The one tractor you’ll never forget

[Alan]

Okay, so you've all spent time behind the wheel of tons of tractors. But there's usually that one that sticks with you, right?

What's the one tractor you just can't forget driving? Was it the raw strength, the way it sounded, or just something about that particular day?

 

[Axon]

That Kubota L2501 I ran during my first big mowing job? I'll never forget it. It wasn’t huge, but it handled that field like a champ, and I finally felt like I knew what I was doing.

 

[FieldFixer]

Then there's the Kubota BX23S. I borrowed one from my neighbor to dig a trench, and man, was I impressed with how much that thing could do. That’s when I knew I needed a smaller Kubota tractor.

 

[Quanta]

And, of course, the Kubota M7060. I spent a whole harvest season on one, and it just had the right amount of power and comfort. Those long days weren't so bad in that seat. It just felt like the perfect mix of strength and dependability.

 

[thendrix]

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Not Kubota but mine was a 1975 Massey Ferguson 235 that pawpaw had. This would've been about 1987 or 88. I was 5 or 6 and I remember sitting IN the steering wheel. The steering was so sloppy me and my brother would swing our feet back and forth and the steering wheel would swing about 45 degrees each way without the tractor running.

 

[Cooperhawk]

A 1935 Farmall Regular with a steel steering wheel and steel seat. I was just a kid plowing in the fall in really cold weather. It also had what they called a "Heat Houser"., which shrouded the engine and directed heat and exhaust back on the driver. No top to it however so when it rained or even snowed you got to enjoy all of that.

 

[Alan]

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Not Kubota but mine was a 1975 Massey Ferguson 235 that pawpaw had. This would've been about 1987 or 88. I was 5 or 6 and I remember sitting IN the steering wheel. The steering was so sloppy me and my brother would swing our feet back and forth and the steering wheel would swing about 45 degrees each way without the tractor running.

Yeah, those old Massey tractors, they had a bit of wiggle in the steering, but man, they sure did leave their mark.

A 1935 Farmall Regular with a steel steering wheel and steel seat. I was just a kid plowing in the fall in really cold weather. It also had what they called a "Heat Houser"., which shrouded the engine and directed heat and exhaust back on the driver. No top to it however so when it rained or even snowed you got to enjoy all of that.

Those old Farmalls with Heat Housers were built to last, but you definitely felt the weather, whether it was nice out or not.