Your first tractor

[LazyK]

Robert.. My 1st tractor was a brand new 1953 Flexor. It was bright red, sprung metal seat, small R-1's in the rear, single solid rubber tire up front, modified open pin-type tow hook in the rear, dual off-set pedal motivators w/single speed chain and sprockets transmisson, fake throttle lever on the hood and nifty painted-on headlights and radiator grill. After a few years, I traded it to the kid down the street for a Daisy Red Rider BB gun. By the way, what was Oliver's main "color?" Did they carry an ID paint into later manufacturing? Also,very classy signature ya got. I doff my cover to your imagination.

 

[TonyC]

<font color=blue>By the way, what was Oliver's main "color?"</font color=blue>

I'm not sure who this question is for. I got the e-mail but it was addressed to Robert. Since I had the Oliver, the answer is green and yellow. Yes, that's right...but the green was brighter than JD's. I'm not sure if they shifted colors later but all of those I have seen were green.

Now for the big question...which one of us has the classy signature?!!!!!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I like Mark's signature. Just need a truck for the loader to load.

 

[qwerty15]

The first tractor i drove was a 444 international with 2000 loader about 3 years ago at my uncles. i was 12. I brush hogged and backfilled the foundation around his addition. Last year i drove a case 580L TLB to dig out stumps in my backyard and grade 5 truck loads of dirt. My cousin rented a bobcat 320 excavator on my 14 birthday and got to play with that. Im 15 now and will be operating a skid loader soon

 

[Mark_in_NH]

qwerty15,
Welcome to the TBN. You haven't really filled out much for your profile, so we don't know alot about you other than your age which you told us. But I am guessing, you may well be the youngest member that the TBN has.
The IH 444 that we had when I was growing up had no loader, but it sure was the coolest thing a boy could have been allowed to drive. Head light, and flashers and cab and a nice hearty diesel engine. I thought it was the greatest to be out after dark either plowing or harrowing and at hay time, tedding the hay one last time before I had to go inside. It gave me a ligitimate reason to use all those lights.

 

[qwerty15]

Mark
The 444 is fun to drive. My uncle is getting older now and i do a lot of brush hogging for him. He says im a better operator than him even though i havent been doing it very long. Ive been trying to get him to buy a bulldoxer so i can fix the logging roads going up on the hill. 444 can make it up even with the diff locked so we have to drive through the neighbors field. well got to go back to reading other posts and looking at pictures. a lot of reading on this great site.

 

[pajoube]

So long ago now but I think it was a 1938 or 40 JD 2 cylinder with the big fly wheel. As I was very young by the end of the 40's all I could do is ride along. Then I got a AC for my own tractor just to haul wagons back to the homestead.
Those were great years to grow up on the farm. Wish they were still in the family.
PJ

 

[tgello]

ford 8n

 

[ByuBill]

The first tractor that I drove was a 1946 JD-B in the late fifties.

 

[LazyK]

TonyC...I must have loaned my one remaining brain cell to a needy amoeba. I was referring to your sig...well done!

 

[RoyJackson]

The first tractor that I drove was a 1946 JD-B in the late fifties.

A friend of mine has a Johnny Popper...think it's a '55, but I don't know the model.

Gads! Those rear tires look like they're 8' in diameter!!

It's a Model 70...shown in the pic.

 

[Bird]

Roy, that really is a pretty picture!

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, that really is a pretty picture!

Bird, it sure is!!

He's got about 40 acres in west-central PA which is where the tractor is.

He restored the Model 70 over a two year span. Never saw it before the restoration, but it was described as in reasonably good shape (that is, it ran!).

Reckon if he added a ROPS, it would detract from the beauty of the machine. But since he works the machine, I wish he would!

He's in Quality Control/Assurance...same as I am (different companies, but we go waaaaaaay back!) so he doesn't make his living using this tractor.

You know, Bird...I save the majority of the attached pictures from TBN. They're my screen saver!

 

[RobertN]

First ride: Ford 8n on my Dad's lap, about 5 yrs old
First Drive: Friends 8n around the pasture
First tractor: Kubota B8200HST
Second tractor: '41 Farmall A

 

[kbarrett]

Hmmmm... first farm tractor experience was on an old Farmall. Not sure what year or make. Had to move it out of the way, Nobody was there to help me, so I figured it out myself and accomplished the task.

My first "lawn" tractor was given to me by my father. A 1974 John Deere 110. I certainly put that one through it's paces. It was one tough little tractor!

 

[Mosey]

It was either a 1940 Farmall A or a 1950 John Deere B. We had both on the farm, still do, and I don't know which one I drove first, but I know I drove each of them by age 10, with my Dad standing on the drawbar to help out if I needed it. I can also remember riding on the top of the gas tank of the Farmall A (we just called it the International) while my Dad did various chores with it. Now I wouldn’t even think about doing that with either of my kids. But, back then we just didn’t think it was dangerous. I’m now half owner of both tractors, shared with my brother. They stay on the farm and I go visit them when I can. Drove the JD around last summer. The Farmall runs, but needs an overhaul.

 

[RMEADOWS]

My first tractor is my current tractor, a Kubota L245 that I overpaid for. I've fixed her up, and now have to keep her 4-5 more years before "the boss" will let me get a new one!