The unlikely 100-year survival of the immaculate 9-X despite thievery, rust, weeds and skeletonization might be a tale of predestination for its owner Duane Helman. His remarkable ag machinery collection is a labor of love, amassed over 60 years and punctuated by the 9-X.
Fathers of invention: The Taggart operation built eight 4WD tractors from the 1950s to 1970s, testament to the mechanical genius of an Arkansas farming family.
When a historical tractor, lost under seven coats of paint, quietly hit the auction floor, Dan Magness jumped on an opportunity and painstakingly resurrected a piece of Americana.
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