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<blockquote data-quote="( deleted account )" data-source="post: 212918" data-attributes="member: 5993">Back in the mid 50’s when I was about 11 -12 I’d drive a McCormick Deering 15-30 with steel lugged wheels, solid steel front tires.&nbsp; Had to be crank started, so after I gassed it up and hit a billion grease zerks and filled up the oil, one of the adults would crank it over and start it.&nbsp; I could pull about 10-12 feet of ancient harrows, and to get to the fields I ‘d have to drive right through town with the lugged wheels pulling the harrows down the road, down Main Street actually!&nbsp; No pavement in those days, though the lugs must have done a number on the wooden crossing on the rail road.&nbsp; When Id hit the field I’d diagonally harrow across, sometimes as big a field as a half section.&nbsp; being a small kid I could barely steer the thing&nbsp; so I’d put my legs against the fender and pull with all my might to do a sort of figure 8 which resulted in a 180 degree turn to go back down the field.&nbsp; I’d sit on that hard metal seat all day, the engine noise deafening, and the harsh ride pounding on my back, sun beating&nbsp; down.&nbsp; No wonder I’m deaf with a horrible back and lots of precancerous Skin changes.&nbsp; LOL.&nbsp; Only stopped to pee or have lunch, but never shut down the engine - I wasn’t strong enough to crank it over. If I remember correctly the old girl had a hand clutch. Later I graduated to “modern” tractors, like a Cockshutt, a couple of Co-OPs, a W6, W-9,then a WD-9!&nbsp; FINALLY when I left my farming career behind and went off to school, we got an brand spanking new International 660, the first tractor I ever drove with Power Steering!&nbsp; We kids thought we were in heaven! Now I even have power steering in my UTV!&nbsp; Getting soft in my old age maybe.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="( deleted account ), post: 212918, member: 5993"] Back in the mid 50’s when I was about 11 -12 I’d drive a McCormick Deering 15-30 with steel lugged wheels, solid steel front tires. Had to be crank started, so after I gassed it up and hit a billion grease zerks and filled up the oil, one of the adults would crank it over and start it. I could pull about 10-12 feet of ancient harrows, and to get to the fields I ‘d have to drive right through town with the lugged wheels pulling the harrows down the road, down Main Street actually! No pavement in those days, though the lugs must have done a number on the wooden crossing on the rail road. When Id hit the field I’d diagonally harrow across, sometimes as big a field as a half section. being a small kid I could barely steer the thing so I’d put my legs against the fender and pull with all my might to do a sort of figure 8 which resulted in a 180 degree turn to go back down the field. I’d sit on that hard metal seat all day, the engine noise deafening, and the harsh ride pounding on my back, sun beating down. No wonder I’m deaf with a horrible back and lots of precancerous Skin changes. LOL. Only stopped to pee or have lunch, but never shut down the engine - I wasn’t strong enough to crank it over. If I remember correctly the old girl had a hand clutch. Later I graduated to “modern” tractors, like a Cockshutt, a couple of Co-OPs, a W6, W-9,then a WD-9! FINALLY when I left my farming career behind and went off to school, we got an brand spanking new International 660, the first tractor I ever drove with Power Steering! We kids thought we were in heaven! Now I even have power steering in my UTV! Getting soft in my old age maybe. [/QUOTE]

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