Sparky-(Admin) 19,652 #1 Posted May 14, 2018 So I have a leg injury that’s keeping me outa work for a few days and out of a tractor seat . Had to get my son to get one of my tractors into mowing mode yesterday and today my 76 year old father is mowing my yard while I watch. He tags along to the WH Show with me but has no interest, just love going on “adventures”. His mower at home is a JD STX38, one of the littlest ride ons JD makes. This is his first time ever driving one of my Wheel Horses. 15 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posifour11 723 #2 Posted May 14, 2018 Put a tiller on and turn him loose. He may change his mind. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pollack Pete 2,273 #3 Posted May 14, 2018 Looks to me like Pop can be converted to a W/H man. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 15,972 #4 Posted May 14, 2018 What's this leg injury all about? Stumble down the stairs in a stuper while out liv'in it up in the south pacific? Kick someone a$$ real hard? Spill the beans. 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,559 #5 Posted May 14, 2018 You let your dad drive a John Deere ..... ! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,259 #6 Posted May 14, 2018 He sure looks to be enjoying the ride. Hope the leg is OK. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,956 #7 Posted May 14, 2018 50 minutes ago, wallfish said: Spill the beans. Think he got hammered & stumbled havin a fire out by the pit.... might explain the chair in there. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SALTYWRIGHT 859 #8 Posted May 14, 2018 NOW YOU SEE WHAT I HAVE BEEN GOING THRU THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF WITH ME IT IS MY BACK, HIPS AND RIBS. GET BETTER SOON MIKE. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,041 #9 Posted May 14, 2018 46 minutes ago, WHX17 said: Think he got hammered & stumbled havin a fire out by the pit.... might explain the chair in there. If Sparky was from Canada I would expect that. Nothing like a good ol lawn chair fire at the races at Oswego! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 52,027 #10 Posted May 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Sparky said: 76 year old father is mowing my yard while I watch 76 year YOUNG! I know the feeling, had to sit on the porch and watch a friend mow mine a couple of times after spinal surgery. Hope you heal up quickly. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posifour11 723 #11 Posted May 14, 2018 18 minutes ago, 953 nut said: 76 year YOUNG! I know the feeling, had to sit on the porch and watch a friend mow mine a couple of times after spinal surgery. Hope you heal up quickly. I had to watch last year when the VA gave me an epidural injection and I wasn't allowed to even sit down in a car. My wife actually enjoys push mowing for some reason. She's a weirdo, though. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,956 #12 Posted May 14, 2018 Prolly just got soft... from all that time in Hawaii. 2 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,956 #13 Posted May 14, 2018 I had to watch from the porch swing perfectly healthy and sipping a cold one while the wife mowed! 2 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #14 Posted May 15, 2018 No mowing here yet. Mike, get in the saddle. Glenn 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,671 #15 Posted May 15, 2018 @Sparky what did your dad have to say about the after some seat time? Get well soon—leg injuries are no fun. Ruptured my Achilles twice...acting like a teen! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 4,898 #16 Posted May 15, 2018 Mike I think he will go red now. The only good thing about green is $$$$. Hope you leg get`s better soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,652 #17 Posted May 15, 2018 9 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said: @Sparky what did your dad have to say about the after some seat time? Get well soon—leg injuries are no fun. Ruptured my Achilles twice...acting like a teen! He was impressed! His JD is 14hp I think and the WH he used was 10hp (C-105) so he figured it was gonna be a struggle but the K241 never skipped a beat with that 42”SD deck. He still has a full house with property to care for but he and my mom are talking about selling it all and buying a condo. So talking him into owning a WH isn’t going to happen...heck...I might end up with his JD !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,345 #18 Posted May 15, 2018 Just setting the record straight here, a John Deere STX was the entry level lawn tractor from the late 80's to mid 90's, so it wasn't designed to be a garden tractor, plus it was the cheapest lawn tractor Deere made. A lot of them are still on the job today, just like most Wheel Horses, plus most JDs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
