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Re: O.K. so what make of antique tractor can santa
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Posted by mike brown on December 11, 2004 at 06:57:58 from (64.179.7.111):
In Reply to: Re: O.K. so what make of antique tractor can santa posted by Walter Squires on December 10, 2004 at 14:49:52:
Here's a christmas tractor story. An old farmer near here had a real nice JD830 (two cylinder) that he had owned since new. Before the antique tractor thing took off people thought he was odd to keep using that old thing. When antiquing became hot they all were begging to buy that old thing but he wouldn't sell it. a couple of winters ago I saw him and asked about the 830. He said he had sold it to a woman who pleaded with him to sell it. He finally agreed for $6500. He said she gave it to her husband for christmas! So, it can happen if you married the right woman. When I told the story to my wife she said I didn't.
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