Today I am Judging Conservation Projects at the 4H fair. Tomorrow, our Pastor is giving his farewell sermon, so I needed an alternative day to spend with my Dad to celebrate Father's Day. Friday, I took him a card and a small gift. He asked me if I had time to help him get the John Deere R home from another farm. He said the starting motor has water in the crankcase and he wants to repair it. The R is the first diesel made by John Deere. It has a small gasoline motor to start it.
We had to pull it to start with the John Deere A below. Both of these tractors were rescued from the scrap heap by my Dad. The R had a broken gear in the rear end. Dad ordered a new one from John Deere and it has been running ever since. Lately it has been used as a log skidder, but really needs new tires for that kind of work. The A had a cracked engine block. It was rescued from the farm that is currently Anne Briar Golf Course near Waterloo, IL. Dad bought a new block for it and my classmates and I overhauled it when I was a senior in high school. It is currently used as the snowplow tractor for a tenant in an old farm house.
Dad celebrated his 85th birthday in December. You can see that he is still active. I hope everyone enjoys their time with Dad this weekend as much as I did.
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| Dad Driving the John Deere R |
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| John Deere R |
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| John Deere A |
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