Has anyone named their machine?

[pitt_md]

Normally I don't name my equipment but the circumstances involved with getting my Kubota MX5000 are worthy of a name.

After looking for tractors for a long time my wife and I were driving down the road and she pointed out a Kubota dealership. At that moment a song called hells bells by AC-DC came on the radio. I bought the tractor. When the truck came that delivered the MX I was out in the garage with the radio playing making room for the tractor...yup, hells bells started playing. Three days later my wife wanted me to show her the tractor. I opened the garage door and climed up into the seat and Hells Bells started playing. My wife named the tractor on the spot.

 

[tallyho8]

I had an old International and a small Yanmar that I called Big Red and Little Red. But I sold my International and replaced it with a new Kubota and haven't named it yet. Big Orange just doesn't sound right.

 

[AlanB]

I had an old International and a small Yanmar that I called Big Red and Little Red. But I sold my International and replaced it with a new Kubota and haven't named it yet. Big Orange just doesn't sound right.

Obviously, You are NOT from TN.

 

[mwb]

I didn't name mine but my buddy bought an old IH 240 and named her 'Mabel'...

He drinks Black Label...




Old beer commercial "Bring me a Label, Mabel?"

 

[wwalkersd]

My tractors don't have names, but I donated a '44 Ford 2N to the Cornerstone Therapeutic Riding Center where I volunteer, and the folks there decided to name it "Oliver", after "Oliver Wendell Douglas" on "Green Acres". I told 'em there was an old tractor brand called "Oliver", but that didn't dissuade them.

Personally, I think it's a "she".

On edit: come to think of it, the two modern tractors are generally called "El Tractor Grande" and "El Tractor Poco". I guess those count as names, if not very imaginative ones.

 

[Danno1]

I didn't name mine but my buddy bought an old IH 240 and named her 'Mabel'...

He drinks Black Label...




Old beer commercial "Bring me a Label, Mabel?"

There goes that call again... that friendly, cheerful call again


I like it!!!



.

 

[kthompson]

My old 8N with one broken headlight was named by the grandson. When I went to repair the headlight one day I was told that if I did he couldn't call it "One Eyed Willy" anymore. Needless to say it still has one broken headlight.

Got a good chuckle for understand the reason very well. Spending tonight with my 5 year old grandson.

 

[Tig]

No name for the tractor yet but the vehicles get named sooner or later...
Blue Yoshi, it could go anywhere.
Flying burrito, it was always falling apart.
Mother ship, too big.
Gumby, too green.
Cracker box, too fragile.
White lightning, shiny and white.
and then there is "that 70's boat", just plain old, actually from the 60s.

 

[johnnylight]

My wife and kids call her Christine from the movie.
My obsession ok I admit it I need help...

 

[Woodland]

My boss has a Kubota L4330 that the employees affectionately named "Big Orange". Not very original, I know. So, for better or worse, when I got my L3400 last year, it took on the name "Little Orange" and so it stands!

 

[dapper]

Name my tractors? Are you crazzzyyyy!!! How could I not?
The TN65 New HOLLAND just had to be "Dutch"! And the newest little blue 3430, just seemed to like being the "Duke". So I have Duke and the Dutch's.
My old 57 Ford 600 was called the "convertible"... because one year my wife said she wanted a "convertible" for her birthday, and the 600 is what she got!! There after, it was "The Convertible".
Like most, not only do my tractors HAVE names, but the are certainly CALLED names on many many ocasions!

Oh & btw, were we not suppose to wax the tractor????

 

[GreenWannabe]

Haven't named the LX176, but all my vehicles had names for 43 years - all Ol' Betsy. The Intehrantional pickup I had for 34 years was Ol' Betsy the 7th. Just kind of retired the names after that one.

 

[jsfx3]

my loader's name is Kurt.

--jsfx3

 

[sizzami]

old blue ,herbie not shown (cub cadet 4x6 big country), ironman,jacko courtesy of my four year old son

 

[Usta]

I was driving down a long steep gravel log road in 2Wd. The rear tires started slipping and then just totally lost all traction while the tractor just kept sliding faster and faster. Since the bottom of the hill was still a long ways away, I slammed on the brakes and jambed the tractor into 4WD and the slidding stopped.
As soon as the tractor stopped.... I called it a long list of names that I should not repeat here.

 

[Mace Canute]

I'm surprised no one has claimed (or should I say admitted?) to calling their tractor "Princess" or "My Preccccciousssssss"

 

[techwrtr2]

I generally refer to it as Little Deere (855 CUT). Little because The Deere happens to be a Deere crawler.

 

[Kaizer Peas]

My 3510 Branson is Abner and my Ford Powerstroke is Isham Quick, and I do wax my tractor.

 

[Chilly807]

My orange tractor is named Kubota untill it is paid off...then it will be called "MY" Kubota.
The Mitsubishi is just called "the Mitsubishi"

I know pretty lame but hey they already had names before I took possesion of them.

Anything we have that is Mitsubishi automatically becomes Mrs. Bitchy

Chilly

 

[magicheater]

My L4350 is "little mister" and my B7800 is "baby K"