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That Old Oliver

By Rex Waidelich

5-1291-18 Wauseon, Ohio 43567  

The owner said, "Yes, I'll sell all three for a price, but I should tell you that old Oliver over there under that tree has water in the oil and a cracked block from hard water (frozen). It isn't worth much."

So I went home, kind a talked to my wife, Nancy, about the tractors, then went to see my banker (Dad). My dad was a salesman for an IH dealership back in the '50s, and he likes talking tractors. He started a new IH dealership in 1966 in Archbold, Ohio, which he managed until 1974. He officially retired in 1987. The IH dealership that Dad worked at in the '50s and early '60s sold Olds mobiles also, so we always had an Olds around. Five years ago we found a 1955 98 Olds that we bought together.

Anyway, we went back to look at the tractors. There was a 1938 F-14 that was nice. It had been painted a few...

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