His big tractors were various other brands including British Leyland, New Holland and IH. The last one he bought was a Kubota that he used in his garden after he sold the farm. I don't think he ever had a John Deere, which is kind of strange now that I think about it.
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Hermann
> lone_liberal
07/18/2014 at 12:39 |
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Well. New Holland bought Ford, so in a certain way he had bigger Fords!
You ever got to drive them?
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lone_liberal
> Hermann
07/18/2014 at 12:43 |
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My family ended up with one of his really old IH tractors to use at our place for general use. Here is a picture of me on it slightly before being able to reach the pedals. Sorry for the quality but I haven't gotten around to scanning it yet.
zeontestpilot
> Hermann
07/18/2014 at 12:44 |
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Tractors should always be an acceptable answer. They are just too fun not to drive!
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Hermann
> lone_liberal
07/18/2014 at 12:55 |
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These IHs are awesome. My uncle has one (he collects and restores classic Tractors), never driven one, though.
I remember when one summer I sat on our Massey Ferguson 25x and noticed I was finally able to reach the pedals. But I was still too weak to press them down. I could stand on the clutch and it would still not go down! The Ford 6600 had a very light clutch on the other hand.
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Hermann
> zeontestpilot
07/18/2014 at 12:56 |
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Yep!
And one can't claim to be able to drive a manual without having driven a semi or non-synchronous gearbox. Downshift that!