Teaching the kid how to drive Orange

I know its not Allis exactly but he wanted to drive a tractor and do some work around the house. So I got the little Simplicity out so he could practice mowing. The 72" mower a little much for him to use right now till he gets some experience. He wants to mow everyday now. Kind of a proud moment for this dad. I'm sure many of you have these. I just thought I'd share mine with you guys.



Edited by AJ - 09 Oct 2016 at 9:05pm

wow!!! AJ...that's putting the spirit in him! bet he was on cloud 9 doing that! yer a great dad! first times I gots to mow our 2 acres was with a 22" push mower! (not self propelled) and I wished I could have traded that job to anyone! is that a lake or river there?

Me and shameless have something in common. First time was a push mower. I think ours was a 26 inch. First riding mower was a snapper comet right behind pawpaw. We went to cut my great grandmother's grass. Took about 3 hours with 2 comets. I mowed down every flower in the yard. I think I was around 10 or so

AJ ; One of my favorite memories of my Dad was him teaching me how to cut grass. That was almost 60 years ago. It was done with walk behind mowers and we each had one, I followed my Dad around and around. The time you spend with him is way more important than getting the grass cut!!    Mark

CrestonM wrote: I remember the first time I got to mow. It was on a Deere X595. I felt the same way, wanting to mow every day.  We still have the mower. It's been great, never needing work done. Unlike Les's mowers (cough cough) Actually it did just conk out one day. A 20 amp fuse got her up and going again though!

First time I got to mow as a kid was on a 1975 IH Cub Cadet 128.  I had a couple of mishaps too. That thing didn't have a very tight turning radius and I ran it into a corn crib and later a tree but that thing was tough and it didn't hurt it.

The Deere X595 is the Mercedes Benz of lawn mowers. I want one of those things bad but apparently nobody who has one ever sells it.


Edited by VAfarmboy - 11 Oct 2016 at 10:39pm

Gary in Texas wrote: First mower I used was a 1 man power push reel, and you had to make sure there were no sticks in the yard.

The KEY here is a REEL type mower.  I think ours was either a 16 or 18" model.  I HATED that job!!

NICE pics for memory lane!!

Talk about time flying, I remember AJ on this site when he was really just a kid, or it seemed he was, and here he is with one of his own. I have no idea where I was while all this was going on. Congrats AJ

LeonR2013 wrote: Talk about time flying, I remember AJ on this site when he was really just a kid, or it seemed he was, and here he is with one of his own. I have no idea where I was while all this was going on. Congrats AJ

Time does fly Leon. Seems he has grown so much so fast. BTW: I have another on way, due in late February.

I learned early in life to live everyday as if it were your last. You just never know when you clock will stop. I just had a close call Sunday night in route to Des Moines hitting a deer just south of Moberly. Hoping the car isn't totaled.

Last night I wanted to just shine up the moldboard. Both kids came piling over and took a turn. Courtney could take it or leave it after a couple rounds, but Carter is hooked. I may as well take the cultivator and disk up too so he can keep busy while I run the bigger tractors.

I added those lights and boxes. The left armrest contains a toolbox and the right contains a switch panel to control all three sets of lights and the electric lift. Also mounted a switch on the hydro lever for the electric lift. It is a sweet setup. Unfortunately after last night it may not be my sweet setup anymore, as I had to pry the boy off it when it was time to go......