Support your local Youngfellow

2510Paul

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Youngfellow, I think you get the prize for number of responses. Your post touched a nerve with me, I am very supportive of young men interested in the trades.

A friends son was very hands on but had no path to learn welding either at high school or home. 14 or 15 at the time. I taught him what I knew about welding and my son added to that. He started helping me on tractors, his Dad told me I did not have to pay him if we were learning mechanics but I always did; and I helped him start a tool collection both new and used.

Today he is a Senior in High School, works for the local tire dealer weekends and summers (I recommend to the tire dealer.), he attends a local evening class on Diesel Mechanics, and is Signed Up at the Local Tech. School to begin Deisel Mechanics and Welding, in the fall. Myself, his Dad and the local Tire Dealer, all supported him in getting into the special evening Deisel class as well as the Tech. School enrollment.

He is so busy now I rarely see him. But I am proud of my involvement. So support your local Youngfellow.

Paul
 
Our club recognized the need for young members real early on. We got kids as young as 15 on the board of directors right from the start to try to guarantee longevity of the organization. Everybody's membership includes the whole family,including their offspring up to 21 years old.
 
I'll tell you what Lee,and everybody else on here needs to know it too,you deserve a huge pat on the back and a round of applause for what you've done for young folks all your life. My hat is off to you my friend.
 
Hi Youngfellow, I am 75 years old with a collection of 19 tractors. I helped start our vintage tractor club nearly 50 years ago and have helped a lot of younger lads to get started in this wonderfull hobby of ours. For the last 20 years I have been doing rally commentating all over England and it has been intresting seeing young lads like yourself bringing their first tractor to a rally then next year bringing a nother one and I allways give them encouragement when I have the microphone in my hand. Good luck with your envolvement in this wonderfull hobby. MJ
 
Many years ago a young lad came up to me at a show and asked for a tractor ride. Being the end of the day and not many people around, I gave him a ride. His dad or mom brought him to every show. I gave him an Iron Horse and a CASE garden tractor and other club members gave him other engines. At show he had one engine he would take apart and explain how it works and then reassemble it. He had many kids and adults watch. He graduated out of High School last year with more scholarship money than he needs for his first year of mechanic apprentice college. At the Christmas break he received another bursary to pay for another year. When you do something for a little 5 year old, you never know where it will end.
Dave
 
Lot of folks here have read my son's posts, 'Minnie mo Mick". 13 years old and loves his mm rtu. A friend of mine gave him a Moline plow. We hope to have it usable by spring plow days. Every show we have hauled tractors to there has always been one cranky old coot who can't say anything nice. But that leaves 100's of positive people. Our 16 year old loves his old Cub and makes a few bucks in the summer cutting grass. Little encouragement goes a long ways for kids.

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That is a really great story. I am certain it leaves a warm glow with you every time you think of it. Paul
 
To those who say antique tractor prices are dropping, that may be bad news for those who own 20, but it'ls good news for one who is just getting started. Just remember it's for your pleasure and to challenge your mechanical skills, not to please some contrary old fart. You'll find lots of help and encouragement here.
 
At so many shows I see signs on tractors to KEEP OFF. I don't mind if young folks climb on my tractors. I disconnect the batteries so we don't have a wooops. What fun is it for the youngsters to just look?
 
Kudos to you and all that are helping this young fellow!! Hope he can go a long way in the trade. I've been a Class 8 (full size trucks/trailers) tech for 42 years as of mid February, with a few years in my teens helping Daddy in the shop. Just keeping up with new technology's a full time job now!!
 
Thank you for your kind words. I will say this group is much more socially reasonable then any of the tractor groups on FB (with a few exceptions).

I appreciate all the goodwill and such that have been shown in response to my original thread.




(quoted from post at 07:38:52 01/20/19) Youngfellow, I think you get the prize for number of responses. Your post touched a nerve with me, I am very supportive of young men interested in the trades.

A friends son was very hands on but had no path to learn welding either at high school or home. 14 or 15 at the time. I taught him what I knew about welding and my son added to that. He started helping me on tractors, his Dad told me I did not have to pay him if we were learning mechanics but I always did; and I helped him start a tool collection both new and used.

Today he is a Senior in High School, works for the local tire dealer weekends and summers (I recommend to the tire dealer.), he attends a local evening class on Diesel Mechanics, and is Signed Up at the Local Tech. School to begin Deisel Mechanics and Welding, in the fall. Myself, his Dad and the local Tire Dealer, all supported him in getting into the special evening Deisel class as well as the Tech. School enrollment.

He is so busy now I rarely see him. But I am proud of my involvement. So support your local Youngfellow.

Paul
 

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