<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Spencer,<br><div><br></div><div><div class="AppleOriginalContents" style="direction: ltr;">Ouch! When those we care for hurt, we hurt. Was shocked to hear of your long ordeal.</div><div class="AppleOriginalContents" style="direction: ltr;">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.</div><div class="AppleOriginalContents" style="direction: ltr;">Will be praying things continue to go well for you.</div><div class="AppleOriginalContents" style="direction: ltr;"><br></div><div class="AppleOriginalContents" style="direction: ltr;"> Chuck Bealke</div><div class="AppleOriginalContents" style="direction: ltr;"><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jul 10, 2021, at 8:12 AM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden@copper.net> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>
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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..<br class="">
Cecil<br class="">
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<div dir="auto" class="">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!</div>
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<div class="">Subject: [AT] Goodbye 430V - and more </div>
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Where do I start? Not exactly sure but I know I won't be able to
tell <br class="">
this story properly if I start with the tractor so hang in there<br class="">
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I haven't been exactly talkative for a while and have been holding
quite <br class="">
a bit back. Its been a wild ride for me over the last 10-ish
months. <br class="">
I got meningitis last fall, got thrown in the hospital in October,
had a <br class="">
craniotomy(broken sinus bone allowed a pathways for pathogens,
hence the <br class="">
meningitis and craniotomy to repair the sinus), recovered, all the
while <br class="">
missing only 2-3 weeks of work (thank goodness for
work-from-home), <br class="">
continuing my work on my masters degree, and meeting my farm
obligations <br class="">
(also thank goodness all this happened in the late fall and winter
where <br class="">
chores and obligations are few and minor).<br class="">
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So I've been busy....<br class="">
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By the time they figured out my health issues, I had become quite
ill. <br class="">
Meningitis is serious shit and I became so ill I also started
getting <br class="">
secondary infections(pneumonia, etc). Hearing I was two shakes
from <br class="">
death and then hearing they have to lift the lid to fix it .<br class="">
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All that and then requiring 6 months to feel "normal" reordered my
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priorities.<br class="">
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How does this relate to the 430V? Glad you asked. One of my
projects <br class="">
is a 1957 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup. It is a very low mileage, very
nice <br class="">
original truck with minimal rust. I took it apart in the early
oughts <br class="">
and stored every piece carefully on shelves in my shop. The cab
is on <br class="">
blocks in front of my Pacer's parking place. It was always going
to be <br class="">
a long and expensive project that also would require lots of shop
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space; but time, money and space have all been in short supply
for <br class="">
years. So the project never got off the ground. I have decided
to <br class="">
prioritize it. One solution to opening up space and money is to
sell <br class="">
a tractor. Selling the John Deere 430V as opposed to the Pacer
opens <br class="">
up the most funds and space.<br class="">
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So I spoke with Debbie Polk (Polk Auctions) and they are going to
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include my tractor in the upcoming Labor day auction. I chose
Polk <br class="">
because I have done tons of business with them over the years -
mainly <br class="">
on behalf of other folks but also myself personally. This is
probably my <br class="">
last chance to do business with them as a consignor. Also they
have <br class="">
always been great to do business with.<br class="">
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So there you have it. A lot in a nutshell and probably more than
you <br class="">
wanted to know. I felt like it was time to come clean about all I
have <br class="">
been through over the last many months and to also announce my
recent <br class="">
decision to sell the 430V.<br class="">
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Have a great weekend!<br class="">
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Spencer Yost<br class="">
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