Qol Sweet Season

[ctflatlander]

This is my QoL life in the north country at 79. Difficult work for about 25 days but get my resistant training and cardio work done by not going to the gym. That old 43 N Ford does its only job once a year and never failed me in the sugarbush. Nice time for friends and family to help out. I will resume gym work shortly. Happy that PSA has been slowly declining to .27 since Orchy and hope my upcoming scans don't show progression. Good luck to all.

[dockam]

Awesome Brother, being outdoors pretty much most of the time helps QoL

Wonderful for that declining PSA💙

Fight on

QoL on

[Carlosbach]

Amazing how many different ways nature’s beauty manifests. Glad to hear that your Orchy is helping with your PSA, and inspiring that both you and the old Ford tractor are still rocking along

[CAMPSOUPS]

Looks like a great place to be.

That tractor looks like it has 2 axel's and then you can add a rubber tank tracks. That's pretty wild. I've never seen anything like that.

What I remember most about the Ford tractors of the 1960's was the clutch and brake pedals were directly under foot when sitting in a lower legs at 90 degree angle position. Other tractors the pedals were out ahead of the seat similar to a car.

[ctflatlander in reply to CAMPSOUPS]

The tracks were called ARPS half tracks made of all steel and made to fit most tractors. They were marketed in Wisconsin and popular for 2 wheel driven tractors. The second set of idler bogey wheel axles provided the adjustments to provide pressure to the front of the track. You need to have a good set of brakes to steer in deep snow. The traction is great and if using for logging you need to pull the load at the bottom of the drawbar to prevent flipplng the tractor.

[CAMPSOUPS in reply to ctflatlander]

Ah I couldn't tell from the picture if the tracks were entirely steel or rubber combo. Makes sense to haul at lowest drawbar height. A lot of different "tools" behind farm tractors:plows,discs, harrows, grain wagons, silage wagons.

[nuc1111]

love it

[middlejoel in reply to nuc1111]

Another beautiful day in Paradise... here is to many more

[j-o-h-n]

Does it come with air conditioning?

Good Luck, Good health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Friday 03/31/2023 7:45 PM DST

[cfhny in reply to j-o-h-n]

Yes it did, as long as the outside temps were around 72 degrees. Very comfortable!