Jwork2much 12 #1 Posted September 15, 2014 Do any of you guys remember the first time you sat and drove a horse? Today was my first time and I had to check my draws for brown stripes....lol I just shut it down and let my son drive it off the trailer and around the field for a bit. I just bought a 1975 D-200 with attachments which was posted in an earlier thread. I'm a large guy and the steering wheel is real real close to the bread basket. My son Ben and I will have to make some changes this winter..... Anyways, when running her thru her attachments we found the front plow doesn't have enough down pressure.....must be a adjustment underneath for sure but we didn't have time to look too close. The PTO belt is hurtin' because the tiller was bogging down along with the mower so I am off tomorrow to order a new one. I read the manual several times on operating this puppy, er horse, and all my son suggested was "Dad, all you need is more seat time" I am sure he's right, I just never drove anything like a horse before. Any suggestions and I do mean any, will be appreciated short of driving off a cliff.......been there done that. Thanks, John 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marv 861 #2 Posted September 15, 2014 Yes, Bring them all to my place. Marvin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #3 Posted September 15, 2014 John, best of luck. YOU FORGOT something very very very important. PICTURES,,,,,, we live for them around here. Glenn 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KyBlue 652 #4 Posted September 15, 2014 Pictures or it didn't happen... Just sayin.. Haha 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,961 #5 Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) ...just...not of the brown stripes. Edited September 15, 2014 by AMC RULES 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne 28 #6 Posted September 15, 2014 I was just remembering my first time today, I was 3, lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackhammer 544 #7 Posted September 15, 2014 AMC thats baaad, but gooood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #8 Posted September 15, 2014 I know what you are saying about the closeness of the seat to the sterring wheel. I too am "full figured"! Some have moved the fuel tank back quite a bit to let the seat go back farther. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boovuc 1,090 #9 Posted September 15, 2014 I was probably 4 or 5 on my neighbors WH. (Have no idea what it was or year). I think at that age, I was still having trouble with brown strips too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,137 #10 Posted September 15, 2014 My avatar is my first time ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jwork2much 12 #11 Posted September 15, 2014 I'll try to get pics today, but not the stripes........lol Heading out to buy a new belt to drive the PTO (think that's the term) and that little bracket to stop the PTO from spinning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,928 #12 Posted September 15, 2014 That would be the PTO brake. AMC thats baaad, but gooood. Thanks Hammer, I didn't get it till I saw your post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
