Al C. 1,405 #1 Posted June 28, 2020 My dad purchased this 1067 in 1967. It is still mowing our lawn after 53 years. Dad passed away in 2008 at 93. I restored the tractor in 2014. 21 of his grandchildren rode the tractor as have three of his great grandchildren. This is our nine month old grandchild’s first ride today. It fascinates them every time. Still runs like new. 9 7 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #2 Posted June 28, 2020 Gorgeous resto. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,130 #3 Posted June 28, 2020 Lucky kids... Lucky Dad / Grandpa... 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,546 #4 Posted June 28, 2020 Great story/history! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry M-(Moderator) 2,125 #5 Posted June 28, 2020 That Looks Nice!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 8,852 #6 Posted June 28, 2020 Love when they stay in the family! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,770 #7 Posted June 28, 2020 Great family story...….Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 6,777 #8 Posted June 28, 2020 We need a variety of calendars to capture all the great photos that come up. Just look at the little guy looking up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,230 #9 Posted June 28, 2020 I was just going to say..."Calendar Shot"!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmmdonuts 274 #10 Posted June 28, 2020 This is much the same with my grandfather. Bought a 1968 Raider. There were pictures of me riding it in the early 90s. Around 2012 he gave it to me to continue it in the family. So far his two great grandchildren have been on it along with most of his grandchildren. Sadly he passed 11 days after my first daughter was born in 2017. Still running strong mowing to this day albeit a different yard. Amazing how a piece of machinery gets passed on for generations. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 7,813 #11 Posted June 28, 2020 I love to hear stories like that! That certainly won’t happen with today’s box store crap tractors. I remember when I bought my Work Horse GT-1800 in 1984 the owner of the dealership told me “take care of this tractor son, and someday your kids will be using it!!” It was funny because at the time I was a kid! Don’t you know he was right! Both of my kids used it and I’m pretty sure someday I’ll have grandkids using it. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Al C. 1,405 #12 Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, c-series don said: I love to hear stories like that! That certainly won’t happen with today’s box store crap tractors. I remember when I bought my Work Horse GT-1800 in 1984 the owner of the dealership told me “take care of this tractor son, and someday your kids will be using it!!” It was funny because at the time I was a kid! Don’t you know he was right! Both of my kids used it and I’m pretty sure someday I’ll have grandkids using it. Absolutely! Take that little bit of extra time to keep up with the oil, grease, belts, bearings, air/fuel filters, tires, dusting it off, and keeping it indoors. Even if you get behind (with the exception of old oil damage) everything can be easily fixed/restored. It will out live you. Your kids and grandkids will be happy you never scrapped it for one of the shiny plastic Big Box Store toys. Edited June 28, 2020 by Al C. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,682 #13 Posted June 29, 2020 17 hours ago, Al C. said: I restored the tractor in 2014. 21 of his grandchildren rode the tractor as have three of his great grandchildren Fantastic! Need to create a photo thread with pictures of various generations enjoying the your dad bought in '67. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
