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Grandpa's John Deere A is back in the family

Ronald Bengston was only 17 years old when his grandpa, Glen Harvill, got sick and sold his farm in Oklahoma in 1988. Not only did the sale include the land and farm buildings, but also all the tractors and equipment, along with the two John Deere Model A tractors that Bengston had spent hundreds of hours on.
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Grandpa's John Deere A is back in the family
Ronald Bengston was only 17 years old when his grandpa, Glen Harvill, got sick and sold his farm in Oklahoma in 1988. Not only did the sale include the land and farm buildings, but also all the tractors and equipment, along with the two John Deere Model A tractors that Bengston had spent hundreds of hours on.
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