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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 448836" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p>I don't remember my first tractor ride; but I can remember sitting on the fender toolbox of my Grandfather's Allis Chalmers WD-45 at age 5 bushogging. My Grandfather had made a little safety rope that connected my belt to an eyebolt in the fender, though whether or not that would have held in a bind I have doubts. I was solo operating the tractor at age 7.....I was too small too operate the Ford 5000 because my feet couldn't reach the clutch while I was in the seat. The AC WD-45 had a hand clutch so I could stop the tractor; though I had to slide out of the seat to engage the foot clutch and pull the PTO control knob in or out, then jump back in the seat, grab the hand clutch, and go. No cab, no ROPS, no power steering. I never had any injuries, though I did drive a Case SC into the side of the barn once when starting (a Case SC, unlike a AC WD-45 will both start in gear AND the hand clutch does not have to be engaged for the tractor to start moving). I probably had a 1000 tractor hours logged by age 12. Though I had a wonderful time doing it, given a more informed view on safety today, I would not recommend that. The cab tractor definitely is worth it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 448836, member: 2095"] I don't remember my first tractor ride; but I can remember sitting on the fender toolbox of my Grandfather's Allis Chalmers WD-45 at age 5 bushogging. My Grandfather had made a little safety rope that connected my belt to an eyebolt in the fender, though whether or not that would have held in a bind I have doubts. I was solo operating the tractor at age 7.....I was too small too operate the Ford 5000 because my feet couldn't reach the clutch while I was in the seat. The AC WD-45 had a hand clutch so I could stop the tractor; though I had to slide out of the seat to engage the foot clutch and pull the PTO control knob in or out, then jump back in the seat, grab the hand clutch, and go. No cab, no ROPS, no power steering. I never had any injuries, though I did drive a Case SC into the side of the barn once when starting (a Case SC, unlike a AC WD-45 will both start in gear AND the hand clutch does not have to be engaged for the tractor to start moving). I probably had a 1000 tractor hours logged by age 12. Though I had a wonderful time doing it, given a more informed view on safety today, I would not recommend that. The cab tractor definitely is worth it [/QUOTE]
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