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>> as i get older and get my own collection going maybe i'll have the same problem in 50 years. >> remember that 29 john deere one that belonged to alex's great grandfather the very first one that dave rescued from the junk pile. this is it. >> this is it. jamie: in his will, dave hawkins set that one act side for alex. perhaps it will be seed that grows into another grand collection just like his grandpa's. >> living here on the farm, is good. you always get to walk somewhat in his got footsteps day in and day out. people that grew up on farms it is your life style. you breathe and die farming. >> i can't help but notice
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>> i was proud to be his friend. he was a good businessman, a good father, a good husband a great neighbor,e. jamie: i know coin collecting and cars but with trackers? >> these are reputation of the past that farmers and pharmaceuticallies, and -- farm, families and farm relations enjoy looking at. jamie: tractors are part of iowa's history in 1892down froehlich invented the gas power tractor in a tiny village about 300 miles east of here, it helps america become a agricultural giant. even though none of dave a 4 children tills the soil like he dhe shares his passion for tractors with his grandson alex. >> i can remember as young as 4 years old riding in the combine
>> as i get older and get my own collection going maybe i'll have the same problem in 50 years. >> remember that 29 john deere one that belonged to alex's great grandfather the very first one that dave rescued from the junk pile. this is it. >> this is it. jamie: in his will, dave hawkins set that one act side for alex. perhaps it will be seed that grows into another grand collection just like his grandpa's. >> living here on the farm, is good. you always get to walk somewhat in his got footsteps day in and day out. people that grew up on farms it is your life style. you breathe and die farming. >> i can't help but notice alex's pride not just in that
shock. it was i life changing blow. >> he went to the same church from the day he was born until the day he died. he was baptized and had his funeral in the same small kupri church, it was -- country church it was important that we all knew that legacy and continued that on. jamie: at first life on the farm continues as before. dave's son-in-law, alex's dad farms the acreage. alex tends the tractors but soon the loss of their patriarch sends ripples of change, dai-ichi widow jude -- dave's widow judy moved into town. >>e. did that surprise you? >> no. jamie: dave's absence creates a crisis sparking strong disagreement went the family, should they hang on to his
not over a quarter million into his collection. >> it was not about the money it was a passion and a love, something he wanted to do, he did not get into collecting heavily until he had the money to help us go to college and make sure we got the education we wanted. jamie: born of hardy iowa farmer stock, dave seems as indifferent different truckable -- as those tractors but in summer of 2011, his 73-year-old body grinds to a halt. >> he never complained, he was sick for a few days, we did not know what was wrong with him. ought opy is-- autopsy results came back, we found out he had cancer, it is sad, my dad is gone. sorry. >> it was more than just a
newlywed and his wife buy the house and move in. a bold move, by the young man who has the best shot of keeping the hawkins tradition of family farming alive alec said, his grandma made the house buying easy for a first time buyer isn't that what grandmas are for. jamie: did he is give you a good deal. >> yes a family deed. jamie: dave hawk hawk in's collection of tractors. >> i don't think it was easy for anyone. we did go through that, where you know we were not all agreeing. number one toughest decision was can we keep the collection or do we have to sell part of it? financially, and time wise, there was nobody that could do what dad had done. jamie: did he tell you before he
passed. >> we talked about it but he never made a decision. >> dave's widow judy, asked the kids to come to a decision, it is not easy. >> how do you come to an agreement, which each party has a different idea of what is right or wrong to please 5 parties is a tough tough decision to have to come to grips with. >> amid that family discord tammy's son alec spends nights and weekends keeping his grandpa's precious tractors from deteriorating. >> there are a lot of expenses to keep them up am to keep the collection, and not up keep it in my opinion was not an option. jamie: dave hawkins pride and
passed. >> we talked about it but he never made a decision. >> dave's widow judy, asked the kids to come to a decision, it is not easy. >> how do you come to an agreement, which each party has a different idea of what is right or wrong to please 5 parties is a tough tough decision to have to come to grips with. >> amid that family discord tammy's son alec spends nights and weekends keeping his grandpa's precious tractors from deteriorating. >> there are a lot of expenses to keep them up am to keep the collection, and not up keep it in my opinion was not an option. jamie: dave hawkins pride and
newlywed and his wife buy the house and move in. a bold move, by the young man who has the best shot of keeping the hawkins tradition of family farming alive alec said, his grandma made the house buying easy for a first time buyer isn't that what grandmas are for. jamie: did he is give you a good deal. >> yes a family deed. jamie: dave hawk hawk in's collection of tractors. >> i don't think it was easy for anyone. we did go through that, where you know we were not all agreeing. number one toughest decision was can we keep the collection or do we have to sell part of it? financially, and time wise, there was nobody that could do what dad had done. jamie: did he tell you before he