He has run a riding lawn mower for 4-5 years now. He understands the safety rules for that, and follows them (even when he doesn't know I'm looking). He goofs off as much or more than most kids, but he is also involved in shooting sports and runs a chipper w/ his grandpa. He knows when it's "serious business" and not a time to goof off. Given his druthers he'll wear those nylon shorts to town, but he knows to show up for chores w/ jeans/boots/gloves and with earplugs in his pocket (depending on the job). He has learned that it can be unpleasant to make Dad wait while you look for your gloves or boots, or go back in to change...
He's started to work on equipment, helped me put a new head gasket on the ford. Changes oil, rotates tires, helps w/ general fix-it stuff on cars and the house of course. He wouldn't dream of starting up the mower w/out checking the oil first (if only I could train his mom to do that..)
My comment about damage to barns and gates with the loader was a little tongue-in-cheek. I took a section of fence out w/ the loader this winter. I'd been snowblowing w/ the JD most of the winter, and finally got my loader installed in March. The bucket sticks out about a foot past the outside of the front wheel, and I forgot about the loader as I carefully backed the snowblower as close to the sidewalk as I could get it, just as I'd been doing all winter. Doh!
I can't make a long post for some reason, so I'll split this one.
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