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The story of Old ReliableBy Gary R. NeffRD 1, Millersville, PA 17551 This is the story of my 1938 John Deere A. The rusty old tractor stood with many tractor in an overgrown, grassy lot. It was along a secluded York County, Pennsylvania road. The tractor was not stuck and looked like it was worth $400.00. The owner sold it to me, guaranteed to run, in the summer of 1975. The trip home was easy. A Dodge 4-wheel drive pulled the tractor ten feet and it started. We backed the tractor on the trailer and headed for home. People sure looked at what I'm sure they thought was junk! The old girl sure needed some work. It took a head rebuild job, new pistons, valves, etc. I decided to tear it down and rebuild it from scratch. Nearly all the parts were available from our local John Deere dealer and from fellow collectors. All during restoration, my grandfather took a keen interest n my unusual ... 804 of 2124 characters shown.
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