Tayler Juby English 12, Period 8
College Admissions Essay Ms. McLaughlin
Option #4: Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an
intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma--anything that is of personal
importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
When I was younger, I grew a fancy for old farm tractors of all shapes and sizes. However as time went on I began to develop a taste for a particular tractor. The Farmall H always stood out to me because it was what I had grown up around and ran in the woods with my grandfather. Eventually a problem came along, however I was tired …show more content…
Come to find out he had another Farmall that had been sitting for years and gave me a deal on the entire tractor. Now with two old iron horses waiting to be revived and sent to work I decided I would start planning the rebuild on the first. I began disassembling the first tractor and preparing it for shipping in the spring of 2013. It wasn’t until the summer of 2016 that the pieces began to come together. Unfortunately, when I got around to the engine and began to clean it up we discovered a circle of problems that could only be fixed by tearing the tractor down the rest of the way. I wasn’t set up for such a task back home. Thankfully, I was able to move the engine and clutch housing to the boces center. After sitting there for 6 months I was able to bring it back. After several painstaking hours the skeleton of an old relic was in one piece. The heart of the cast iron giant was set back into position and the final components were put in place. Sadly, I cannot report that the H is alive again yet, because of a few key pieces that are still needed and at the moment the financial resources to complete the job have been
College Admissions Essay Ms. McLaughlin
Option #4: Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an
intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma--anything that is of personal
importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
When I was younger, I grew a fancy for old farm tractors of all shapes and sizes. However as time went on I began to develop a taste for a particular tractor. The Farmall H always stood out to me because it was what I had grown up around and ran in the woods with my grandfather. Eventually a problem came along, however I was tired …show more content…
Come to find out he had another Farmall that had been sitting for years and gave me a deal on the entire tractor. Now with two old iron horses waiting to be revived and sent to work I decided I would start planning the rebuild on the first. I began disassembling the first tractor and preparing it for shipping in the spring of 2013. It wasn’t until the summer of 2016 that the pieces began to come together. Unfortunately, when I got around to the engine and began to clean it up we discovered a circle of problems that could only be fixed by tearing the tractor down the rest of the way. I wasn’t set up for such a task back home. Thankfully, I was able to move the engine and clutch housing to the boces center. After sitting there for 6 months I was able to bring it back. After several painstaking hours the skeleton of an old relic was in one piece. The heart of the cast iron giant was set back into position and the final components were put in place. Sadly, I cannot report that the H is alive again yet, because of a few key pieces that are still needed and at the moment the financial resources to complete the job have been