Do You Have A Cold Adult Beverage While Operating The Tractor?

[grunewald]

I have the shock absorbing can holder, never spills the beer. Cheap holder from autozone. As far as some of yall that say the beer gets hot, yall just arent drinking fast enough. As everyone has said, know your limits. I dont do any agressive work on tractor while drinking beer, drive slow and be careful. I am a very safety conscious person, take no risks whatsoever.

 

[Bird]

yall just arent drinking fast enough

Even when I drank quite a bit of beer, that was a problem because I like my beer (wine, too, for that matter) very cold, but I do like to drink it slowly, so a 12 ounce can, bottle, or glass doesn't stay cold enough long enough. When they started putting beer in 8 oz. cans, I thought that was a great idea, but then it cost too much.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Of corpse not...

 

[grunewald]

Need a good heavy duty coozy, I wont even try to drink a beer outside without using one. Right now it is 98degrees outside.

 

[scott_vt]

Need a good heavy duty coozy, I wont even try to drink a beer outside without using one. Right now it is 98degrees outside.

Good Evenin grunewald,
No coozy, no problem in New England !

 

[farmboy12]

Here's something that I'll bet we'll be seeing on law enforcement hows soon:


'We have a unit en route to a 10-42 in Clinton'

'What's a 10-42?'

'A drunk Male weaving in and out of traffic on his green John Deere Tractor'

The units get to the seen and pull the man over.

'Sir, have you been drinkin tonight?'

'I swear to drunk I'm not God!!'



Kyle

 

[wolc123]

I had my first beer while operating a tractor about a week ago. My new tractor has a built-in cup-holder, and I had a powerfull thirst, so I thought I would give it a try. Before I even made it to the end of the lane, the beer popped up out of the cupholder and landed on the operator platform. I grabbed for it, putting myself and the machine at some risk. In this case, it would not have mattered if that can had soda or Coors light in it for I had only taken the first sip. I dont think cupholders on tractors are such a good idea. As far as beer and chainsaws go, I dont normally mix the two, but when I have on occasion, it has definitely improved my accuracy. After 3-4 beers, I can litterally lay a tree down on a dime, every time, and never come close to getting a bar stuck or anything else like that that slows the process down. I am the same way shooting pool. If the liquor level is perfect, I am nearly unbeatable in 8-ball. Take it too far however, and my 5-year old kid can beat me. I dont want to find out what happens with a chainsaw when taken too far, which is why I dont do it anymore, even with my past sucesses. Having kids will force most folks to reduce risks, as there are others depending on you. One other place beer will hurt you is bass fishing. I have never ran into anyone who could consistantly out fish me, and I can almost feel a fish breath on my lure most of the time. I loose that ability after less than one beer, which is why you will never find any on my boat. If law-enforcement could harness this concept "ability to detect a fish's strike" it would be far more accurate than a breathalizer.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

I drank a 1/2 gallon today..... Had the jug sitting in the floor-board of the tractor while i was over the river bank getting sand.

I put the 1/2 gallon jug in the freezer early this morning so it would have some ice in it.


It was iced tea

 

[riptides]

I drink after I am off all machinery.

I usually go through 6 bottles of water when I am outside, so that means 6 breaks. Which in the summer time with an open station and no shade, is the right thing to do.

As far as adult beverages go, there may be one waiting at the end of the day, by the lawn chair....watching ths sunset....and just relaxing....

 

[MossRoad]

whats better than a liter of blackberry brandy while out snowplowing when its 9pm and 8 degrees? i also almost always have a beer while operating the tractor. i dont care what people say....i dont ever do anything dumb or irrational while drinking, never have, never will.

The first time I ever got drunk with an "adult" I was 18, working at an airport in a small town. The place was snowed in. The plow driver who was probably in his 70s came out and asked if I wanted to ride along while he plowed the runways. Sure! We turn down the first taxiway and he hands me a bottle of home made cherry brandy. We drank it while he plowed. After an hour or more, he says the plow needs gas. He drives off the runway, onto the city streets and drives about 25 blocks into the center of town to, the police station! That's where the city trucks fuel up. So there we are, tanked, sitting in a police station fueling up a huge dual axle dump truck with plow that we are tooling around town in. Good grief! What a role model that guy was.