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Still WorkingBy Ed StollerIn 1924/ the Frank Kaeser farm in Newtown, Conn., had two new additions - A son, Willy/ was born, and Frank bought a new McCormick-Deering 10-20 to help him work the family farm. Seventy-nine years later/ Frank is no longer alive, but Willy and the 10-20 are still getting along fine, Willy Kaeser's 1924 McCormick-Deering 10-20, not restored, not retired, still working. For 44 years, Frank Kaeser worked the 10-20, employing it in the daily routine of running his farm. When he died in 1968 his son, Willy, and his daughter, Chris, moved the tractor to Willy's farm in nearby New Fairfield, Conn. Willy has a large garden on his property, and 35 years later he's still using the 10-20, putting it to work every spring as he prepares for planting. When it's not in use, the 10-20 waits in a field, a canvas and log chain over the hood, the water drained from its radi... 810 of 2239 characters shown.
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