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My earliest recollection of tractors goes back to the mid 50’s. My father owned a Ford Tractor, mower, rake and 40 head of cows. I can remember him
hooking up the hay rack and pitching on hay from stacks to feed his herd. He would wire the steering wheel so the tractor would travel in a circle. When he would shout I would stand on the
clutch pedal with both feet to stop the tractor. He would pitch off some hay and shout again at which time I would slowly step off the clutch pedal. This would have been the winter of 1954-55
when I was 5 years old.
His neighbor owned a larger tractor with a farmhand loader to stack hay. At a later date he purchased a small square baler. Between the two of
them they put up enough hay to feed their cattle. After that my brother and I would take turns driving the tractor while he and my father would pick up bales.
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