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Monday, October 07, 2024
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owen o
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Knopp, Germany
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I have always had help from our village farmers loading my pumpkins the last 22 years because I did not have a tractor. About 10 years ago I made a goal to buy a tractor and load my pumpkin with it. Note, I have never operated a tractor in my life! It took 9 years but I finally found one I had to have.
In November 2023 I found a 1968, John Deere 2020 that was 90% restored. The motor and hydraulics worked (small leaks, more like sweating) and decided to buy it. It arrived per transport in December 2023 and I was in seventh heaven.
Over the next months I finished the restoration, had it inspected and got a street worthy certification which allowed me to get license plates and insurance.
On Sunday's from Spring 2024 till pumpkin harvesting I would take it out for a ride around the village for 30 minutes or so, teaching myself how to shift gears, practice with the differential and the front loader. You will not see those videos...LOL
Well, long story short, I used it to load my pumpkin. If you have never done this before, go for it! So satisfying it does not matter how big your AG is.
The season, my last, is over. Now it sits under my carport and will be used for Sunday drives, because I can.
https://youtu.be/RShdagCqNvA?feature=shared
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