2012 models

[TripleR]

John, man I'm sorry, had no idea you had a sports car AND tractors/mowers...

Actually I do remember that car and it's a beauty. My son in law debated between that and some kind of Camaro Z28; supposed to be a Corvette killer with super charger etc. He got the Camaro and it lives in his garage under a tarp. I can tell from the black marks it has been out a couple of times.:laughing:

Sports cars are out for me, I can get down in them, but getting out/up is a no go. I can climb up into a truck and slide down and out, so it's trucks for me. I do like to look though.:licking:

I share your philosophy on life.:thumbsup:

 

[bigbull338]

John, man I'm sorry, had no idea you had a sports car AND tractors/mowers...

Actually I do remember that car and it's a beauty. My son in law debated between that and some kind of Camaro Z28; supposed to be a Corvette killer with super charger etc. He got the Camaro and it lives in his garage under a tarp. I can tell from the black marks it has been out a couple of times.:laughing:

Sports cars are out for me, I can get down in them, but getting out/up is a no go. I can climb up into a truck and slide down and out, so it's trucks for me. I do like to look though.:licking:

I share your philosophy on life.:thumbsup:

i thought us old guys wasnt supposed to admitt to getting old.

 

[TripleR]

i thought us old guys wasn't supposed to admit to getting old.

Darn, you're right; problem is the first thing to go is your memory, so I forgot that part. I'll have to highlight that part in my "Geezer's Handbook".

 

[bigbull338]

we are supposed to die on the tractor :laughing:

 

[TripleR]

we are supposed to die on the tractor :laughing:

One can only hope.

 

[kuboman]

we are supposed to die on the tractor :laughing:

Gosh I hope not. After logging more than 20000hrs on tractors I hope I don't have to die on one.

 

[TripleR]

I have posted this before, but my father in law actually died in his tractor just behind our house. When he retired, he bought these farms and a couple of tractors. Over the years, he and I as well as my sons worked to reforest quite a bit of the hilly ground, establish native grasses, build ponds and roads, plant food plots and wild life cover and forage. We planted several acres of wild flowers and 5000 Tulips on both farms. We spent hours and hours planning our projects and my wife and I built a home here so we could spend more time working on it and we could help him as his health deteriorated.

He had hip transplants and after each, he was ordered not to drive anything. This did not last too long until I would see him pull up in his truck and tell me he was just going to go "a couple of rounds", but not to tell anyone. So I would sit in the truck while he drove the tractor; no not just a couple of rounds either.:laughing:

He had heart problems and never felt good, but driving a tractor kept his mind off it and he loved looking at the progress we had made.

On January 19th, 2000, he didn't feel well and brought his tractor up from another farm to work on the road up the hill behind our house. I was at work and my daughter noticed he had missed lunch and had my son go check on him. He was sitting in his tractor where it had come to rest against some trees with the engine going and tires spinning. He died a happy man doing what he loved.

 

[bigbull338]

I have posted this before, but my father in law actually died in his tractor just behind our house. When he retired, he bought these farms and a couple of tractors. Over the years, he and I as well as my sons worked to reforest quite a bit of the hilly ground, establish native grasses, build ponds and roads, plant food plots and wild life cover and forage. We planted several acres of wild flowers and 5000 Tulips on both farms. We spent hours and hours planning our projects and my wife and I built a home here so we could spend more time working on it and we could help him as his health deteriorated.

He had hip transplants and after each, he was ordered not to drive anything. This did not last too long until I would see him pull up in his truck and tell me he was just going to go "a couple of rounds", but not to tell anyone. So I would sit in the truck while he drove the tractor; no not just a couple of rounds either.:laughing:

He had heart problems and never felt good, but driving a tractor kept his mind off it and he loved looking at the progress we had made.

On January 19th, 2000, he didn't feel well and brought his tractor up from another farm to work on the road up the hill behind our house. I was at work and my daughter noticed he had missed lunch and had my son go check on him. He was sitting in his tractor where it had come to rest against some trees with the engine going and tires spinning. He died a happy man doing what he loved.

see now that was 1 happy man doing what he wanted an loved todo.he was where he wanted tobe when his time came.it takes me awhile todo certain things but i love what i do.an i want to go doing something i love an enjoy.

 

[TripleR]

see now that was 1 happy man doing what he wanted an loved todo.he was where he wanted tobe when his time came.it takes me awhile todo certain things but i love what i do.an i want to go doing something i love an enjoy.

Same here, my dad died in a nursing home after a long battle with cancer and all he could talk about was being able to get back on his tractor just one more time.

One of the men who farms our land is in his 80's and when he is not in the hospital or recovering from something, you will find him on a tractor or in a truck.

 

[ovrszd]

John Thomas,,, great birthday present!!!! I call those cars "Camaro Eaters". My cousin has an orange one. Of the three nostalgic cars available I like the Challenger the best. Very detail oriented right down to the orange engine block. Congrats on a great car!!!

 

[ovrszd]

Same here, my dad died in a nursing home after a long battle with cancer and all he could talk about was being able to get back on his tractor just one more time.

One of the men who farms our land is in his 80's and when he is not in the hospital or recovering from something, you will find him on a tractor or in a truck.

My dad spent the last two years of his life in a nursing home wearing a diaper and drool running down his chin, alzheimer's. I cried every time I visited him. There's much worse things than death.

On a different note I lost my 71 year old neighbor last month. Found him in the timber where he had been cutting wood. Sitting against a tree with his right arm up over his head like he was simply taking a break. Looked very content.

 

[bigbull338]

he went out doing something he enjoyed.

 

[ovrszd]

I think most manufacturers are attempting to make their dealers expand and take over territories. Our local JD AG dealer just sold to a nearby dealer who was expanding. JD told our local guy that he either had to buy more shops or sell.

I run a JD grader. We buy a new machine every 4 years. We have no choice as to what dealer we use. Murphy Tractor owns this area. You buy new Deere construction equipment here and it'll come from Murphy.

In that same regard I am told that our new local JD AG dealer is the only franchise in Missouri that you can buy a new JD highboy sprayer from.

 

[ovrszd]

he went out doing something he enjoyed.

We should all be so blessed.

 

[bigbull338]

i saw the samething happen here with auto dealers.we had 1 dealer buying up all the dealerships no matter what make they sold.an they ended up with 10 or 12 dealers.then all of a sudden they left as quickly as they appeared.

 

[TripleR]

My dad spent the last two years of his life in a nursing home wearing a diaper and drool running down his chin, alzheimer's. I cried every time I visited him. There's much worse things than death.

On a different note I lost my 71 year old neighbor last month. Found him in the timber where he had been cutting wood. Sitting against a tree with his right arm up over his head like he was simply taking a break. Looked very content.

Alzheimer's disease is scary stuff, I lost my grandmother and uncle to it and sure know what you and your family went through.

As to your neighbor, always sad when someone passes, but as bigbull said, he went doing something he enjoyed.

I plan on going looking at new tractor brochure's for the new 2050 Kubota GL9560.:thumbsup::laughing:

 

[amg280]

My dad spent the last two years of his life in a nursing home wearing a diaper and drool running down his chin, alzheimer's. I cried every time I visited him. There's much worse things than death.

On a different note I lost my 71 year old neighbor last month. Found him in the timber where he had been cutting wood. Sitting against a tree with his right arm up over his head like he was simply taking a break. Looked very content.

Thats very sad. That would break my heart too. Death is a scary thing, not just your own, but your loved ones. If you could know when your going to die, would you want to? I know....

 

[TripleR]

That's very sad. That would break my heart too. Death is a scary thing, not just your own, but your loved ones. If you could know when your going to die, would you want to? I know....

I have almost died a few times and don't fear it; no I really don't think I would want to know, but really don't know for sure.

My daughter is a nurse who worked in hospice care for quite some time and people handle it in many different ways. I have an acquaintance in hospice care right now, only in his forties and he is still sending out email jokes.

 

[art]

Kubota has the dealers in my area on a short leash. If I get a quote from one then I cannot go to any other dealer. I have 3 dealers in my area and I have to buy from one of them. I have tried dealers outside my area and have been told they will not deal with me and I must stay in my area.
Really sucks and completely eliminates competition. Soooo back to my original complaint. They give really crappy quotes on trades.:confused2:

DOn't tell me they are all owned by the same company too!!!

 

[kuboman]

DOn't tell me they are all owned by the same company too!!!

2 out of the 3 are. As for JD they are all owned by the same monster company. Really sucks as there is no competition. Just bend o...! Big corporations like it because they have a lot fewer dealers to look after. Not good for the customer though.