Re: Need advice! Bro-in-law has Dad's tractor!

Posted by Mark - IN. on July 20, 2006 at 17:35:08 from (64.12.116.74):

In Reply to: Need advice! Bro-in-law has Dad's tractor! posted by Brian in NY on July 20, 2006 at 09:57:37:

Like said before, mention it to your sister. Maybe your Dad's mum because he's more burned up, but wants to keep the peace. Maybe mention it to your brother-in-law, "Wow, this ol' girl sure is taking a beating...".

My brother lives south a bit in Millersburg, and a couple of years ago I helped him drop some stuff off at his church, and there sat this NF Ford 4000 at the edge of the parking lot. Sheet metal was all there, but sure is taking a beating. The fella whom owns it lives in Kentucky or Tennesee, and loaned it to his brother up here a couple of decades ago. As I understand it, for the most part it gets tinkered with and fired up once a year, maybe couple of years. And where ever it gets shut off, thats where it sits until next year or so. My brother says the church members would like it gone, and the fella who's leaving it set is the nicest, easiest going, give you the shirt off of his back kind've fella, so no one will mention it to him but keep suggesting that someone do it. So my brother asked me to make an offer to the fella. I looked it over, and sure needs some attention, but would make a great little tractor that I neither want nor need, but what the heck...throw her in the barn and tinker with it when get time, and who knows? Ok, oh brother of mine, ask the fella if he'll sell it, and if the deal's ok, I'll pick it up. A couple of weeks later my brother mentions that the fella says no, aint for sale. That was over a year ago. Been meaning to drive by and see if its still setting the next time I'm down that way, but always forget. Maybe next time. Sure was taking a unexcused weathering and dryrotting the last time I saw it though. Don't remember if it even had a coffee can over the stack back then.

Mark

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