Old School

[mercer_me]

I helped my grand father today. He had me cut down some trees for him. He's 85 years old and works in the woods almost every day, he just loves working in the woods. He says he has to get out and cut wood or he would go crazy. He also loves his John Deere 420 crawler. It's not a dozer it's a crawler, I'm not sure what the diference is but, he allways says it's a crawler. I like helping him and I try to get over to se him and my grand mother at least once a weak. He all ways tries to pay me but, I never take any money. I all ways say, "Pupa I don't want your money, I just like helping you."

My grand father pulling an Oak log out with his John Deere 420 Crawler.

 

[Kingsley]

Nice story and pictures, thanks for sharing. Your Grandpa sounds like a fun guy to be around. Cherish the time you have.
That Deere is awesome!
Marty

 

[Hedgerow]

That's priceless there Mercer... The whole package...:msp_wink:

 

[TreePointer]

Quality family time rep for you!
Oh, and the equipment is pretty cool, too.

 

[mercer_me]

Thanks guys. I try to spend time with him often. He likes cutting wood and I like cutting wood so it works good.

 

[thombat4]

Sweet...!

You can tell ol' pa's havin' a good time...!:msp_thumbsup:

 

[mercer_me]

You can tell ol' pa's havin' a good time...!:msp_thumbsup:

Ya he is having a good time. He loves running that 420 crawler.

 

[Highbeam]

Crawler = dozer. There are several names for bulldozers, some even call them cats.

 

[Rudedog]

He looks in pretty good shape. I hope I look that good if I reach 85.

 

[100 Watt]

Gotta love those 2 cylinder JD crawlers. So simple and handy.
Keep working with Grampa. You'll always remember your times in the woods together. :msp_thumbup:

 

[mercer_me]

Gotta love those 2 cylinder JD crawlers. So simple and handy.
Keep working with Grampa. You'll always remember your times in the woods together. :msp_thumbup:

Ya, it's an old "put put." And yes it is some thing I will always remember.

 

[wendell]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Ironworker]

Make sure to keep an eye on him while he works, you could pick up alot of good moves and absorb some of that experience that he has to offer; He's been around and knows all the moves, that I can guarantee.

 

[mercer_me]

Make sure to keep an eye on him while he works, you could pick up alot of good moves and absorb some of that experience that he has to offer; He's been around and knows all the moves, that I can guarantee.

I do that. I wach him when ever he is doing any thing. He is 85 so he has figured out the most efitient way to do things.

 

[Guido Salvage]

It is a crawler type tractor, but it does have a dozer blade attached. Most "straight" or "bare" crawlers were used for cultivation, especially in the muck fields. I have owned about 20 crawlers and a number of them came without a blade, loader, winch or PTO. However, I did have one Oliver OC-6 diesel that had a 3 point hitch.

 

[mercer_me]

I did have one Oliver OC-6 diesel that had a 3 point hitch.

That would be handy.

 

[pacman]

Make sure to keep an eye on him while he works, you could pick up alot of good moves and absorb some of that experience that he has to offer; He's been around and knows all the moves, that I can guarantee.

I SECOND THAT ! Gand Pa looks like a hard worker too !

 

[ks_osage_orange]

His generation is often called the "greatest generation" for good reason, although he may be just a hair on the young side for that. Lost my grandpa bout 4 years ago at age 87. We used to run a buzz saw together using a Farmall M and a belt hooked to the saw. Miss him and envy you.

 

[cuttingintime]

You are to be commend! allot of people just don"t take the time any more.

 

[WetBehindtheEar]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing. That log arch looks really nice.

Cherish the times with your granddad - I know you do. I lost both of mine 20+ years ago (and I ain't that old). God! Has it been that long? Maybe I AM that old...

I miss them very much.