Ages????

[Thomas]

Boots,
I was 22 years old and it was a second hand 8n Ford in great shape for $1,000.oo,had a rear lift with a blade.
Clear 50% of my land than several years later sold her for $800.oo...which was a big mistake. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Thomas]

DFB,
I'm trying to do the math here,so would the 76 be your first H-D?
If not don't break my heart and tell me you have a H-D 250 stored. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Working on a tractor most of the day than taking a scoot on m/c,what a better way to relax. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Well okay add a little loving also. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[DaveNH]

Hi there!
Dave from New Hampshire.

Well I bought my first "tic-tor" this past year at the age of 45. I feel 25 and sometimes act 12.

 

[Rowski]

I'm 28 now and the tractor I got in the summer is my first. This excludes my JD318 mower. From a very young age I too loved tractrs and equipment at work. I could watch equipment work for hours upon hour. My dad use to think I was crazy. But you be suprised what you can learn from just watching.

Derek

 

[Thomas]

mark,
Your wife made you by a new tractor. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I guess I'll start looking for old things to buy...sure could use a new metal chop saw. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Harv]

Had to think about it, but I believe I got my first tractor when I was 6. Good solid machine, but hard to pedal on rough ground. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

My next tractor I purchased, let's see... it was about, uhhh... oh yeah -- last September! I was 52. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Wingnut]

I've still got my Aspencade, Bird, although it's getting a bit long in the tooth ... an original '82 (first year). Like your comment about the tractor, I started bikes late in life ... and was helped out by the husband of one of the gals who worked for me ... rode with me until I had the experience to get my license. He had an '81 Interstate which is what sold me on the 'cade ... but he was a little short for it and really wanted a Harley anyway ... so when they came out with the new Evolution engine ... he traded in the Wing.
3 Funny stories. First - the first day we drove to work (they always led, I trailed) he mentioned to his wife that I must really dislike Harley's (true) 'cause I was 1/2 mile back ... I told her ... "nope, I was just trying to listen to my stereo".
Second ... the "New Evolution" engine that he was so proud of ... well, after a month of owning the bike, he went out to garage to start it and there was a large pool of oil under the bike. Not as much vibration ... but still very maintenance intensive.
Last one ... friend in the Wing Riders chapter back in Alberta had been a Harley rider for many years and he decided that he wanted a more comfortable ride as he got on in years (40) so sold his H-D and bought a new Aspencade. Rode with his "former" group to Vancouver - 800 miles ... and it was the standard ride. Ride an hour, stop, fix one of the harley's, ride an hour, stop, fix another .. and so on all the way there and back. Of course, the Wing had no problems, got double the gas mileage, used no oil ... and was quite comfortable. After that trip, he had to join the GWRRA 'cause his former Harley group would no longer invite him along.

Ages? wahhhhlll ... <whisper> 51 </whisper>

PaulB ... did you know that the H-D doesn't actually stand for Willy G's and partner's names? Nope ... actuallu H-D stands for Hardly Driveable.
Hey ... just kidding and I hope you enjoy it ... and that your better half does too. Makes all the diff. I got my Wing 'cause my wife thought it would be neat ... and she always did love to ride until she passed away. However, current wife is not interested (somewhat scared of being out in the open) and therefore the Brown Beast hardly ever leaves the garage.


too bad that common sense ain't

 

[PaulB]

DFB - just the basic 883, bottom of the line. First bike in 20 years, first road bike ever (just enduros in the past) Started working in a motorcycle shop at age 14, in the parts department. At the time I coud not only find the head gasket for a 1972 Yamaha 650 twin or a 1966 YG1K or a DT1 enduro, I knew the part number by heart! School, wife, kids, work, all put an end to the 2 wheeling days until my lovely wife insisted that I live out my dreams - what a deal I got when I married her. We had talked about it, and had settled on my 40th birthday as the target date. As 40 came closer, it became obvious that I needed not only a bike, but a tractor too, or else I would be too beat to ever ride anything but a wheelchair! I was supposed to get the bike first, but I decided the $ was better spent on the Kubota, seeing as we had the farm to take care of. Got the Kubota when I was 39. First tractor I ever owned, in fact I had never even sat on a tractor until then.

 

[DFB]

Thomas, sorry for any confusion./w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif The '76 I bought used in 1980. Traded my bought new, less than a year old '79 Yamaha 650 Special towards it. Boy did I take a hit there./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif Before that there was used 250 Yamaha of unknown vintage that my cousin sold me when I was seventeen. Don't I wish I had 1978 MX 250 H-D./w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif I've heard that there were only around 100 sold in the USA. Tried to pick up a SS 250 to restore a while back, no luck though. Just for grins Thomas, I've got a 1957 200cc Zundapp Challenger that I fixed up. It was featured in Old Bike Journal's Readers' Rides a few years back./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[DFB]

Paul, when those Honda guys start just remember the old saying. "IF I HAVE TO EXPLAIN YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND". Enough said. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[s1120]

[[At what age did everyone here purchase your first tractor? ]]

My own? that would be 35, last october.

Paul Bradway

 

[mrolson]

I guess I was about... 38.. Ya 37 years to late /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif But It's not my last /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

<font color=green>Mark</font color=green>

 

[RobertN]

Paul,
I'll still ride with ya! I have a '84 FXR Evolution... We should have a tractorbynetbiker meeting at Sturgis...

RobertN in Shingle Springs Calif

 

[gordon]

Grew up around tractors, backhoes in highschool worked for a landscape company and at a Country Club driving tractors. I'm not exactly sure what age I got my first 8n I belive I was 24 years young. Did alot of rotary cutting with it. Then started skidding logs and selling firewood. It was way to small so I bought the L3750 frontend loader heated cab Kubota. That was 10 years ago. Now as I write this I'm 37 years young. Gettin ready for a carrer change!! Will know in the next few weeks.
Gordon

 

[RobertN]

Ok Thomas... We both have Kubota's, both have Farmall's, and both have Harley's????? Cool/w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif We goota get together some time! I'll forgive you for riding the honda, 'cause your out and riding. My FXR Evo is much smoother than the '74 FX of a friend that I tried. My wife's '93 FXR is VERY smooth(her first bike was a basket Sportster she built). It's really easy to spend hours on either bike.

I never cramp up in the mountians; there's plenty of that around here in the Gold Country.

Bird,
I can fit a six pack in each saddle bag and make a drive just fine(not while drinking!!! think safety). My FXR does wiggle a bit at idle, but I think most of that is the cam, extra compression that I have.

RobertN in Shingle Springs Calif

 

[RobertN]

Thomas,
Ever cruise out to Marcus Dairy?

RobertN in Shingle Springs Calif

 

[RobertN]

Age: 37
First tractor, Kubota B8200hst at 35, Farmall A at 36, Harley at 30

RobertN in Shingle Springs Calif

 

[RobertN]

Oh, I can't resist/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
My expierience is primarily with '84 and newer EVO's.

My 84 FXR: Has semi stranded me a couple times. Cause... My "modifications". Fortunatley easy to fix! I make much better mods now... This is a first year EVO..
Wifes 93 FXR: Never a single problem or issue.
My old '80 Suzuki: Lights went out at 11pm on I-80 near Truckee. Almost got ran over by three different big rigs. Leaked oil. was loud(Kerker header on it when I got it). She polished up nice, but leaked like crazy.

The only thing I knew HD sttod for was $100; every piece of chrome ect...

RobertN in Shingle Springs Calif

 

[Bird]

Gosh, DFB, first time I've heard of a Zundapp in years. That was the first bike I ever bought, but usually don't even count it as one I owned because I didn't keep it 2 weeks. It was a used one and ran great at high speeds, but would choke down (flood) cruising at 55. When it would start to bog down you could downshift, which would rev it up, and clear the excess gas out and go again. The dealer tried working on it two or three times, then told me I just wasn't running it hard enough, so I told him if I couldn't cruise down the highway at 55 he could have it back.

And Wingnut, the '85 Aspencade was the finest bike I ever rode. Never did understand why they later dropped the digital instrument panel. It was great, and the only one I ever saw on ANY kind of machine that was always easy to read no matter how the bright the sun or how dark the night, and never any glare. It was truly amazing.

Bird

 

[jimmoore]

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