My grandfather,father,and his two brothers all farmed together back in the seventies and bought a brand new 9700 Ford in 1977.They farmed until 1985 and lost everything in a FHA forclosure sale.The 9700 at the time was sitting in the shop on the farm with the motor in pieces.My father was working for some neighbors that farmed close to us, and on the day of the auction he was able to buy it back with money they loaned him(around $2700).He managed to get the 94 acres of family farm land refinanced in his name and the 9700 was put back together.He worked for the neighbors for several years and eventually started back farming on his own again.The 9700 was used through the years to farm up until 2010 when several dry years with no irrigation put him back in foreclosure again but this time the 9700 was tied up on a bank note and its fate is kind of up in the air.I was born in 1971 and this tractor has pretty much always been a part of my life,so I hope maybe I can buy it back again.As it stands today the tractor is sitting in a field close to home with a rod hanging out the side of the block awaiting the lienholder's next move; but the 9700's fate may mean that it goes to an auction and then to the great junkyard in the sky.How much do you pay for a worn out 9700 with over 10000 hours and a blown engine,probably not much, but this one is more like a family member than a tractor so I really hate to see it go.
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