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North End I-15 | it was 10 years old when I bought it . Rebuilt it from one end to the other . Best machine JD built till the new STS series .
I ran it from 1975 to 89 , had other machines also . It was a 3 ring circus running a Case 1060 , Massey 92 and the 105 . all in the same field . The trucks were a 48 Chev , 50 Studebaker , 56 Ford , 53 dodge , 63 dodge , 74 LN ford . Last one bought new , all others well used.
The 105 had a 22' header and a 14' pickup . Good machine , easy to work on , good capasity . Parts were easy to get till the 90's then old age caught up with it. I had rebuilt it and had it in the shed for 10 years . Sold it in 1999 for $1500 . Hired custom harvesters from 89 untill 2000 . In 2000 there was no crop to speak of . Had I given the crop to the harvestor it would not have paid their bill. Sold the 105 one year too soon :<(
The fellow who bought it was real pleased with the machine . He was a small operater down on the river . It still sits long I -15 @ the bottom of the river hill. It had been shedded all it's life till I sold it.
sort of a sad site to see it sitting there .The fellow has sold his farm and moved away.
My wife called it "Ernie Deere" . I had rebuilt it many times . | |
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JD 105 combines
