[AT] Goodbye 430V - and more

Sat Jul 10 14:45:51 PDT 2021

Spencer:
That 3600 is going to be a big step up from that 861.  You will really 
like it..  Great choice.

Cecil

On 7/10/2021 4:30 PM, Chuck Bealke wrote:
> Spencer,
>
> Ouch! When those we care for hurt, we hurt.  Was shocked to hear of 
> your long ordeal.
> One can hear huge recovery of spirits in your sharing with us and am 
> grateful for that and your return to farm and machinery projects.
> Will be praying things continue to go well for you.
>
>  Chuck Bealke
>
>> On Jul 10, 2021, at 8:12 AM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>>
>> Spencer:
>>
>> That is a lot to have been through.  Glad to hear you survived!! 
>> Surgery after age 60 is just not a good thing...  I am nearing that 
>> time when I need to get a bunch of things out of here and let someone 
>> else own this too expensive land.    I own a bigger farm in better 
>> land with neighbors who would be some help.  The auction process 
>> would be a very emotional thing for me as I have many many projects 
>> that just had the problem of money and time.  now its the time.   If 
>> I die here, all my "friends"would show up at the funeral with their 
>> trucks and trailers..
>> Cecil
>>
>> On 7/10/2021 5:21 AM, joehardy wrote:
>>> Spencer, So sorry to read about your health issues. Since i 
>>> connected you with that 430V tractor, the original owner would be 
>>> interested in knowing how much it sold for. I marveled at the effort 
>>> you took to free up the engine and got it running again. Great job. 
>>> As I'm approaching 81 years old, I'm now realizing they can't dig a 
>>> hole deep enough to take my tractors & my other toys with me when I 
>>> pass on. I never want a farm auction because it would being able to 
>>> see your funeral live. Sorry for the rant!
>>> Joe Hardisky Ryman farm Dallas, PA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com>
>>> Date: 7/9/21 11:44 PM (GMT-05:00)
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Subject: [AT] Goodbye 430V - and more
>>>
>>> Where do I start?  Not exactly sure but I know I won't be able to tell
>>> this story properly if I start with the tractor so hang in there
>>>
>>>
>>> I haven't been exactly talkative for a while and have been holding 
>>> quite
>>> a bit back.  Its been a wild ride for me over the last 10-ish months.
>>> I got meningitis last fall, got thrown in the hospital in October, 
>>> had a
>>> craniotomy(broken sinus bone allowed a pathways for pathogens, hence 
>>> the
>>> meningitis and craniotomy to repair the sinus), recovered, all the 
>>> while
>>> missing only 2-3 weeks of work (thank goodness for work-from-home),
>>> continuing my work on my masters degree, and meeting my farm 
>>> obligations
>>> (also thank goodness all this happened in the late fall and winter 
>>> where
>>> chores and obligations are few and minor).
>>>
>>> So I've been busy....
>>>
>>> By the time they figured out my health issues, I had become quite ill.
>>> Meningitis is serious shit and I became so ill I also started getting
>>> secondary infections(pneumonia, etc).   Hearing I was two shakes from
>>> death and then hearing they have to lift the lid to fix it .
>>>
>>>
>>> All that and then requiring 6 months to feel "normal" reordered my
>>> priorities.
>>>
>>>
>>> How does this relate to the 430V?   Glad you asked.   One of my 
>>> projects
>>> is a 1957 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup.   It is a very low mileage, very nice
>>> original truck with minimal rust.  I took it apart in the early oughts
>>> and stored every piece carefully on shelves in my shop.  The cab is on
>>> blocks in front of my Pacer's parking place.   It was always going 
>>> to be
>>> a long and expensive project that also would require lots of shop
>>> space;  but time, money and space have all been in short supply for
>>> years.  So the project never got off the ground.   I have decided to
>>> prioritize it.   One solution to opening up space and money  is to sell
>>> a tractor.   Selling the John Deere 430V as opposed to the Pacer opens
>>> up the most funds and space.
>>>
>>> So I spoke with Debbie Polk (Polk Auctions) and they are going to
>>> include my tractor in the upcoming Labor day auction.   I chose Polk
>>> because I have done tons of business with them over the years - mainly
>>> on behalf of other folks but also myself personally. This is 
>>> probably my
>>> last chance to do business with them as a consignor.   Also they have
>>> always been great to do business with.
>>>
>>>
>>> So there you have it.   A lot in a nutshell and probably more than you
>>> wanted to know.  I felt like it was time to come clean about all I have
>>> been through over the last many months and to also announce my recent
>>> decision to sell the 430V.
>>>
>>>
>>> Have a great weekend!
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Spencer Yost
>>>
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