{"id":1544,"date":"2012-07-17T17:03:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/?p=1544"},"modified":"2012-07-17T17:03:40","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:03:40","slug":"where-ikea-is-driving-a-new-tractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-is-driving-a-new-tractor\/","title":{"rendered":".. where Ikea is driving a new tractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! It&#8217;s me, Ikea!<\/p>\n<p>guess what! i tried out driving a tractor, hehe! it&#8217;s fun! have u been driving a tractor? i have now. and it is gr8 fun. especially when the tractor is green and has a deer on it!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8944.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1546\" title=\"DSC_8944\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8944-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8944-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8944-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>of course, i took some fotografs as well. AND i have to tell u that i used a little help. because tractors are not designed for giraffes, it is really hard to push all the pedals at once. like for example turn the wheel and brake at the same time!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8904.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1547\" title=\"DSC_8904\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8904-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8904-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8904-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>but i guess turning the wheel is the most important thing. so, unless you want to stop, u don&#8217;t need to press the brakes at all. I did not want to stop, if u ask me!<\/p>\n<p>the second most important thing is to switch gears. of course, if you want to go faster! I did!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8912.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1548\" title=\"DSC_8912\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8912-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8912-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8912-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>but, since you have to *again* press some pedals, then what i did is to put in the fast gear all at once. you can do that with a tractor. it does not work on a car, i&#8217;m afraid..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8916.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1549\" title=\"DSC_8916\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8916-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8916-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8916-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>another cool thing about this tractor besides being green and going really really fast is that you can take a friend with you on a ride. i took a picture where this friend needs to sit and how to wear a seatbelt. u need to have the seatbelt, if you want to go really really fast (like i did), hehe!<\/p>\n<p>also, just after i had\u00a0come back from\u00a0driving the tractor, my friend Angel (who is good at these technology things) told me that u can also use\u00a0the tractor with\u00a0all kinds of\u00a0machinery and not just for driving really fast! gr8 news! so, maybe i should go and try that now..<\/p>\n<p>until then, let me know what&#8217;s your experience with tractors? have fun and cu l8r!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8896.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1545\" title=\"DSC_8896\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8896-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8896-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8896-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton1544\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ikeathegiraffe.com%2Fblog%2Fwhere-ikea-is-driving-a-new-tractor%2F&amp;via=ikeathegiraffe&amp;text=..%20where%20Ikea%20is%20driving%20a%20new%20tractor&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! 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