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Old 07-23-2017, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by jaynjeep View Post
Sam,

I sat on this 782 in 1980 in the showroom at the local IH dealer... I was 9 years old.. I begged dad for a "RED" one.. he said we had to wear the yellow 1450 out first.. A friend of ours bought the red 782 a few days later.. we are still trying to wear out the 1450 but I did manage to buy the same tractor from the friends family a few years back... So i can't ever sell that one!!
Now that's a GOOD story! I remember when my 2072 (and its twin) were sold and later repossessed, then sold again. The day it was delivered here for dad to get running so it could be sold again, I knew I had to have it!
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