Tractor for sale; no charge for rust

For all you pickers out there, I spied this old tractor for sale in a field while I was out for a bike ride yesterday.

I've seen this old agricultural beast sitting out here for several years, but never noticed the “For Sale” sign posted on the barbed wire fence. I always thought it was some type of yard art.

I understand this low-mileage cream-puff was used by a little old lady who only drove it on Sundays. The factory-paint was John Deere green, but that was later customized to a more natural Northwest Rust shade.

It runs on regular gas. Don't try using hi-test, it hates expensive gas.

Here's what the John Deere website says about this model:

The new John Deere Dubuque Works builds the Model “M” Tractor. Two years later, equipped with a tracked undercarriage, the “M” becomes available as a crawler, called the “MC”. This will herald the Worldwide Construction Equipment Division. When a front blade is added, it becomes a bulldozer.

Here's another John Deere for sale. Note the price.

And before you ask, that bicycle is not part of the deal.