546cowboy 302 #1 Posted June 11, 2013 I got a call from a guy that I had contacted earlier ( about a year ago ) about some attachments he had on CL. He had already sold them so I pretty much forgot about him. Well he called me as I said and wanted to know if I wanted to buy the tractor that went with those attachments. I asked him what it was and he really didn't know for sure and thought it was a 1962 Wheel Horse. I told him I might be interested and made arrangements to go look at it. We kind of haggled over the price as he had started to restore it and I told him I couldn't offer him what he had invested in it. He had disassembled it and had a friend paint it. He had put it back together and bought four brand new tires for it. To me the paint was kind of dull and it had already been scratched up in places. Anyway we made a deal and I took the tractor for partial payment with the understanding that when he brought me the deck I would give him the rest of the money. Getting a little long here but bear with me. Got it home and did some paint work. It was missing a few pieces and I happened to have a parts tractor with those. A little investigation and I found out it was a 1964 704 and all original. When he brought me the deck I got a little history on the tractor. Seems it originally was his grandfathers and when he died his uncle got it and when his uncle died he got the tractor. So you see this had been in his family since new. He also told me that his aunt would be interested in buying it when I wanted to sell it. The deck he brought me had a major problem but I got it fixed up. When I put it on the tractor it made a lot of noise and ran rough. Well I had another deck that I had redone so I put it on. I also got new decals from VinylGuy and a new seat cover, so it was done. I called him mainly because of the story he told me about the history. There is no way I could sell that tractor to anyone else. We were talking and he said that they had a family get together on Memorial Day and the whole family wanted his aunt to have the tractor back so they took up a collection. I actually quoted him a bargain price but he said he had $$$ for the tractor and that's what he would give me for it. Now is that what family is about or what! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,410 #3 Posted June 11, 2013 Great story, nice to see that the tractor means a lot to someone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,196 #4 Posted June 11, 2013 Gorgeous resto...shows really well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,844 #5 Posted June 11, 2013 I love my 704! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,579 #6 Posted June 11, 2013 turned out awesome, and glad to see it went to a great owner! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ptmechpa 1 #7 Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) You wheeler and dealer 546 Cowboy on that tractor, nice pics. Now it's back in the family and a great ending. Edited June 12, 2013 by ptmechpa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse Kid 105 #8 Posted June 12, 2013 Great story! Love a happy ending like that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyleedy 205 #9 Posted June 12, 2013 Great story nice 704 to go with it ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hm12460 53 #10 Posted June 16, 2013 Always nice to hear a feel good story, nice looker too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welderman85 53 #11 Posted June 17, 2013 Great story and tractor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
