This is my Grandfather’s 1940 Farmall A. He bought it new and made beautiful gardens to feed his 9 children and wife. Then my Daddy inherited it and I can remember riding on the back behind daddy to the garden with him. He loved this old tractor. He never was able to restore it and usually just pieced things back together if anything went wrong with it, but he always had beautiful gardens.
After my daddy passed in 2007 my brother inherited it but he never used it and it just sat in an old barn. Then my brother said I could take it and restore it. I got a wrecker to pick her up and as you can see she was in pretty bad shape. New tires, and lots of work and now she’s parade ready. I think it is the most beautiful tractor in the world. There is no amount of money that could buy this jewel, and I sure hope my daddy and grandpa can see her from heaven ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Old Red don’t plow fields anymore, now she is just showed off in parades and used in photos of family.
Thank you for letting me show her off, and thanks to Steiner for great parts and great service.
Regina Stedman
Ramer, Tennessee
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