GreenYellow
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Daughter on tractor = trust test
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BAP
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Yes, both my daughters were driving my tractors at 12.
k0ua
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People age at different rates. There are plenty of 12 year olds ready to safely operate a tractor. Some at age 25 are not ready, and may never be.
Wagtail
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Lovely picture, Mate. Thanks for sharing and good on you for entrusting her with this responsibility. :thumbsup:
Safety question; is she wearing ear-plugs? Loss of hearing can happen over time when exposed to even low levels of constant noise.
Safety question; is she wearing ear-plugs? Loss of hearing can happen over time when exposed to even low levels of constant noise.
GPintheMitten
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Yes for lawn mowing. Maybe for other stuff too but I would have to Guage her ability and confidence.
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GreenYellow
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Thanks Wag! I have 3 daughters. I'm infinitely proud of all of them.
She's not wearing hearing protection here, but I have it idled down to about 1700 rpm. We are definitely proponents of hearing protection though. I'm usually wearing noise canceling earbuds and listening to tunes when mowing.
Ivan49
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My son has been driving mine since he was 9. He is now 30 and I often watch him and have a good feeling to see he still remembers the safety lessons I taught him. Now next up will be my grandsons. I have been warned that my grand daughter is the one to watch out for
MossRoad
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My oldest one at 12. My youngest one, still not comfortable at 17. Funny how two kids from the same parents can be so different. I don't mean opposites, I just mean different.
DuckSlayer1017
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My 12 yo daughter has driven mine a few times and does a great job operating anything that moves. She doesn't get to drive the tractor too much though because Mom get too nervous. Usually I just tell her not to drive by Mom's office window