EasyE
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My dad and my 2305 /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
My two favorite things!
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sandman2234
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Wish I could get a picture of my Dad on my JD 2555. He is a thousand miles away, and doesn't make the trip but about once in every 15 years. Got another 10 to go and he is 76 years old.
Have to settle for driving out and getting one of him next to his tractor.
David from jax
Have to settle for driving out and getting one of him next to his tractor.
David from jax
beenthere
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That's great. I'd like to have gotten my Dad on my 4300 and the 445, or just had him be able to see it. He didn't want to get any distance from 'home' his last 8-10 years, and passed away in the fall of '04 at 91. Really miss him and Mom, but have good memories that I hold dear to my heart just the same. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
You can attach larger pics, up to 100,000 using the attachment feature. I'd like to see the tractor and your Dad /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
You can attach larger pics, up to 100,000 using the attachment feature. I'd like to see the tractor and your Dad /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
JDFANATIC
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Easy,
I'm sorry to hear about your loss. That picture is special . . . as is all the moments you get to spend here on in . . . I recommend and am betting you will make the most of them.
I'm sorry to hear about your loss. That picture is special . . . as is all the moments you get to spend here on in . . . I recommend and am betting you will make the most of them.
RickS
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Very touching photo and thread. It is a blessing that you are close, both physically and emotionally, to your Dad. Lots of guys (and gals) aren't. Tell him you love him and let him put a few hours on the JD. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
JasonMac
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I lost my dad a year ago this week, Feb 11th. Him and I were always tractor pals. I still have my mother, but she doesn't come and hang out with me on the tractor like my dad did....
He would have liked my new machine.
But, I'm greatful I still have her, and it gets easier everyday.
He would have liked my new machine.
But, I'm greatful I still have her, and it gets easier everyday.
fgross335_2210
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I have a picture of my dad and my son on dad's 2520 (the 1960's farm tractor not the new CUT) and it is one of my favorites.
I took that picture about 7 years ago. Soon thereafter dad discovered terminal cancer and was gone within a couple of years. I didn't associated much value with the picture when I first got it developed but it sure means a lot to me now!!!!
I took that picture about 7 years ago. Soon thereafter dad discovered terminal cancer and was gone within a couple of years. I didn't associated much value with the picture when I first got it developed but it sure means a lot to me now!!!!
RWEST
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Man, does that picture bring emotions and memories flooding back!! My Dad passed three years ago this past Oct. 3. I remember him telling us - "always buy John Deere, they might cost more but they're worth it."
About six months before his passing, long after he'd gotten rid of his J-D equipment because he couldn't get around that well any more, I heard him mention to my Mom that he'd seen an ad in the paper for JD lawn tractors at Home Depot, and, weren't they just the greatest looking tractors, etc..., so, the next day we got him an L130. When they delivered it, you'da thought we got him a new yacht or something. We got him on there and he chugged around the yard a few times, looking like a kid on Christmas morning.
I really miss him. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif That old saying about 'The older I get, the smarter he was' really applies.
You're doing a good job - keep taking good care of him.
About six months before his passing, long after he'd gotten rid of his J-D equipment because he couldn't get around that well any more, I heard him mention to my Mom that he'd seen an ad in the paper for JD lawn tractors at Home Depot, and, weren't they just the greatest looking tractors, etc..., so, the next day we got him an L130. When they delivered it, you'da thought we got him a new yacht or something. We got him on there and he chugged around the yard a few times, looking like a kid on Christmas morning.
I really miss him. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif That old saying about 'The older I get, the smarter he was' really applies.
You're doing a good job - keep taking good care of him.
hunterridgefarm
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EasyE,
Thats great!
I had to put my Dad in a nursing Home March of '05. He has Alzheimers and it hit him fast, he is only 69 years old and had only been retired a couple years. We are getting ready to build a new house on 50 ac and I wish he was around to to see it.
What part of NC are you in?
Thats great!
I had to put my Dad in a nursing Home March of '05. He has Alzheimers and it hit him fast, he is only 69 years old and had only been retired a couple years. We are getting ready to build a new house on 50 ac and I wish he was around to to see it.
What part of NC are you in?
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It will be two years in April that my father has been gone. They say time heals all wounds. I do not know if I agree with that statement. I think of him every day. I find myself thinking during projects, how would dad do this. I think a little piece of you dies with each parent as they pass on.
Rwest
I have a little different approach to your saying. When I was 16 I could not believe how dumb my parents were. By the time I was 20 I could not believe how much they learned in 4 years.
Ron
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Rwest
I have a little different approach to your saying. When I was 16 I could not believe how dumb my parents were. By the time I was 20 I could not believe how much they learned in 4 years.
Ron
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jcmseven
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E,
It must be we guys from NC. I bought my Dad a 335 tractor for Father's Day in 2004, and took a bunch of pictures as he wheeled around proudly on his machine. He told me not to have, but it was truly worth every penny watching him drive around on that little mower. I too am having to deal with watching my father age (he is also 76) and at times that is hard. As a physician, I deal with life and death daily, but something is different when it is YOUR parent. As an only child, and a doctor, I have to listen to my mother complain about my father's increasing fraility. I remind her a frail good husband and a frail good father are better than not having one. I am looking forward to the drive down to see my parents this coming Monday. I know it will be another nice time with my father (and his little JD).
John M
It must be we guys from NC. I bought my Dad a 335 tractor for Father's Day in 2004, and took a bunch of pictures as he wheeled around proudly on his machine. He told me not to have, but it was truly worth every penny watching him drive around on that little mower. I too am having to deal with watching my father age (he is also 76) and at times that is hard. As a physician, I deal with life and death daily, but something is different when it is YOUR parent. As an only child, and a doctor, I have to listen to my mother complain about my father's increasing fraility. I remind her a frail good husband and a frail good father are better than not having one. I am looking forward to the drive down to see my parents this coming Monday. I know it will be another nice time with my father (and his little JD).
John M
