Not counting an assortment of riding mowers, either bought by dad when I was a young teen, or trades and swaps and rescues from the curb, the first real tractor, a TO35 Ferguson, it was sort of inherited.
It belonged to a mutual acquaintance. He had no clue what he had or how to keep it running. It lived outside and was in it's dirtiest work clothes.
I was asked to get it running a few times, only to have it left outside and never used. We (the 3 of us who currently own it) eventually ended up in possession of it as the owner didn't need it and was happy to just get it off his property, and knew where it was and could get it any time.
I ended up going through the engine, I did the work, the other 2 financed it. It was running but needed a lot more work.
Meanwhile the owner, who had a serious drinking problem, pushed it too far one night trying to ride his motorcycle home at 2:00AM. He didn't make it, found him dead in the ditch the next morning.
That left us in possession of a tractor we didn't really own.
A couple years went by, and a chance meeting with his widow, she was asked about the tractor. Her response was what tractor? She vaguely remembered one being around that he could never keep running, then it went away.
End result, just keep it, she didn't want anything for it, just give it a good home.
So we did! It got a thorough going through, not a restoration, but close. New tires and wheels, hydraulics gone through, leaks fixed, painted, any and everything it needed.
It's looking good now, has an easy indoor life. Gets used a couple times a year mowing at the deer property, and whatever little jobs come up in between.
Turned into a good, reliable little tractor. Still has a working generator, points, and will start quicker than you can get off the switch!
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