[AT] Fw: Cecil Monson's D12

[charlie hill]

This is the message I sent earlier that didn't show up.  I found the 
problem.  It was on my end.

> Someone posted this on WWW.Allischalmers.com.  Not sure if it is one of 
> our members or not but it hasn't been posted her and I figured most of us 
> would want to see it.
>
> http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w157/sag1200/P1010030.jpg
>
> I don't know how many here remember Cecil, but he passed away last year. I 
> met him in 2004 when I went to see a D12 he had for sale. I have bought 
> several other tractors and I have been through the ropes, so my guard was 
> up. Cecil had the D12 sitting out ready for a test run. It hadn't been 
> started and was cold, but it kicked right over and ran pretty well. He had 
> me hook up a two bottom plow and we went down to his garden, where we did 
> a couple of rows. He made sure to have me plow in 2nd and 3rd to show it 
> stayed in gear. We parked the tractor and then he got a golf cart and took 
> me and my wife around his property. He had about 20 acres and there were 
> Allis tractors growing everywhere. He brought us back to the house where 
> we made a deal on the tractor and the 2 bottom, AND he would deliver it 
> the next weekend. And to top it off, he recommended his favorite 
> restaurant for me and my wife. We had a great day and a great meal. Next 
> week, he and his wife Lucille showed up with the tractor. They seemed to 
> be having as much fun as we did the week before. I talked to Cecil several 
> times after I bought the tractor, he was always available for advice and 
> directions. We both knew the D12 needed a complete going over, and he knew 
> I had started it. His death was a shock, I knew he faced some health 
> issues, but I thought he was doing better. So if I posted it right, here 
> is a picture of the (almost) finished D12.
>
> Posted by SteveinCT