I'm in the boat with those of you wonder if there's really any physical attraction involved or just manipulation when DW comments how sexy it is when I wash dishes, sweep the floor, change a diaper, etc. My wife has never specifically commented about the sex appeal of my tractor, but she has commented about how she likes it when I come in smelling like diesel, cut grass, or welding fumes. I think it's not because she likes the smell, but because she likes knowing that I actually did something for a change.
I'm going to join Chilly as an amateur psychologist and analyze the motivational forces behind the sex appeal of a tractor. A tractor fits into the same category as a high dollar sports car. It's well known that women are attracted to weath, power, and security the same way men are attracted to well turned legs, a tight caboose, and 36C's. In typical Americana a tractor represents a large, high dollar, high power machine. The tractor has added appeal because it represents the farm, the crop, and the lifestyle. Farming is typically seen in pop culture as a successful, secure, romantic profession regardless of the sometimes harsh reality.
I'm no great landowner, but I'm happy to preserve the illusion if I can keep the legs, caboose and C's.
