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The IHC Mogul is a beast Mike. It looks like you have given it a lot of TLC. Looks brand new.

Do you run it regularly?  Does it do any work on the farm these days?

I do run it regularly. I had to rebuild the fuel pump to get it going. The paint colors are all wrong and one day I’d  like to strip it down to whatever original finish is left.
When I acquired this engine in 2009, I bought it from the old widow who used to farm this property and still lived next door. She wanted me to sell it for her to generate some funds. I could not pass up the opportunity to purchase it myself. She tried to talk me out of it by saying her son would be upset and might hurt me. I told her it would be better if I had the engine and it stayed here, rather than it go somewhere far away. She agreed. Little did I know what was coming next. Her son is devious person and not many people like him. Unfortunately, he is also one of my neighbors. I secretly removed the engine to a friends place for a while to avoid confrontation with the son. After a couple weeks, I brought it home. A few months later, I got a call from a detective saying the widow had no right to sell the engine and the son had paperwork proving it. I thought I was going to lose the engine and my money. A week later I got another call from the detective saying the sale of the engine to me was valid and the sons paperwork was fraudulent. The son did not get along with his parents and I have peace of mind knowing that the engine is right where his parents would like it to be.