Grandson broke his dad's tractor
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Topic: Grandson broke his dad's tractor
Posted By: ACinSC
Subject: Grandson broke his dad's tractor
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2022 at 5:25pm
| Claims he was locking one brake and making a u turn. I told him that shouldn't break anything. Then he said he was in reverse. Not sure why he was doing that. Should say this is a green tractor . Oh well. Thanks |
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2022 at 7:44pm
| So what did he break ??? and what model tractor. |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2022 at 8:26am
| It's a 820 . Something broke in the final drive. They're still pulling it apart. Thanks |
Posted By: bigal121892
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2022 at 9:05am
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Is it the newer 820, or the two cylinder 820? |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2022 at 9:50am
| Not sure. Grandson was looking at my D 15 and asked if it was a 3 cylinder, so the 820 might have 3 ? Thanks |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2022 at 10:16am
| It's pretty easy to count the cylinders on a D15.....not sure about that boy..... |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2022 at 10:26am
| Yeah Steve, that's what I told him. Oh well, he's only 18 . Thanks |
Posted By: VAfarmboy
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2022 at 2:59am
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Probably one of these. http://https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/0/6/69-john-deere-820.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/0/6/69-john-deere-820.html |
Posted By: modirt
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2022 at 12:49pm
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So a U turn, in reverse, using one brake? If tractor has a narrow front end, was he attempting to cut donuts? I'm biased to think that. Was at the farm yesterday.......nephew's kid.....about that age......left on a 4 wheeler. Had reason to travel up the road.......and section of road about 200 yards distance was riddled with evidence of donuts in the gravel. Must have been 20 of them. Have witnessed a few attempts to go airborne up some steep banks. Kid will be lucky to live thru it.
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Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2022 at 1:14pm
| Think he was using the harrow/disc , and turning around at the end of the row ? Wasn't that long ago he was cutting dounuts in his 4 wheel drive Chevy truck and tore up the rear end in that . Oh well , thanks . |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2022 at 1:28pm
You grandson sounds like a clone of my former older brother. Dad would tell everyone "don't let that older boy borrow anything that isn't  proof, because he can run the wheels off of a steel wheeled tricycle"------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2022 at 1:39pm
| Yeah Paul , he's a little rough on things . I'm hoping he's learning from his mistakes . Thanks ! |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2022 at 2:45pm
Don't count on it. Those that are hard on equipment are always going to be hard on equipment. I could tell you a lifetime of stories of things he broke. A skunk don't change his stripe. Best you can do is make him only drive what he himself owns and let it go at that. Some just can't be helped. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
ACinSC wrote:Posted By: Gatz in NE
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2022 at 3:37pm
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maybe here… http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/0/6/69-john-deere-820.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/0/6/69-john-deere-820.html
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Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2022 at 3:39pm
| Yeah Gatz, I think that's it. Thanks |
Posted By: modirt
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2022 at 6:03pm
I once worked with a big, strong kid whose own father said about him......."he could tear up a crowbar in a sandpile". I seem to recall he went on to white collar job working inside. |
Posted By: farmboy520
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2022 at 8:06am
I've known some to able to tear up an anvil with a feather!  ------------- On the farm: Agco Allis 9695, 7060, 7010, R66, Farmall H, and Farmall F20 (Great Grandpa's) |
Posted By: Phil48ACWC
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2022 at 4:41pm
| You break it, you fix it, and pay for parts and labor. He'll learn quick! |