EPISODE 277 STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES: HOW NOT TO LOAD A TRACTOR AND THRESHER
alan skeoch
March2021
OUR son Andrew is a good man with machines. Too bad his father
is not that good. We loaded one of our tractors and a thresher for a movie
set. Hired a flat bed truck…became a nightmare…one misstep and
all could have upset with dead consequences. There turned out to
be an easier way for next time.
This loading series of pictures was taken two or three years ago when my
old W6 tractor was working spasmodically. Now it just sits there in
the field while the thresher is half hidden on a hill for he raccoons to
find as a home.
The easier loading method is to drive the tractor into a metal bin on the ground
chain it down…use the truck with a hook to lift everything as if it is a big bin
full of trash. No human need
be in danger.