Teen Spends 700 Hours to Restore 1954 John Deere Tractor to Its Former Glory, Wins $10,000

Teen Spends 700 Hours to Restore 1954 John Deere Tractor to Its Former Glory, Wins $10,000
Courtesy of Cade Clark
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A Texas teen who restored a 1954 John Deere tractor to its former glory has collected three titles at a prestigious stock show and rodeo, alongside a cash prize of $10,000 which will go toward his college fund. Above and beyond the titles, the teen said that restoring the tractor was a labor of love.

Cade Clark, a senior at Frenship High School in Wolfforth, Texas, was gifted a pre-owned tractor by his grandfather five years ago and fell in love with restoration. When he found a pre-owned 1954 John Deere tractor for sale in Wheeler, Texas, Cade knew he wanted to restore it.