It is a sickness - The wife is on to me
 

Ok, so I snuck the 1650 home one morning while the better half was at work. For $100 I could not say no. Now mind you that when I brought the 856 Wheel Horse home last year all was well, our 5 year old daughter loves it. When I bought the Quietline 1000, to my wife's objection, it got ugly but she got over it. Now comes this 1650 that I kept in the driveway because wifey could not tell the difference between that and the 1000 that I kept in the shed until this weekend when she finally figured it out. I told her there were snakes in the shed but she must have really needed to go in there.

So even though it was 94 degrees here in MD, it was still winter in the house. The question is, should I tell her about the 108 that I bought but keep at a buddy's house? :bigeyes: Or, since it's winter in the house anyway, should I buy a snow blade?:bigthink::biggrin2.gif:

What is the cure for this sickness?

I'm pretty sure there isn't one. Almost 7 years ago, when I was 14, I bought a 100. I then bought an 1810. My parents were like, "what are you going to do with two?" Two turned into four, and that had snowballed to a maximum of about 24 by the time I was a freshman in high school. Every summer brought in a fresh batch of 4-6 tractors, and I'd always sell a few more than I'd buy. I've started to avoid all but the best deals and only buy things I really need/want. Consequently, I only bought 2 last year (a 124 with loader [need] and a 580 to make into a 582 [want]). I'm down to 14, the least I've had since 2004, and I plan to get down to 5 before I'm done with college. I've owned over 40 tractors over the years.

If she's anything like my wife, she'll only be mad for a few hours. The way I figure it, that's a small price to pay for a mans happiness!!

Women have a way of getting revenge. Shure she might be cold right now but believe me she is working on a plan. Do you have control of the credit cards and checkbook? After I bring home a stray the wife's wardrobe seems to grow by an equal or greater amount.

It got really bad with wife #1. She equated house and car repairs as having fun. I finally had to close all of our accounts and go on the cash system to stop her wardrobe growth. Thank God & Greyhound she's gone.

My wife wasn't too happy with me when I traded a running JD 110 for 2 non-running Cubs Saturday. But she will get over it......I think.:Choke:

I don't think there is a cure.:bash2: So you might want to see if your buddy has room for more.:biggrin2.gif:

I belive I can have as many as i want as long as they fit in the cub shack,and aint spread all over the yard.She does think im nuts though!!
Jason

My wife is used to it, as well. :beerchug:

No problem!! just build a bigger cub shed with a loft style bunk,
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. she'll get over it.:biggrin2.gif:

I got her calmed down a bit. First thing I did was locate a rare Rooster for free so she can start breeding them with the hen and sell fertile eggs. Then I built her a new pen. I was thinking I was almost out of the doghouse. So then I find she negotiated with the next door neighbor's daughter for my 13 year old to cut the grass. The neighbor's are extremely elderly and battling Alzheimers. SInce I am not inclined to let my son use my John Deere, the 1650 is now "his" to gas up, cut grass and learn how to repair. If he can find other cutting jobs he can have at it.

Problem is that the 1000 has now re-surfaced in her mind as unecessary. It is built as a light pulling tractor. Hmmmmm, maybe I can convince her that the 13 year old and 11 year old will need them for their Eagle Scout projects, one of which is coming soon. Otherwise it might be up for sale.