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Connie Taylor's avatar

I love this story, Jim. It's hard to say goodbye to a faithful friend, and I hope you have more years together. But when it's time, I know your tractor will be grateful that you find the best possible home for it.

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Nikki Meyler Miller's avatar

We moved to a ranch in LA county, and our first Christmas card was all of us sitting on our John Deer. It wasn't the workhorse your Farmall was, but it weekly mowed a few pastures. My husband fiercely protected his hours on the mower. They were his therapy. No dad duties. No interruptions. Our little kids loved it when he put on the bucket and lifted them high into the sky. As the kids got older, they charged their 15-year-old friends to "let them drive" the mower, virtually pulling a Huck Finn in doing their chores. All tractors carry our stories! Well said.

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