Talk about getting old (Driving tractor)

RBnSC · Sep 11, 2013

Monday we went to the farm and picked the last wagon of ear corn we had room for the rest we will combine (waiting for the price to go up). When finished I went to bush hog a food plot that has been to wet to get in to. I am about half way through when I realize I am running about half throttle and a gear lower than the tractor would comfortably pull. I find myself going from one place to another satisfied to idle along. Used to be that you could never go fast enough. I remember as a child riding one time with my Grandfather across the swamp to disc what we called the pea field and thinking I want to get off and walk cause I'll get home faster. I don't know when it happened as I just started noticing it. I suppose I Might be getting old.
Ron

BAnNC · Sep 11, 2013

Have heard that its not so much old as it is mature. They say you will work at the pace most suited for you. Didn't mention the tractor. You may not get the most mowing done but at least when you finished, you're not stressed cause it beat you up doin' it. And you aren't abusing the equipment. That's the maturity level talking then.

RLA · Sep 11, 2013

It's taking the time to see whats around you
life is too short to see it speed bye.

ericlb · Sep 11, 2013

i do the same thing, when asked, i tell them im going slow enough for the machine to do the work its supposed to

garret geisler · Sep 11, 2013

After 50 years of farming it is just nice to hear an old 4020 as ya drive across the crp at 1000 rpm.

RayP(MI) · Sep 11, 2013

Real simple - tractor can go faster than I want to ride. Don"t care to be shaken up and bounded around - that can hurt.
I"ve found I can still get to the field plenty fast without bounding down the lans ans across the fields in road gear. Smooth roadway, maybe faster.

Russ from MN · Sep 11, 2013

I quite often drive my tractor 5 miles from one piece of land to another, I don't run wide open and really enjoy just looking around. You see so much more at 10 miles per hour!

Dick2 · Sep 11, 2013

The highway patrol stopped a neighbor on a state highway as he was only driving about 2-3 mph. He had the truck in low-low and was just creeping along.

The patrolman asked if he was having trouble and the man replied: "No - I always drive this way when I'm drunk".

Switchflicker · Sep 11, 2013

The patrolman asked if he was having trouble and the man replied: "No - I always drive this way when I'm drunk".[/quote]

Not the best responce unless you know the cop really really well.

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fixerupper · Sep 11, 2013

You've got that right. My two farm building sites are about 1/8 mile apart on a gravel road. Most of the time now when I'm driving a tractor between the two places I'm only running 1/2 throttle and it's usually not in the top gear. A few years ago I couldn't get there fast enough! Jim

fixerupper · Sep 11, 2013

I was driving a pickup slowly on a four lane road in Oklahoma, about a mile ahead of a combine one of our crew was driving down this road. It was getting dark and suddenly the lights came on behind me. So I pulled over and watched the patrolman walking up to me, shining his light into the mess in the back of the pickup. When he got to my window he told me the reason he'd stopped me was I'd touched the white line three times and was driving slowly. I told him I was leading this combine that was by now going around me. He said "oh, you're a harvester! Well have a good evening and drive safely". End of story. Jim

donjr · Sep 11, 2013

I find I'm doing the same thing. I was discing some stalk ground today at about 1200 rpms and just idling along. The ride wasn't rough and I got done as fast as I had to. Then I planted some cover crop the same way, and still was doing about 4 mph. Plenty fast enough.

On another note, when the cop stopped me, and asked what I was doing, the war department told him not to start an argument with me when I was drinking.....

mj · Sep 12, 2013

(quoted from post at 20:12:48 09/11/13) I ...........On another note, when the cop stopped me, and asked what I was doing, the war department told him not to start an argument with me when I was drinking.....

That right there is funny! :lol:

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