[fireman15]

Thank goodness I was raised when I was. My parents would have been charged with everything on your list. I grew up on a 40 acre “hobby farm”. As kids we got to ride any animal we owned and drive any tractors, mini-bikes, motorcycles or vehicles we were physically large enough to reach the pedals on. We didn’t leave the property on motorized vehicles but we road our horses to town to get ice cream, hamburgers, and candy.

[WhirlwindAttack]

I grew up on a farm too. Got in trouble for driving a Case tractor 5 miles into town with the neighbor girl to get Yoohoo’s and Suzy-Q’s. I was about 7 or 8.

[ken in texas]

I also started driving on the farm very early. One day, still before legal driving age, Dad told me to take the pickup to the dump to get rid of some stuff. A town cop happened to be there and came over to ask for my license and registration.

He gave me a ride home and said that my Dad and I needed to come down to the station later that day. Dad knew the police chief and got it all straightened out with a phone call. They probably had a good laugh about it, but I was terrified of going to jail.