rox
Veteran Member
We have owned the olive farm for a year and a half now and I have been afraid to drive the tractors. With pretty good reason, we have a lot of hills. I feel a little bit like Goldilocks, the Goldini Tractor is to big and the Staub articulating tractor looks to small. I finally screwed up the courage to drive the Staub. I almost freaked out on this little hill, but I just gritted my teeth and held on. I figured my husband has been driving on that little slope and he hasn't been killed yet so it must be ok.
I am so proud of myself!!! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Since owning the farm we have cut down a lot of trees that border our orchards. We cut down some kind of humoungus bushes with yellow flowers, that were actually more like trees. My husband needed to finish repairing the roof and we were short on time before we start harvesting the olives so I just inhaled and said, I'll drive the little tractor and stack the firewood. You can see in the picture (attachment) that I am straining a little bit. I am reaching down to shift gears. My abs got a good work out loading and stacking the firewood and shifting gears on the little tractor. Which is a big reason I wanted the olive farm, it provides us with physical excercize.
The tractor is dangerous though. The shaft that goes from the motor out to the back, is not covered down near our feet. Gives me the willies but it was manufactured that way, I suppose it has something to do with the articulating feature. But it s creepy.
Today I drove up our biggest hill, but I was too chicken to drive it back down. I told my husband I would drive it down the big hill if he was right there with me. He was fixing the roof so I jsut left it and walked down.
The thing is that little tractor doesn't have very good breaks. My husband says if I ever loose it going down a hill to put it in neutral and use the brakes, and if that doesn't work pull the lever under the seat and drop that 3PH Cargo box to stop it. See why I am scared to drive it down the hill? But at least I drove it up the hill.
So now at least when I read all your posts about what you are doing, I can say that I am a member of YOUR club, TBN!!! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
I am so proud of myself!!! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Since owning the farm we have cut down a lot of trees that border our orchards. We cut down some kind of humoungus bushes with yellow flowers, that were actually more like trees. My husband needed to finish repairing the roof and we were short on time before we start harvesting the olives so I just inhaled and said, I'll drive the little tractor and stack the firewood. You can see in the picture (attachment) that I am straining a little bit. I am reaching down to shift gears. My abs got a good work out loading and stacking the firewood and shifting gears on the little tractor. Which is a big reason I wanted the olive farm, it provides us with physical excercize.
The tractor is dangerous though. The shaft that goes from the motor out to the back, is not covered down near our feet. Gives me the willies but it was manufactured that way, I suppose it has something to do with the articulating feature. But it s creepy.
Today I drove up our biggest hill, but I was too chicken to drive it back down. I told my husband I would drive it down the big hill if he was right there with me. He was fixing the roof so I jsut left it and walked down.
The thing is that little tractor doesn't have very good breaks. My husband says if I ever loose it going down a hill to put it in neutral and use the brakes, and if that doesn't work pull the lever under the seat and drop that 3PH Cargo box to stop it. See why I am scared to drive it down the hill? But at least I drove it up the hill.
So now at least when I read all your posts about what you are doing, I can say that I am a member of YOUR club, TBN!!! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif