My new American 4x4!

[Jonathan Hanson]

http://www.jandrhanson.com/jh/tractor.jpg

Okay, not exactly expedition material, but cool nonetheless: two-cylinder, 16-horsepower diesel engine, power take-offs, dual-range transfer case, independent rear-wheel braking. Just given to me by my father-in-law. It's going to be great around the property.

[Scott Brady]

There is just something about a tractor :beer:

[datrupr]

There is just something about a tractor :beer:


I know what you mean. Very cool Jonathan:beer:

[VikingVince]

Take off the loader...put it on one of Mario's trailers...and you'll have your alternative means of getting out of the backcountry when you breakdown on solo trips:shakin: :shakin: :arabia: I grew up on a farm and spent many hours on tractors...haven't been on one since...there IS "something" about a tractor...brings back lotta memories for me...cool little tractor, Jonathan

[flyingwil]

Nice of the father-in-law to give you a tractor!

Can you swap the tires from the tractor on to the 40? :ar15:

[CLynn85]

Nice. We've never had a tractor smaller than our international 504 but I'd imagine one of those utility tractors would come in handy.


"She thinks my tractor's sexy...."

[goodtimes]

Very nice! Just think about how fast you could clean up camp in the mornings. Just put out the warning the night before: "I'm scooping up camp at 8:00am. Anyone not packed up by then will have my assistance".:smilies27

[BajaTaco]

... independent rear-wheel braking.

You should be able able to take the corners fast and hard :) congrats!

[Jonathan Hanson]

"I'm scooping up camp at 8:00am. Anyone not packed up by then will have my assistance".

Judging from my experiences with this group, at 8:00 I'd be scooping up a lot of still-occupied sleeping bags!

I still have a soft spot for big farm tractors, but for our 20 acres this little John Deere should be perfect.

[flywgn]

There is just something about a tractor ...

Yeah, and this one is a John Deere. Yowzers!

[articulate]

so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens.


Many of you mentioned that there is just "something" about a tractor. Being a geek, I was immediatley reminded of this Williams poem.

A quick search on bartleby.com yielded me this gem from Carl Sandburg, New Farm Tractor (http://www.bartleby.com/231/0911.html).

:ylsmoke:

Farming really is another vehicle-dependent endeavor, eh? Anyway, cool thread. And nice wheels. :)

[flywgn]

Great quote, articulate, "so much depends" is right and this is a cool thread.

Thanks for letting us have a glimpse of your JD, Jonathan.

[Jonathan Hanson]

Very cool, Mark!

[DesertRose]

I love Expedition Portal! On what other 4x4 forum would you find someone quoting William Carlos Williams and Carl Sandberg - about a tractor!?

And yes, "there's something about a tractor . . ." - I can attest to the quality of the grin on Jonathan's face when he drove it off the trailer. A grin that has all the qualities of Christmas morning, birthday, Easter, first kiss, and first sex all rolled into one!!

Girls like tractor-guys, too. Here's the lyrics to the Kenny Chesney song alluded to above:

Plowing these fields in the hot summer sun
Over by the gate lordy here she comes
With a basket full of chicken and a big cold jug of sweet tea
I make a little room and she climbs on up
Open up a throttle and stir a little dust
Just look at her face she ain't a foolin me

She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
While I'm chuggin along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy

We ride back and forth until we run out of light
Take it to the barn put it up for the night
Climb up in the loft sit and talk with the radio on
She said she's got a dream and I asked what it is
She wants a little farm and a yard full of kids
One more teeny weeny ride before take her home

She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
While I'm chuggin along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy

Well she ain't into cars or pick up trucks
But if it runs like a Deere man her eyes light up

She thinks my tractor's....

She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
While I'm chuggin along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy

She thinks my tractor's sexy
She thinks my tractor's sexy

[Jonathan Hanson]

Oh, man. I'm going to go push some rocks around or something.