2010 - Volume #34, Issue #6, Page #21
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Wooden "Rocking Tractor" Was Her Gift To Grandson
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She got the idea after her son was injured in an accident two years ago. The grandson she made the rocking tractor for is his son.
"He stayed in ICU for 48 days, then a step-down unit for 20 more days, and then rehab for 23 days," says Rouse. "When he was in rehab I read articles from FARM SHOW to him and when he was resting, I'd sit in the corner looking on the computer for a project. When I saw the rocking tractor, I knew it was the one."
It took Rouse 70 hrs. to make the tractor. Much of that time was spent "tweaking" the pattern. "There are about 170 pieces I had to cut and it weighs 57 lbs. I didn't paint it - I just polyurethaned it because I love the look of wood. After the photos were taken I had some New Holland decals made and put on the tractor, along with my grandson's name."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Scarlette Rouse, 4476 N. N.C. Highway 903, Seven Springs, N.C. 28578 (ph 252 569-1001; gsfarms78@hughes.net).
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