Just thought I would throw out some front ends on this Front End Friday :
from left to right:
"Bob", "Ed", " Charlie"
Roger
Posted April 22, 2016 - 03:54 PM
Naming tractors......OK, never got that!
Posted April 22, 2016 - 04:09 PM
Naming tractors......OK, never got that!
" Bob " is for may dad, that was his Homelite and I got it when he passed. "Charlie" is the tractor that my wife's dad had when she was younger. We inherited him after her mom and dad passed. " Ed" came to us after a close friend and neighbor passed. His name was Ed and we promised his wife that we would keep the name his grand kids gave the tractor. We also have " Dusty Cubby" 1650 Hydro Cub, "Peppy" a troybuilt LT, " Chief" for a 1970 True Value lawn chief LT, and, " Mo" another Homelite T-16H ( because he came from Missouri) and " Penn" for another Homelite T-16 H who came from Pennsylvania. Not including names for three Allis Chalmers farm tractors. Just our way to keep it family. By the way the wife likes that names and helped name a few. Roger
Posted April 22, 2016 - 04:27 PM
Nice Roger.
We have always had names for our cars and my truck but I haven't started naming the tractors yet.
Edited by jdcrawler, April 22, 2016 - 04:28 PM.
Posted April 22, 2016 - 06:23 PM
" Bob " is for may dad, that was his Homelite and I got it when he passed. "Charlie" is the tractor that my wife's dad had when she was younger. We inherited him after her mom and dad passed. " Ed" came to us after a close friend and neighbor passed. His name was Ed and we promised his wife that we would keep the name his grand kids gave the tractor. We also have " Dusty Cubby" 1650 Hydro Cub, "Peppy" a troybuilt LT, " Chief" for a 1970 True Value lawn chief LT, and, " Mo" another Homelite T-16H ( because he came from Missouri) and " Penn" for another Homelite T-16 H who came from Pennsylvania. Not including names for three Allis Chalmers farm tractors. Just our way to keep it family. By the way the wife likes that names and helped name a few. Roger
Posted April 22, 2016 - 07:01 PM
from left to right:
"Bob", "Ed", " Charlie"
Good looking tractors.
Not all of my tractors have names. A few of the ones that do I couldn't print on the forum anyway. Rick
Posted April 22, 2016 - 08:12 PM
My tractors are named for the folks I got them from. The old MTD="Uncle Bill", the MF8E="Dick" and the MF12G=Ron. It's a respect and rememberance thing. The GMC's have names too!
DAC
Posted April 22, 2016 - 09:18 PM
Posted April 23, 2016 - 12:11 AM
Very nice picture, Roger. Nearly perfect gts in a perfect garden But what does it mean: front end friday? I'm convinced, we have nothing lihe fef here beyond the pond.
Posted April 23, 2016 - 07:39 AM
My tractors usually get named when I'm working on them, like you black bastard! Or Mother f*ck^r, many have been named SOB!
Posted April 23, 2016 - 08:36 AM
Very nice picture, Roger. Nearly perfect gts in a perfect garden
But what does it mean: front end friday? I'm convinced, we have nothing lihe fef here beyond the pond.
It's just a saying when guys and gals post pics of the front of their tractors. Kinda like the ones on Facebook, when they say throwback Thursday and so on. Thanks. Roger
Posted April 23, 2016 - 09:11 AM
It's just a saying when guys and gals post pics of the front of their tractors. Kinda like the ones on Facebook, when they say throwback Thursday and so on. Thanks. Roger
Nice photo line up, good looking group I too had the same question, before I read further !
Posted April 23, 2016 - 12:31 PM
Those are good looking machines !!
Here is todays 'front ends' of my toys Some Vintage , some not so much .
LtoR
2010 Schwinn Custom Electric 3 Wheeler !
68 SS12 - 59 DB Suburban - 62 DB 36
Trusty , Rusty and Dusty
+ 67 5HP 2000 W generator .
I am cleaning out my garage today and getting it back organized after this winter.
Posted April 23, 2016 - 03:22 PM
There's something about the look of Rusty that I really like. Nice line up.
Posted April 24, 2016 - 07:38 AM
Thanks oldedeeres ! That is what got me into all this nonsense , I saw one of those and just had to play with it. I still look at it and say 'WOW that is just the coolest looking mini tractor thingy I have ever seen !"
Its not about the showing it, or having it, or using it , it is the fact I can see it , then go over and play with it. And noone can say 'Don't touch that!"
Edited by MGP59DB, April 24, 2016 - 07:39 AM.