1959 John Deere 830 'Rice Special'

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April/May 1999
Darwin ''Monk'' Ivicic 
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My initial thought was to replace all of the sheet metal, but you just don't find these on every street corner. A few years passed as I searched for parts sometimes obtaining them from other states. I picked up a pair of fenders in Oklahoma which also had rusted holes but not as extensive as the original ones. I replaced the bottom part of the nose piece with a dented (but better) one, and replaced one side of the nose piece which incidentally, was welded up to the top piece at the factory. By this time, I decided the search for parts was over and it was time to start patching.

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I finished the 830 in September of 1998 and took it to our annual Texas Early Day Tractor and Engine Association Show which is held on the first Saturday/Sunday weekend in October, at our show grounds in Temple, Texas. Only six years and one month had passed since I first laid eyes on it in 1992!

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