Steve, what an awesome adventure. I look forward to your sure to be interesting posts.

I wish you all the luck you need and hope you see more W's than L's! I'll be watching for your posts!

Good luck, Steve! 

Those games in New York and LA will certainly be a nice change of pace from the hustle and bustle of the Corn Palace. 

Maniac!

Awesome idea. 

Please tell me you’re driving the tractor on all those miles.

First of all, thanks for the comments!  It's nice to know where this fits on the sane-crazy spectrum.   I hadn't thought of maniacal...but that checks out.

The Corn Palace has prepared me for many things.  I am sure the experiences are identical.  

That tractor has survived and will survive more than I ever will.  But it does top out at around 6-7 mph.  Once I entered that into the spreadsheet (see today's blog), it was deemed impossible.  Plus the AC went out in the early 90's.  The painting project will be a future story, but I learned valuable lessons about how hydraulic oil and discount paint work together.  Good way for noticing new leaks though :)

I’ll always cheer you on! Will be fun to see what adventures await! Maybe, this will be the year we can watch through October?! I do remember a time I planned on becoming a female Minnesota Twin ?. ?

13 hours ago, Steven Trefz said:

....That tractor has survived and will survive more than I ever will.  But it does top out at around 6-7 mph.  Once I entered that into the spreadsheet (see today's blog), it was deemed impossible.  Plus the AC went out in the early 90's.  The painting project will be a future story, but I learned valuable lessons about how hydraulic oil and discount paint work together.  Good way for noticing new leaks though :)

I get it -- as a kid, I mowed too much hay in an International 966 with a non-working air conditioner.

So what model is that under the stylish paint job?  

Versatile….left the engine yellow in case it all breaks ?

The ultimate baseball road trip, what an awesome idea.  Thanks for taking us along.

10 hours ago, Steven Trefz said:

Versatile….left the engine yellow in case it all breaks ?

 

I dig Green Tractors 

13 hours ago, Steven Trefz said:

Versatile….left the engine yellow in case it all breaks ?

 

Ah, there was not a lot of Versatile in the area where I grew up, so I'm not as familiar with that profile or model numbering scheme. 

Beef or dairy? I grew up milking about 60, which for the time and place was a pretty decent number. Now, not so much -- I visited a 2400-head dairy operation near Freeman a few weeks ago. 

Both....my dad did similar with the dairy side, and my brother (pictured with Twins-rific grin in the tractor) rans/runs the beef operation.  I avoided most of both until I got "away" from the farm...now I can't get enough of it :)

18 hours ago, IndianaTwin said:

Ah, there was not a lot of Versatile in the area where I grew up, so I'm not as familiar with that profile or model numbering scheme. 

Beef or dairy? I grew up milking about 60, which for the time and place was a pretty decent number. Now, not so much -- I visited a 2400-head dairy operation near Freeman a few weeks ago. 

A few miles Southwest of Freeman?  My older brother was the owner's HS classmate.

My family farm is 7 1/2 miles straight south of Freeman on US 81.

We milked also but I think we maxed out at 30-40.  That was one of the reasons I moved on ASAP.