When was TBN started?

[John_Mc]

I used dial-up for the first 6 years I was on here. We were lucky to get 20k speeds out of a 56k modem. I can remember cursing waiting for the page to load when people had a bunch of full-sized photos in their posts.

I was very active in the early years, then got busy with other things when the kids came along. As they've gotten in to other things, I've had a bit more time to come back.

 

[KennyG]

One thing I've always been curious about. What inspired a 14 year old kid in San Diego to start a tractor site?

 

[Muhammad]

One thing I've always been curious about. What inspired a 14 year old kid in San Diego to start a tractor site?

I was living in upstate New York at the time. We had five acres. When I was a little kid my parents moved from NYC to the country, rented a small place next to a farm then later bought a 54-acre hobby farm and after that the 5 acre place. We moved to the west coast when I was 19... yes now I live in San Diego but the interest in tractors was from when I was a kid. TBN was never meant to be a business idea, I just wanted a place to exchange information about tractors online.

As many members know, my profile picture is from 2012. I look much older now.

 

[ultrarunner]

And you are a family man too!

Kind of watched you mature through the years but in all candor you have exhibited wisdom beyond your years many times...

 

[ovrszd]

Stories like this are inspiring. Requires initiative, imagination, dedication in the face of overwhelming odds, lightly sprinkled with luck.

I appreciate what you accomplished.

 

[Bird]

you have exhibited wisdom beyond your years many times

That's a fact for sure.

 

[Thomas]

Blink of eye it's 20 years later

 

[GeneV]

I was living in upstate New York at the time. We had five acres. When I was a little kid my parents moved from NYC to the country, rented a small place next to a farm then later bought a 54-acre hobby farm and after that the 5 acre place. We moved to the west coast when I was 19... yes now I live in San Diego but the interest in tractors was from when I was a kid. TBN was never meant to be a business idea, I just wanted a place to exchange information about tractors online.

As many members know, my profile picture is from 2012. I look much older now.

That's pretty cool, and now it's such a huge resource for so many people. Yeh, not a lot of people could claim something like that, pretty neat.

 

[Muhammad]

What's funny is that random people I meet will have visited the site at some point and then send me a message on Facebook asking if I'm the same person from TBN. In fact my best friend from fourth grade is a member and we haven't seen each other since fourth grade. It's a small world.

It's been a while since I've had to be a peacekeeper in the forums but I tried my best to make everybody happy. These days it's less moderation and more maintenance.

I keep meaning to do my own member of the month section to share some more random facts.

 

[dfkrug]

Among those, 42 are still active which I think is pretty amazing. Also amazing is that two of those 42 have never posted a single message but continue to log in and read the forums.

Very interesting. One of the great things about TBN is that visitors to the site do not have to join in order to read postings and see the many pix posted. I have linked to TBN postings many times to help out with local tractor repairs and modifications. Indeed I read TBN for years before joining and making my first post.

Thanks, Muhammed.