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Fordson MemoriesBy Eldon BoothRR 7, Napanee, Ontario, Canada K7R 3L2 This story takes place when I was about eight years old. That would put the year at 1959. My Uncle Frank had an Irish Fordson tractor that I thought was the most interesting piece of machinery I had ever seen. Most farmers in our area, including Uncle Frank, had Ford tractors, but they were of the "N" series. They didn't look at all like this old Fordson with its big squared-off fenders and wooden steering wheel. I had never seen the Fordson run. It was retired before my time or at least before I can remember. My dad told me that it was bought used when his brother Frank and he did custom thrashing, for the sole purpose of running the thrashing machine. This old tractor was stored in a shed not far off the road that the neighbor kids and I passed on our way to and from school. Sometimes on our way home,... 795 of 2113 characters shown.
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