Subj : Re: First Car
To   : Neckbeard
From : nristen
Date : Tue Sep 14 2021 20:17:31

 Ne> I wish I had that car back again. Those cars were simple as a brick. No
 Ne> electronics to speak of just basic transportation. If you could wrench
 Ne> on a tractor you could most likley fix a car. We raised cattle when I
 Ne> was a kid. Had a '52 Ford 8N tractor with a 4 cylinder flat head engine.
 Ne> It is what taught me how to operate a clutch. 

I actually learned to use a clutch on a very old Farmall Cub tractor.  I
believe it was a 1949 model (at least the pictures of that model look the
most familiar to me).  I was probably 6 or 7 at that time.  I remember
feeling really proud to be allowed to drive the tractor.  Usually my job was
drive slowly ahead while people loaded hay into the trailer.  I never worked
on the tractor however I remember that the short muffler broke off from where
it attached (I think to the head).  This made the 13 HD engine a bit louder. 
I also remember that it had a hand crank for starting.

Cool memories!

nristen (Karl Harris)
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