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Items from my Granddad's AC dealership

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Topic: Items from my Granddad's AC dealership

Posted By: Michael Crowe
Subject: Items from my Granddad's AC dealership
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 5:19pm

I went to the local county fair where my Granddad's and Uncle's AC dealership had been and got to talking to a John Deere guy who had bought a bunch of stuff from their dealership when he sold it. He said they used some of it and threw a buch away, but he thought he still had some stuff. I told him I would be interested in buying it if he still had any of it. Well, he called and I met him yesterday and this is the stuff he still had.

12' combine cutter bar still in the wooden case with the dealership tags still on it

2 rockshafts and brackets for a C allis still bundled

some gauges, dist cap, other misc parts in AC boxes

pull type combine gauge cluster

reels for 40, 60 and 66 combines

old pto shaft with the u joint held in by small plates and screws

plow coluter shaft

and other misc brackets, chains, etc.

all this stuff is NOS and came from my Granddad's dealership.

He would not take a dime for any of it; he said he could tell by the looks of my tractor and how I had talked about my Granddad and Uncle that it would have a good home. Sure made my day. Just wanted to share.

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Replies:

Posted By: Indiana D15II
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 6:50pm

You both sound like a class act. Happy for your good fortune in finding stuff from your family's dealership and for making a great friend.

Posted By: morton(pa)
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 7:24pm

I love people and stories like that.

Posted By: bigallis1
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 7:32pm

Those are the kind of individuals that I like to meet.

Posted By: Brad MI
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 9:58pm

Congrats Michael, great story!

Posted By: FredinInd
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 10:42pm

Michael, did he tell you what he threw away?

Posted By: JoeO(CMO)
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2010 at 4:25am

Michael, if you are selling items, I see one item I am interested in.

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Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2010 at 4:56am

Congratulations Michael. That is worth the price of admission to the fair any day. I know it means a lot to you. God Bless.

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Posted By: Joe/NC
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2010 at 7:20am

I love those stories too, I just gave a 1961 McCormick Farmall Dealer Catalog ,in mint condition ,to a Farmall collector. I could have sold it on EBAY , but I wanted it in the hands of someone I knew would appreciate it. I also was the reciepient of the AC Dealer Sign, 12 foot, lighted double sided in a similar manner. A few good folks left in America!

Posted By: Adam Stratton
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2010 at 8:35am

Michael,

Glad the fair turned out so well for you. I wish I could have made the time to stop by and say hello. Maybe next year?

Posted By: ToddSin NY
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2010 at 10:14am

What a great story!! Glad to hear you had this good luck! I knew we still had good people in this world! Even a JD guy!! Lol!!

Posted By: Jim Lindemood
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2010 at 10:46am

Shows that there are still good folks all around.