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JW in MO 
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Location: South KC Area
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 Topic: My Grandfather's A is Home and Running Great
Posted: 06 May 2010 at 9:34pm |
I'm finally getting around to posting the picture and some of the why! I have submitted the full story to OAN so this is a short version. It was a once in a lifetime chance to be able to bring home tractor that my grandfather owned and I was fortunate enough to live it. I thought I was taking a chance by driving my 04 Ford diesel with a 6.0l engine to pick it up, as another guy at the auction said, "I don't drive it any farther than I can afford to have it towed." When my grandfather bought the tractor he and my uncle picked it up in a 47 Ford truck that had no floor on the truckbed due to a life of hauling logs. My uncle put two boards on the bed to haul it home some 200 miles. I still have some thank you's to write, one is to Lawrence Herrs, the man who did the restoration in 1999, had a long and great conversation with him after the sale.
I have managed to start it by hand, dont' know why, I haven't broken the tow strap yet!
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 06 May 2010 at 9:39pm |
That is a BEAUTY. It don't get any better than Having a family tractor to play with. 
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Don(MO)
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Location: Bates City MO.
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Posted: 06 May 2010 at 10:16pm |
That is so cool!!!!! We need to get together some time and talk about ACs.
Don
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3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep.
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Skyhighballoon(MO)
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Location: Pilot Grove, MO
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Posted: 06 May 2010 at 10:27pm |
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JW - glad you finally got around to posting your story! Beautiful "A" too! Mike
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1981 Gleaner F2 Corn Plus w 13' flex
1968 Gleaner EIII w 10' & 330
1969 180 gas
1965 D17 S-IV gas
1963 D17 S-III gas
1956 WD45 gas NF PS
1956 All-Crop 66 Big Bin
303 wire baler, 716H, 712H mowers
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Rfdeere
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Posted: 06 May 2010 at 11:34pm |
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Good deal ! Was that the one at the Nutsch sale?
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JW in MO
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Posted: 07 May 2010 at 9:04am |
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Yes, it was the Alan Jones tractor, the picture that was on the tractor is hanging in my office with other tractor pictures and calendar. Owner says you'd think we work on tractors instead of refrigeration from the looks of things!
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Bill Long
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Posted: 07 May 2010 at 11:58am |
How Proud you must and deserve to be!!!
YOUR GRANDFATHER'S TRACTOR - PRICELESS!!!
Great Job.
Never sold an A. Just too big for the Maryland estates and small farms. However, once I saw Butch's A and others at the GOTO's I have Takin A Liking to them.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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D17JIM
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Posted: 07 May 2010 at 12:42pm |
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What was the HP of these tractors and what size plow and disc did they handle ? THX, JIm
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steelwheeler
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Location: Kansas
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Posted: 07 May 2010 at 7:11pm |
Cool "A" and a great story. Glad your 6.0 Ford diesel made it home. We have never met other than on Hwy. 36 the day that you were taking the "A" home. We driving a Cummins, but you passed a low mile 6.0 Ford from my work. It was at the giant salvage yard just north of Hwy. 36. That truck was the best looking, lowest mile, highest priced vehicle that I ever sent to scrap. We parked it next to a lower mile and one year newer twin to it the day that we dropped it off. The guy at the yard basically said that 6.0 trucks show up almost daily from guys who are just sick of it.-----The money spent on your "A" is going to seem like one of the best investments that you ever made!
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