The reason that I know it is my Grand Dad's is by serial number. I knew where it was after the local dealer sold it. Then it sold privately to another equipment dealer. The salesman there remembered the Town in Wisconsin it sold too. I then placed a classified add in a local paper looking for it. I ran the ad on and off for close to two years before I got an answer. Now this took lots longer than it sounds. I could not find the dealership it was sold to for over ten years. Then I had to track down the salesman as he had retired to Florida. I had a lot of luck in being able to find it.
If it was a more generic tractor like a IH model "H" or a Ford N series then it would be just about impossible. I have looked for the 1953 Ferguson 30 that my maternal Grand father owned, his only tractor he ever had. I have had zero luck finding it.
On the JD 4010 I have the original purchase order. I also have a detailed maintenance record. Starting in 1939 My Grand Father kept a record of every piece of equipment he owned. That record shows: when it was bought, The model, make, and serial number, Then the date and description of any repairs or update done. I have continued that after he passed on. I have a record of every piece of equipment I have ever owned or sold.
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