• Grew up on a dairy farm, 2 miles west of monmouth 
  • Moved to OJ his junior year 
  • Farm ground with 2 old Farmall tractors, he didn’t have any money, he used two tractors and made one good one 
  • Summer of 76 is when we first started to sell parts 
  • 88 was when he made this his full time job 
  • “It’s not easy work” 
  • “Keep my daughter and 2 sons in the area and in the business” 
  • Didn’t have FFA in highschool- 
  • FFA kids turn out to be good adults, “it is very very important”, learn “how to communicate, work together, public speaking”