3pt question

[beenthere]

........... My dad was not happy, but was patient enough with me to let me continue.

As long as you didn't do it twice.. Then the patience would wear thin, from my recollection.

Interesting, as my first experience cultivating corn was at 14 yrs old, a 4-row mounted cultivator on a JD A, before power steering. The fields were contoured planting, with corn up about 4" high. My Uncle should have known better, but trusted me.
The following day, I was back cultivating corn.

I didn't crowd to the uphill side (enough) on the contours and concentrated so hard on keeping on the rows, that I never looked back. Well, the short story was I spent a day and half walking the contoured corn fields and uncovering many small corn plants - - at least those that were recoverable.
Now I always look back to see how I'm doing.

 

[lakngulf]

Now I always look back to see how I'm doing.

So are you saying that beenthere has Been There!!

 

[TripleR]

As long as you didn't do it twice.. Then the patience would wear thin, from my recollection.

Interesting, as my first experience cultivating corn was at 14 yrs old, a 4-row mounted cultivator on a JD A, before power steering. The fields were contoured planting, with corn up about 4" high. My Uncle should have known better, but trusted me.
The following day, I was back cultivating corn.

I didn't crowd to the uphill side (enough) on the contours and concentrated so hard on keeping on the rows, that I never looked back. Well, the short story was I spent a day and half walking the contoured corn fields and uncovering many small corn plants - - at least those that were recoverable.
Now I always look back to see how I'm doing.

Oh man, "been there" too; was just getting ready to tell a similar story.

The old Fords had a "T" guide from the front axle to keep you lined up once you got the feet on the cultivator adjusted properly, but I never trusted it completely and if you didn't count your rows right was a guarantee to take every plant down, so looking back was always a good idea.

Since you farmed before power steering, you are probably familiar with dislocated thumbs and jammed wrists

 

[TripleR]

When I was a kid my dad kept me home from school one day to disc a field where he was going to plant corn. This was an old allis chalmers tractor with close front tires. He explained to me and showed me the concept you mention above. Hit the left break, turn and lift the disc at the same time. I did fine but quickly forgot to "hit the left break". I front tires turned ok, but the tractor just kept going forward and dug the nicest trench you have ever seen. My dad was not happy, but was patient enough with me to let me continue.

We used Fords, Case and John Deere wide front ends, but also had an AC for a while; know what you mean. I spent more than a little time on foot "covering my tracks" so to speak.

 

[beenthere]

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Since you farmed before power steering, you are probably familiar with dislocated thumbs and jammed wrists

That John Deere roll-o-matic front wheel assembly took a lot of that problem out of the picture.
But do remember some other tractors that would hit the dead furrow, and spin that steering wheel out (neighbor was in a cast as a result of his AC doing that to him). He added a CharLyn power steering kit immediately after that.

Ahhh, those fond memories. Would like to go back and live them all over again...most of them anyways.