JaredT Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 All of our kids help on the farm, but the oldest son is getting old enough at 10 to handle a few tractor jobs on his own. He got to rake some hay this summer on the C but I didnt get any pics of that. We just finished up plowing and he got to make four or five rounds with me in the buddy seat. He was actually a little overwhelmed but settled in quickly. He actually got the hang of leveling the plow quite quickly. 39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
806Jordy Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I like his T shirt! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfred54 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 That is so awesome. Pretty sure he is enjoying it. I have grandchildren now who can't wait to get in the cab now. Looks like a dusting of snow on the ground so the heater must be working good. Enjoy your young ones, they sure grow up fast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrr4quality Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 My daughter using her great grandpa’s baler. He used to pull it with a D19. 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyoakscubs Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Not necessarily farming related but tractor related. My son, who is 5, driving a Cub Cadet that he watched me fix and helped with a little bit. The big machines are still intimidating so we slowly start him out on something small and slow. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zleinenbach Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 11 minutes ago, zleinenbach said: There is a warning literally visible that says he isn’t supposed to be doing that, come on man! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zleinenbach Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 no Hablo English!!!!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 A couple older ones. Mine is 4.5 now. “Pa” is what he calls Grandpa (my Dad) Helping me plant the garden. Helping “Pa” feed hay. Helping “Pa” carry feed. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandhiller Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 don't farm here but boys were always a big help to me. Chance moving tractor between stackyards. Not sure of his age but pretty sure he still had his milk teeth😁 And he made a great gate opener that i miss to this day😄 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dads706 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Maybe not a proud parent moment, but when I was probably 5 (wasn't in school yet) I spent a summer afternoon with dad grinding ear corn for the cattle. I remember it as if it was yesterday. A Bearcat stationary grinder, M tractor, we were shoveling corn out of the east half of the crib, the north door. I remember it as keeping up with him shovel for shovel. (in reality it was probably 5 of his and 1 of mine). When we were done we went to the country store and he bought me a popcicle for a penny. I remember him telling the woman who owned the store that I shoveled corn all afternoon. I'll remember that day until I die. Sad thing is, I never told him how much that day meant to me. My boys have done so many things and achieved so much I wouldn't know where to start. But am proud of them every day. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredT Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 18 hours ago, 806Jordy said: I like his T shirt! His mama is all over that kind of thing. He is pretty concious of his IH and CaseIH clothes. He almost got into a fight with a "green" kid over his CaseIH backpack mama got him. Had a little heart to heart about the green kid only being jealous that the red paint shines better when its polished up😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredT Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 13 hours ago, mrfred54 said: That is so awesome. Pretty sure he is enjoying it. I have grandchildren now who can't wait to get in the cab now. Looks like a dusting of snow on the ground so the heater must be working good. Enjoy your young ones, they sure grow up fast He almost freaked out at first but settled right into it and had fun. The field has a couple of plugged tile, waiting for them to get fixed so I needed some frost to get traction. Got frost the night before and then it started snowing in the morning and we got a wet 1" through the day. Thankfully it kept pulling good all day and i finished. Turns out the heater is a little excessive in that tractor. It's a 245 magnum and the heater valve under the seat went bad and is stuck wide open, so I just turn the fan on every 3 or 4 rounds for half a round. It's on the list for the spring parts sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray54 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 If they have interest you need to have faith in them and turn them loose. But if the interest is not there expecting to much to soon will only turn them farther from wanting to hang around. Good to see the ones that want to help getting confidence boost by dad telling how much help he will be. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkandcattle Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Not enough farm to keep the family here but my boys did about everything I did. They received a work ethic that will carry them through. The oldest is a manager for a very busy privately owned body shop. when the owner found out he was a farm kid he told him" you work for me now if you will take the job." The youngest is a territory rep for a pharma company dealing strictly with beef needs My daughter is an account supervisor for an image building or brand recognition service to wine and spirits companies. So farm kids out doing, working and learning can never be replaced even if they can't stay on the farm 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missouri Mule Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 That's funny I had my daughter drive me in our side by side last night to the top of the road and back to pickup trash cans for the first time. She did pretty good actually at 7. Dad always said when I was a kid give him the keys and give him 5 minutes and he will run It. He wasnt far off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer john 8910 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 My 9 year old got quite a bit of time in ripping this fall. After the first couple days I just started disking close by so she could talk to me on the radio 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingles1928 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 That smile is worth a million bucks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1586 Jeff Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, jingles1928 said: That smile is worth a million bucks. INDEED!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrr4quality Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 6 hours ago, farmer john 8910 said: My 9 year old got quite a bit of time in ripping this fall. After the first couple days I just started disking close by so she could talk to me on the radio I’m jealous, I want to drive one of those tractors! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeachersPet1066 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Good stuff…. Enjoy the pics from above! Sawyer’s corn rows were pretty straight this year and Waylon took some corn off last year. Both hauled seed and fertilizer on their Gator. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH Blood 1206 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 My kids got a lot of seat time this past year. They are great help. Oldest went from sleeping in the cab to running the grain cart. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredT Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 I dont think I could have wiped the smile off that face. He is 5, i was in the buddy seat for a change. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TeachersPet1066 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 10 hours ago, JaredT said: I dont think I could have wiped the smile off that face. He is 5, i was in the buddy seat for a change. I’m glad your brought this post back to life! You are fortunate to have nice long flat fields for him to enjoy. Glad you took pics and shared! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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