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AdamP
08-22-2003 03:50:27
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Hey there. Well, it�s happened twice in a row now and I�m rather confused. Maybe someone has some experience with this!!! I�m not really superstitious, but this is has me wondering�. I think I have a people jealous �N�. The first time my 2N had met my neighbor the PTO shaft broke (well, the C clip in the PTO housing broke, thus out came the shaft�) Saw the neighbor out at his side of the fence, and figured I�d drive up and say hello. So we say hello, chit chat for a bit and he barks out: �How do you like that old tractor?!?!?!� Oh, it�s great!!! Does all my chores, pleasure to drive� �Runs like a top!!!� (famous last words) Half-hour later, there went the PTO shaft�.. That was about two months ago, and fixed it right away�. Last night (about six�ish) I�m out tractoring around, hauling a cart of debris out to the burn pile, when I look out and see an SUV up out on the side of the road. Once I noticed that it was actually parked on my property, I went out to the road to have a look. Mother and daughter, and a blown tire. I ask if I could give them a hand, and was told that the husband was on his way. Regardless, I suggested that they park on my driveway and get off the busy road. So they did, and offered to change the tire. Turns out they were missing their jack, so I jumped back on Wilber (as some of you may recall, my wife names the tractors) and headed up to the house to fetch a jack. Five minutes later, me, Wilber, and the 3-ton floor jack return to the SUV and meet the husband. �Hey honey� he says,,, �would ya look at that old tractor!!!!� I saw it before she simply replied�I guess they were in a hurry, because the two of them left in the husbands car soon after. Well, I got the tire changed for the husband, and afterwards, he really wanted to have a look at the �N�. Sure (said so proudly). He really enjoyed the engineering involved and was amazed at how well it held up to nearly 60 years of service. How do you like it??? �Oh I love it, runs amazingly well, real useful for the chores around the property, �Couldn�t be happier!!!� Well, he was thrilled to have his tire changed, thanked me, (I wouldn�t take anything from him) and he headed up the road. I headed back to the burn pile, shut the tractor off, and a half-hour later the battery was dead, and the alternator stopped putting out�.. Oh well�.. At least I got the opportunity to change a stranger�s tire, (first time I think) and make their day!!!
AP
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