Re: OT Getting dads model A ford back?

Posted by Mike from cny on August 27, 2006 at 22:43:17 from (4.157.26.131):

In Reply to: OT Getting dads model A ford back? posted by IaGary on August 27, 2006 at 05:32:31:

I hear ya there. My neighbor had a JD350 track loader for years that I was always fascinated with. I have known him my whole life and his wife was my babysitter since I was born till I was around 10 or so. He used it around his and my parents house, built his camp with it, Even watched him pull the motor out of a school bus with it. It seemed so big when he owned it. When I was in my teens I'd asking him about selling it and the answer was always nope, not for sale. At this time he had purchased another one with better under carriage but it was a gas version. I never forgot about the crawler that sat in the back of the pole barn next to my yard. Fast forward to summer of 2006. He put his house on the market as taxes arent cheap here and he retired a few years ago and is moving up north to his camp. I casually asked if the 350 was going with him, he said maybe but he might sell it. Over the next month or so I said if you are interested in selling it, I would be interested in buying it. He said Okay and said he would like $2500 for it. He bought some diesel for it, as it had run out last time he used it and we spent a few nights getting the system bled and it running again. When it came time to pay him I didnt have the $2500 and went to the bank and got a personal loan for it, which also resulted in me getting a 2nd job at tractor supply. While I didnt 'need' the crawler and while I already have a JD 420c with a loader I use. My dad never had any quipment and I never came from a farming backround, but always had an interest in tractors and construction equipment, the last few years I have been buying up and playing with the old equipment. I own it now and still have a hard time beleiving it. Funny thing is he was telling me alot of people were asking about it lately and it wasnt for sale, It was to me I guess. Some advice I would give would be if you get it, keep in touch with the previous owner, let him know how its doing maybe send a few pictures of your progress with it so he'll know he made the right decision

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