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    THE Z AND ME

    Mar 15, 2024 3 minutes

    I ran was a 1936 Minneapolis-Moline Model Z. I was 6 years old when my brother (Oscar Haake Jr.) was drafted and left my dad, Oscar Haake Sr., really short of help. Dad showed me how to use the hand clutch on that Z and steering was just like on my pedal tractor, so it was easy. Dad made a track in the field and I just went back and forth while he worked a dirt scoop behind (I think he called

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