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Restoring The OS-6 McCormick-Deering

By Kim C. Spaulding

5 High Street Pepperell, MA 01463

Kim C. Spaulding of Pepperell, MA recently restored this McCormick-Deering OS-6 orchard tractor. For the complete story.

I got this tractor in January of 1985. I bought it sight unseen other than a photo that was taken from a distance. My advice to you is never buy a tractor sight unseen, unless you get a real good buy, or can trust the person you are buying it from. When I got to the place to load the tractor, I would have turned around and gone home if I had not already paid for it. It really was nothing more than a parts tractor. I have restored a few antique tractors, but this one was what might be known as a "basket case". When we tried to move it, the right rear wheel was locked up and stayed that way until I took it apart. This made for a tough job loading and un...

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