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Old 30-03-06, 23:26
Col Tigwell Col Tigwell is offline
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I think that what John has done is a great concept (must have a understanding lady). I suspect countless hours, gathering up all this gear, knowing full well that he personally would never have enough time, to restore it all.

But what he did a achieve, was to stop it being reduced to scrap.

So that eventually it would be saved, and we have legacy to show the grandkids, and our history is not reduced to just photos.

I hope that at the sale, John gets what he wants, and that this gear goes to good homes.

I know a guy near Sydney, who has saved about 50 pre war tractors, most now run, and I have helped him with some. A lot of hard work, but when you have people come from around the world, to see two old pre 1918 IH tractors working, it makes it all worth while.

As I said before, I wonder how many items John has saved, I dips me lid to him, and I hope he recovers some of the money he has spent over the years.

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