Here in Texas, even when it was cold (relatively for those of you up north), my grandfather would add benches to his work sled and hook it to the back of his tractor and give anyone who wanted to a ride to the river. (Now this sled was designed to slide over grass, not snow, since we live on the Gulf Coast.) There were usually ten or twelve of us, with cousins, and other extended family. During the rest of the year, the sled was used to haul tools, barbed wire etc around the homeplace. This year my husband hooked up his cart to the back of his lawn mower and gave my grandchildren a ride. They loved it and so did I. His kind act brought back many wonderful child hood memories.