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This is a continuation of the story about the abandoned 190 XT in the Old Allis News magazine from Spring 2024. It started when I stopped to see if I could buy some parts from this 190 XT that had been sitting behind this guy's barn for a possible purchase that I was thinking about making. He told me that he wouldn't sell parts off it, but I could buy the whole tractor. He said they quit using it because they were going to go to the field with it but found the crankcase was plumb full of diesel fuel. They thought the rear end was probably about worn out and decided not to put any money in it and parked it. He told me it had been sitting for 30-plus years. I looked it over and thought this thing was really nice and straight, and none of the glass was broke on the cab. I reached in and grabbed the fan and the belts and found the engine was still free. The diesel fuel had preserved the engine even after 30 years sitting outside in the elements. The exhaust pipe had a good rain flapper on it to protect it from the rain. That helped from that end. He told me that the tractor still ran fine when they parked it, so I thought I would take a crack at restoring it and bought it from him. I got it home and into the shop and got started. I decided to repaint the Full Vision cab, along with the rest of the tractor, because I thought the cab was just too vintage and totally represented the tractors of the mid-1960s. And besides that, you won't see another one at a tractor show because nobody else is dumb enough to tackle it. I sure made myself a heck of a lot of work when I decided to keep the cab. Now the cab is a Full Vision cab that is a modular design. The parts of of diesel fuel. They thought the rear end was probably about worn out and decided not to put any money in it and parked it. He told me it had been sitting for 30-plus years. thought this thing was really nice and straight, and none of the glass was broke on the cab. I reached in and grabbed the fan and the belts and found the engine using it because they were going to go to the field with it but found the crankcase was plumb full The rest of the story A 190 XT finds its second life in Ohio By Patrick Bergman, Versailles, Ohio At left, tape was applied in preparation for painting of the tractor. Below are a couple views of disassembly, including removal of the fuel tank, lower left. 18 OLD ALLIS NEWS