Pictures of you on your tractor

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon,
A bit out of season but what the heck !

 

[new2MFfrank]

I copied my post from the Massey Fergusson section and included it below. A couple of weeks ago I asked other members about GC2400, GC2600, and 1523 models and a couple of days ago I took delivery of the 1523 I talk a bit about. Havin fun!!

All,

I have had a special day today. I purchased a Massey Ferguson 1523 manual transmission tractor with a front-end loader and a 48" rotary cutter made by International World Agritech.

I don't know where to begin so:

I met Rodger Harrod, the owner of Georgia Deer Farm & Agri-Center, this morning at 9:30 at his business outside Carrollton, Georgia to finalize the purchase. He and his staff have been very helpful assisting me, answering my endless questions, and being very understanding of my major newbe status. I am fortunate, in that I was able to "shop all the brands" that I was interested in close to home. I said this before but, I looked at Kubota, John Deere, and Massey Ferguson before deciding, and ALL the dealers were very, very, very helpful. I can't say enough about customer service. I feel that many products today do not have the customer support that I have witnessed so for in my new interest. Certainly I may have missed features that are important to some people, but I took the knowledge I gained, weighed the plusses and minuses, then ignored all that and then just bought the really cool red one. (Wait a minute did I really say that?)

I fired her up this morning at about 11:00 and at first I felt pretty intimidated. After some time in the saddle I looked at the hour meter and it was at 2 hours. I meant to look earlier but my enthusiasm must have gotten the best of me so I don't know the actual start time today but some of the ticks on the clock I logged myself, searching for "the answer" in the Deer Farm parking lot. When I headed in for a shower, the meter said 8.2 (say what?). Unbelievable! My wife Tina said she thought maybe she was going to have to come out and drag me off the thing?

Photos below!!!!!

Frank Schoenbeck

 

[JoelD]

Congratulations new2MFfrank.

Good luck with your great new machine.

Joel

 

[SkogenMe]

Here's the thread. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/john-deere-owning-operating/145886-new-jd-3520-shes-beauty.html

He has some great pictures.

Thanks for the thread...Guess thats what I get for not keeping up with whats going on in the Green and Orange groups

Talk about a nice setup and nice pictures....thanks soulasphil
I'll reply back to the original thread..somehow I don't think I am going to be able to come up with 1 km of hedges to justify such a critter, but the drooling is fun

 

[Thomas]

scott_vt; A bit out of season but what the heck !

Be here before you know it.

 

[scott_vt]

I copied my post from the Massey Fergusson section and included it below. A couple of weeks ago I asked other members about GC2400, GC2600, and 1523 models and a couple of days ago I took delivery of the 1523 I talk a bit about. Havin fun!!

Frank Schoenbeck

Good Mornin Frank,
Very nice lookin machine ! You must provide more pics on all your projects etc... that way we can tell iffin your havin fun !

scott_vt; A bit out of season but what the heck !

Be here before you know it.

Good Mornin Thomas,
Absolutely, much cooler this mornin with less humidity ! I like it !

 

[tdan300]

Sometimes the trailer hauls the tractor, and sometimes the tractor hauls the trailer. Notice the jacks on the trailer are down close to the ground just in case. I tried pulling the trailer with my B7800 the same way - worked, but was not stable with the weight on the 3-point. My L5740 handles it great. I also included a shot of the grill I put in our truck. I get a lot of comments on that too - lots of points from the wife.

 

[Johndeere3720]

That Kubota sure is nice. Im glad that people are still posting pictures on this thread. It is nice to see the kind knowledgeable people that post such helpful information.

 

[bp fick]

Pushing dirt out of the barn. Not too exciting, but there it is.

 

[Greenmountain Farmer]

Well said!
I agree 100%!

Safety has much more to do with the operator than any number of set ruels.... The rules are there to protect "everyone" and cover the manufactures interests. If I put my daughter on the tractor with me, that's my business. When she does ride, I'm extra, extra aware of everything that's going on. That's part of being a safe operator. Would it be safer to just tell her "no, stay away"? Yes, it would be (and there are plenty of times I do) but, it would also be safer to just leave the tractor in the barn to begin with. That way I could protect myself and property from any harm all together....

Tractors are equipment and not toys, yes, but you can also safely have fun around equipment with children. There are lots of limits to this. Like, not allowing it while you are trying to work efficiently and are concentrating on the job at hand. My children have been taught to "stay away" when daddy's working with equipment and if you have to come get me, stay where I can see you and get my attention before you come in close. This goes for all loud distracting equipment (tractors, mowers, excavator, chain saws, etc). But, in the "down time", why not let your child that's interested, get to know the equipment. It's my job to teach my children everything I can and everything they want to know. If you get them around equipment at an early age, they'll be hooked for life and learn how to operate efficiently and safely while respecting the equipment.

One of the things wrong with this country today is everyone wants to protect everyone else from everything.... Thanks for the concern big brother, but I can handle it myself. Now, if you want to keep your children, everything and everyone away from your tractor all the time, that's fine for you, but don't tell me how to operate and/or raise my children. Calling people stupid, just won't get you anywhere....

Very well put!