old timer: Not quite the same, but you reminded me of an incident in my home town. This guy had been introduced to cars in his late 50s never really did learn to drive well. He was always a source of conversation amoung all the many folks that had close encounters with him, while driving.
One day while waiting at a railway crossing, parked locomotive right in front of him. He was on a bit of a down grade, somehow let off the brake pedal and his old Dodge slamed into the side of the standing locomotive. Great billows of steam emerged from the locomitive. Well, old man Decker had done it, he put the locomotive out of commission. Ruptured something on the steam lines. The old man drove away in his Dodge. The locomotive sat there for 10 hours, waiting for CNR mechanics to come with necessary parts to get it up and running. This was a spur line about 80 miles out, from the hub of railway activity.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - The Day Mom Drove the 8N - by Brian Browning. My Dad was wanting to put in a garden but couldn't operate the 8N and handle the old horse drawn plow he had found and rigged up to use with the tractor. Well, he decided to go get Mom out of the house and have her drive the tractor while he walked behind the plow. You got to understand that while my Mom is a hard worker who will always help whenever she can... she had never operated farm machinery before that day. Dad got her out there, explained how the clutch was the same as in our o
... [Read Article]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
