Wife Put Tractor On Top Of Silo For Husband

Wife Put Tractor on Top of Silo for Husband CROP STORAGE Silos (50) 16-6-20 "It was an early Christmas present from my wife," says Charles Saelens, Durand, Ill., about the 1950 Minnepolis Moline "U" now on top of an unused silo on their farm. Saelens, who recently retired, bought the tractor new. It was the first tractor his son, Nick, ever operated and was always referred to as "Nick's tractor". Several years ago Nick died in an accident so the tractor has a lot of meaning to the family. "We had a crane out here to do some work on elevator legs so when they were done, we just had them lift it up on top of the silo," says Saelens, adding that although the tractor no longer runs he had given it a fresh coat of paint about a year ago to preserve it. "I love having it up there," he says. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Charles Saelens, 13027 Baker Rd., Durand, Ill. 61024 (ph 815 248-2512).

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