[AT] I needed another tractor

[CEE VILL]

I guess what you are saying here Cecil is, "the early bird gets the AC".
Congrats.

Charlie V. in WNY

>From: Cecil E Monson <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
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>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: [AT] I needed another tractor
>Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:45:46 -0500
>
>	Today was one of those days that a person wishes could be repeated
>over and over. I have been suffering from the long cold winter and 
>wondering
>when spring was going to get here. It seems like April, with the beginning 
>of
>northern shows, was never coming. I was having my 2nd cup of coffee and 
>reading
>the paper when I spotted an ad for an Allis Chalmers D-12 tractor with Bush
>Hog and some other stuff for sale including a Vermont Castings Defiant wood
>stove. I called the seller and it turned out I was the first caller. Around
>here it pays to be up early and to read the paper early. I told him I could
>be there in an hour and kept my fingers crossed that no one would try to 
>get
>there ahead of me and jump in early. It happens, and has happened to me. I
>had to drive over 40 miles to get to the seller's place and was there in 
>less
>than an hour.
>
>	I pulled in the yard after wondering all the way down if this was
>going to be another wild goose chase. I have driven many miles before only 
>to find that the item being sold was pure junk. As I turned in the 
>driveway, I
>saw this very nice Allis D-12 the first thing and said to myself, "That 
>can't
>be it."  It was unbelievable. Good tires all around and excellent sheet 
>metal.
>One small ding in the grille. All the original lights were on it and it was
>a Series III tractor. Every option available is on the tractor including a
>factory 3 point hitch. It has the Hi-Lo lever on the left side also, giving
>it 8 speeds forward and 2 reverse. He has the original owners manual and an
>IT shop manual as well as some spare filters and so on that go with it. It
>has the two lever hydraulic control setup to the right of the drivers seat.
>I noticed it has a 12 volt system and a comfort seat. I think this is the
>first unrestored D-12 I have ever seen with all the original factory lights
>on it and all in excellent condition. He has added another light on the 
>rear
>of the right fender as he used it for farming and wanted lights on both 
>sides.
>I never could figure out why they didn't mount lights to the rear on both 
>of
>the fenders anyhow.
>
>
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