What did you do with your tractor today?
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Never had a fender control hydro. Had a couple fender control variable speed clutch belt system. Both of mine are hand control next to the steering wheel on the right side. Rest my wrist on my knee and can ease the hydro up or down as needed. All in what we get used to. Run one into a tree before I figured out right hand dummy, right hand.
I cut grass for the second time Saturday. I used the 149 this time. It is growing fast and almost needs to be done again already. I’ll probably cut it again tomorrow or Wednesday. 
It’s terrible. I cut mine Friday and I could cut again today. I’m off today and of course it’s raining..
I could like one like that as well as foot control Rog, but I still can't really like the fender control ones.
DAC
My ankles are stiff and don't like the bending is the main reason I don't like Carolyns unit. Possibly a single pedal would work good. I go my 1862 out yesterday for the first time. Squirt of gas in the carb and it fired right off. Mowed the front yard then it developed an issue. going up hill it would stall out. Not enough fuel in the bottom of the filter. Going to change the filter first as it is the easiest. If that don't fix it will put on an electric fuel pump. Haven't messed with rebuilding vacuum fuel pumps for several years. Low pressure electric work so much better and are cheeper than the kits.
My Fords are single pedal foot control hydros. My Massey Fergusons hydros are a long rod up be side the engine bonnet, right side. My John Deere hydro is the same as the Massey Fergusons. My Case tractors are hydraulic drive, and the lever for forward and reverse is on the dash, left side of the steering wheel.
Noel
Noel
They put them all over the place. Had one JD long enough to fix it up a bit and sold it. Son had a couple Massey's but I never owned one. Had a few cheaper MTD models, JD 3 wheel; front deck which I really liked except for the lack of traction, even with weights and the tires full of washer fluid. Bought this 1862 cub at a farm auction 5 or 6 years ago mainly for the 60" deck and power steering.
Use to laugh about power steering on little tractors..You would have to mention the power steering Roger.
Noel
Don't laugh anymore...wish mine had it....especially my Yanmar with the loader...
Wouldn't buy another loader tractor without it.
Today I gave a few driving lessons to the 8 1/2 yr old great granddaughter. Allowed her to drive my Elec-Trak. It has 4 gears in the transaxle, L1, L2, D1, D2, and two motor speeds forward. Started her out in L1 and slow motor speed. Gradually used higher gears and finally high speed on the motor.
Went from 1/4 mph allthe way up to 7 mph.
Went from 1/4 mph allthe way up to 7 mph.
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She does look too excited behind the wheel. I bet if you took their phones away and gave them a tractor, they would keep the tractor.
Pulled Carolyns yard donkey out of winter storage and pulled it to the shop. Cleaned out the mouse hotel, cleaned up the magnet on the flywheel, changed oil, greased up the front end and steering. One squirt of gas and the old 12.5 Briggs was purring away. Old Bolen 775 we got a deck and snow thrower with. Carolyn loves it as it is small and easy to get on/off. Just right for pulling a yard cart around. On to the next on.
Oh I don’t know about that, you know how much my generation of young folks are glued to the phones nowadays. I’m honestly guilty of it too, although I never was. Thats just my 2 cents of course.
They sure look happy! Thats what its all about getting the next generation to like this stuff to carry it on. Boy that brings me back to when I was a kid and started driving these tractors, good memories.
It reminds me of this, and he’s exactly right too that its sad….