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National Drive your tractor to work day!

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Steve W

10-30-2003 12:28:21

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Anybody think this is a good idea? Or have I inhaled to much old lead paint, gas fumes, distillate, ether, or all of the above.

Take Care
Steve

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Jim.UT

10-31-2003 16:09:28

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

OK, but let's wait until summer! 28 miles down a mountain canyon in the snow on an old tractor makes me nervous.

Speaking of snow, we got 2" - 3" at my house in the last 24 hours. Promising more tonight and tomorrow....just in time for a farm equipment auction! I'll be there, but I'll be COLD!

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greenbeanman

10-31-2003 16:07:56

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

Well I do just that several times each year. I do however live in town about a half mile from the library where I work.

I take it to work to clean up the mess the snow removal crews make.

No big deal here as we are in Amish/Menonnite country. Rarely a week day passes that we don't have a Ford or John Deere tractor in the library parking lot.

Anyone else remember that old "Drive your tractor to Washington D. C." time period? About 1980 I think. I heard many farmers gave up after their tires were chewed down to nubbins after about 200 miles.

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Shaggy

10-31-2003 13:58:16

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

I have done just that a few time to pick up my check and also went to the bank and cashed it. Going thru the drive up on a farmall B is different.

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deadeye

10-31-2003 06:21:24

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

I bet that some of these presidental hopefuls will want to use that in their new campaigns. Should work. I'm retired, but I could just drive around town that day if it goes through.---deadeye

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John S-B

10-30-2003 20:48:55

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

Does it count if I hauled it to work on a trailer so I could bushhog for some body after I got off work?

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Chris Brown

10-30-2003 19:15:48

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

Not a bad idea, but I too work from home so I wouldn't have anywhere to go either. I have driven the tractor to town before for gas but never had the nerve to drive through Mc donalds's window on it(yet). I wonder if there is a law against talking on the cell while driving a tractor .

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Jim.UT

10-31-2003 16:10:54

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Re: Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Chris Brown, 10-30-2003 19:15:48

When my tractor is running I can't even hear my cell phone ring!

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Stick

10-31-2003 09:50:27

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Re: Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Chris Brown, 10-30-2003 19:15:48

That would be a month long ordeal for me! I work a bit over 400 miles from home, 7 days in and 10 out. Let's see at 2200 in 3rd gear on the 9N, that would be about what, 6 or 7mph? So about 60 hours each way, in the snow..... ...LOL!

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Les...fortunate

10-30-2003 18:51:59

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

Of course it's a great idea! Because it's very similar to my idea of "Take Your Tractor to Church" Sunday, which is much easier for me because church is only about 2 1/2 miles away and work is 21.
Why don't you get Congress or the President to declare such a day. There's weirder ones than that, for sure.

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Stan TN

10-31-2003 17:46:48

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Re: Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Les...fortunate, 10-30-2003 18:51:59

Oh I can just see that, me on the tractor, the wife and kids in the manure spreader....:-P

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greenbeanman

10-31-2003 21:09:18

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Re: Re: Re: National Drive your tractor to work da in reply to Stan TN, 10-31-2003 17:46:48

"Oh I can just see that, me on the tractor, the wife and kids in the manure spreader".

Say, that reminds me--next year is an election year isn't it?

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Loren

10-30-2003 18:30:43

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

Put that in the middle of July or August and I'm on it! Sounds like a kick to me!

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Guy

10-30-2003 18:06:37

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

Sounds good to me, but I work a home. I'll just drive it around the block a few times, or maybe just drive around all day long to make up for the commute I don't have. Oh, my wife is looking over my shoulder, she said something about getting that little farmall out of the basement which I hauled down there piece by piece and put together and drive that.

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Indydirtfarmer

10-30-2003 17:53:02

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

Wait a minute! You mean everyone doesn't already..... .. No wonder I get all the strange looks!

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Stan TN

10-30-2003 17:33:50

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

The first 11 miles down the mountain on a road with no shoulder, doin' 7.5 mph on rice tires? I don't think so.

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Augy

10-30-2003 17:32:58

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

Not a good idea. If we started that, then all the yuppies would want to trade their new Beemers in on old John Deeres, that would drive the prices up on the old tractors..... ..... .., Hmmm, maybe its not a bad idea! Nah, there would be wrecked old tractors littering the freeways.

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Chris

10-30-2003 17:07:34

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

I don't know what you inhaled but keep sniffing! That's a great idea. For the guys that live on a farm, your lucky, you don't have far to go. Keep us posted and let us know if you get it organized. Think about it, no car insurance, no licence required, everybody will wish they had a vehicle as cool as yours, you get to listen to the engine all the way to work, you can drive through the median if traffic is backed up, you'll have something to talk about if your job is a little boring at times, won't get pulled over for speeding, have a good excuse for being late(better if your boss is into old tractors), and for once you can be in the guy that's driving slow at 6:50am with a grin on your face. The benefits are almost endless.

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Jimmy King

11-01-2003 03:26:18

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Re: Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Chris, 10-30-2003 17:07:34

I'm sorry but in Missouri when you start driving it to work you will need licence and insurance.

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Chris

11-03-2003 05:49:00

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Re: Re: Re: National Drive your tractor to work da in reply to Jimmy King, 11-01-2003 03:26:18

Oh, I didn't know. Here in Indiana we don't have to. Just a SMV sign, some gas and you can back up traffic all day. Do you have to have a license plate on them too?

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Larry from MD

10-30-2003 15:19:35

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

It doesn't realy work if you work at home on the farm.

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rustyfarmall

10-30-2003 14:42:50

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

Good idea, but how about if we wait till warmer weather?

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Garry

10-30-2003 13:53:24

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

I would need a road gear in mine since my commute is about 42 miles each way.

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Dr Cy Kosis

10-30-2003 16:30:33

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Re: Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Garry, 10-30-2003 13:53:24

Yeah it would take me a while to get there too. 74 miles at 3 1/2 mph redlining high gear.

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Ultradog MN

10-30-2003 15:12:30

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Re: Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Garry, 10-30-2003 13:53:24

Heh heh
I've been commuting about 30 miles each way here lately.
But during those durn rush hours when all the big roads are at a crawl my little 2N Ford with it's Sherman overdrive would probably easily keep up.
I think it'll do about 20 mph.
Maybe we could all put our bush hogs on the back and if the traffic stops just take to the ditches. Everyone would think we're just very efficient highway workers...

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Ludwig

10-30-2003 15:01:57

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Re: Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Garry, 10-30-2003 13:53:24

Mine too! I imagine the traffic on 495 would give me a wide berth though!!

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Joe Evans

10-30-2003 12:34:51

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Re: National Drive your tractor to work day! in reply to Steve W, 10-30-2003 12:28:21

Not that big of deal. Most of the folks we deal with in the Northeast think that's what we do every day here in Central OH.

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