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Eric The Red 01-10-2013 17:22:46 71.61.61.248 Report to Moderator	I normally follow the Oliver board but my mom came from an International Family and this is the story of the tractor. This is my great grandfather"s Walter Snyder"s tractor that he bought new in 1938. It was passed to my Grandfather Merle Snyder when Walter passed. My parents tried to buy it from Merle but he would never part with it. It was at his estate auction that my parents purchased it as it had not ran since the early 1970"s. My mom has always said that she wanted to see it run again as it did during her childhood. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 4 1/2 years ago and fought it into remission. This fall when the cancer returned, she was determined to get it restored. Just as Merle was stubborn and would not sell the tractor, that stubborn gene was passed on to mom and she was determined to get it restored. She had met Darin Helsel this summer who brought a beautiful tractor to my dad"s tractor club"s show. He ran a tractor restoration business and she knew that this was the man to restore her dream. This fall the tractor made the trip to Helsel"s Tractor Restoration. On this Thursday she will get to drive her dream. [Reply]   [No Email]
PRTZMAN55 01-11-2013 13:07:14 65.79.254.50 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to Eric The Red, 01-10-2013 17:22:46   Hello Again, Thats what I thought , My family is from the area kinda looks like the Morrison Cove , Really cool tractor and ecpecally good reason to restore it. Its always good to hear about a tractor comming home and living with family that enjoyed it Thanks for the response Harry [Reply]  [No Email]
Eric The Red 01-11-2013 15:53:57 71.61.61.248 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to PRTZMAN55, 01-11-2013 13:07:14   Helsel tractor restoration is from woodbury but we are up on the mountain in Somerset County. [Reply]  [No Email]
R Penrod 01-11-2013 13:04:43 207.255.28.105 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to Eric The Red, 01-10-2013 17:22:46   Fran looks happy on the tractor [Reply]  [No Email]
PRTZMAN55 01-11-2013 08:41:02 65.79.254.50 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to Eric The Red, 01-10-2013 17:22:46   Hello , the tractor restoration shop where is it located . Nane sounds familiar. Harry [Reply]  [No Email]
farmallhal 01-11-2013 11:47:21 76.4.183.119 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to PRTZMAN55, 01-11-2013 08:41:02   From the internet try, Helsel's Tractor Restoration, 211 Smith Road, Woodbury, PA 16695 and phone (814) 766-3715, Hal. [Reply]  [No Email]
Eric The Red 01-11-2013 15:52:17 71.61.61.248 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to farmallhal, 01-11-2013 11:47:21   That is correct. [Reply]  [No Email]
SweetFeet 01-11-2013 03:00:10 70.35.103.74 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to Eric The Red, 01-10-2013 17:22:46   Really cool story. Great restoration. [Reply]  [No Email]
Wilks54 01-10-2013 18:46:31 99.15.90.108 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to Eric The Red, 01-10-2013 17:22:46   Great story, and nice tractor! [Reply]  [No Email]
Matt E. 01-10-2013 18:36:58 108.66.162.71 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to Eric The Red, 01-10-2013 17:22:46   Look at that smile! Congratulations on a dream come true. [Reply]  [No Email]
rhtx55 01-10-2013 18:16:07 68.185.207.25 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to Eric The Red, 01-10-2013 17:22:46   Great story, thanks for sharing !! [Reply]  [No Email]
sflem849 01-10-2013 18:13:14 69.197.84.39 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to Eric The Red, 01-10-2013 17:22:46   The tractor looks great. Best of luck to your mom. [Reply]  [No Email]
pete 23 01-10-2013 18:11:53 74.32.229.189 Report to Moderator	Re: My Mom's Dream realized. in reply to Eric The Red, 01-10-2013 17:22:46   That is great. Good to see she got the chance to just do it. [Reply]  [No Email]