Russian student essay quotes Part 1

I got my hands on a copy of a Russian newspaper article called " Excepts from student essays." A newspaper wouldn't publish just any excerpt, so these have got to be the funny ones. Now comes the challenge. There are 140 of them. I'm going to see if I can translate them to English and still maintain any of the funny.

(Plus some Russian typing practice for me, because I'm rusty to put it veeery kindly. )

This will be over a series of posts, because there is no way I can do this in one day and not go crazy.... well.. crazier.

 1. Трактор мчался но полю, слегка попахивая....
The tractor raced on the field, very lightly plowing....

Note:The Russian word used for plowing here also can read as "releasing a smell".

2. Летом мы с пацанами ходили в поход сночёвкой, и с собой взяли только необходимое: картошку, палатку и Марию Ивановну.
In the summer the boys and I went backpacking, and we only took the essentials with us: Potatoes, tents, and Maria Ivanovna.

3. Умер М.Ю. Лермонтов на Кавказе, но любил он его не поэтому!
M. U. Lermontov died in the Caucasus, but that's not why he loved them so much!

4. Плюшкин навалил у себя в углу целую кучу и каждый день туда подкидывал.
The hoarder did a pile in his corner and each day dropped more on to it.

5. Ленский вышел  на дуэль в панталонах. Оне разошлись и раздался выстрел.
Lenskiy came out to the duel in his pantaloons. They split and a shot was heard.