Antique Tractors

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An Allis Chalmers tractor at a pull competition.
Bad news: How Allis-Chalmers’ employees found out about the buyout at a tractor pull
Emerson-Brantingham ad
Emerson-Brantingham’s near-miss with success
Allis-Chalmers 7580
Big-name 4WD tractor advancements
Davd Burbach’s Ford & New Holland collection
Wading through a sea of blue horsepower
Graham-Bradley tractor
The curious history of department store tractors
Placing the decal for application
Secrets to decal application for antique tractors
The lineup of red tractors at the Red Power Roundup event in Spencer, Iowa.
Playing hooky at the Red Power Roundup
The nation’s bicentennial inspired the Spirit of ’76 Case 1370s (six such models were painted) and 1570s (200 to 300 models were so adorned).
Promotional tractors through the years
IHC McCormick Auto-Mower
Early horsepower experiments in tractors
The International Harvester 1466 Black Stripe tractor.
The IH Black Stripe: Dressing up the 66-Series
Kevin Black antique tractor collection
‘I do’ included an unlikely partnership for this tractor restoration enthusiast
Factory workers
An explosion of engineering innovations
A Farmall M tractor painted in Deere green, with decals on the side reading "Full Throttle: Earthshakers."
The Farmall M with green paint
IHC 66 series family of tractors
IHC’s macho muscle machines
John Deere Model A
The tractors that made John Deere a contender
The front grill of the Wagner TR-9 tractor.
Wagner: The original 4WD tractor
Rogers Brothers tractor
The roots of 4WD tractors
The 5000 underwent several iterations starting with a do-over of the British-built Fordson Super Major that was dubbed the 5000 when imported into the United States. This 1965 version sold with either a four-cylinder gas or diesel engine.
Ford’s Long Blue Line
Mike riding the John Deere A repowered tractor with an IH 345 motor
Repowered John Deere Model A: Mike's little monster
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Allis-Chalmers’ modern horsepower fleet
Both Minneapolis-Moline and Oliver were instrumental in the advancement of the front- wheel-drive feature on farm tractors such as in the 83 drawbar hp. Minnie-Mo G900.
The origins of White Farm Equipment
Allis-Chalmers 210 open station tractor
Allis-Chalmers 210: the Landhandler
Massey Ferguson MD25
The creation of Massey-Harris and the evolution of Massey Ferguson
Dan and Rachel Gingell
Restoration videos central to family's tractor repair business
Tim and D.J. Rees
Tracks and tires: Father & son restore Caterpillar crawlers
Rolland Bengston And His Grandfather's John Deere
Grandpa's John Deere A is back in the family
Lloyd Robbins Massey collection
How this tractor collector found his way back to his Massey roots
Bill Williams Minneapolis Baby G
How a Mississippi tractor collector takes care of his beloved Minnies
Jim Holbrook's John Deere H
Inside a farmer's 63-year fascination with horsepower
The International Harvester 756 Custom
The Farmall 756 Custom with a rat in the toolbox
McCormick new decals
Decal preparation: The first step of tractor restoration
examining an antique tractor generator
Troubleshooting vintage tractor generators
Various colored Hog Oilers
All hail the hog oiler
The John Deere M tractor
Birth of the utility tractor
The BM Volvo T810 tractor, in red.
Tracking down the Volvo tractor history
Mark Jones and his scale-model Cockshutt 570 tractor
Scale-model Cockshutt looks ready for fieldwork
A photo showing fake album covers featuring tractors in a record shop
Interesting Iron’s ‘Greatest Hits’ of 2023
The big boy of the line, the 117-hp. Model 5010, was built from 1963 to 1965 and was one of the largest row crop tractors of its time.
A new era in green horsepower
the 1907 International Harvester Friction Drive tractor
International's engineering genius
A John Deere incline seat restored
How to restore a vintage tractor seat
the Minneapolis-Moline propane g1050 tractor
Propane-powered tractors: a bygone era
Cyclo planter
Farmer-born planter revolution
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The genius of a farm boy
Red IHC 4366 fresh from the factory on a road.
The auction class of 2021: Where are they now?
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One time tractor capital of the world
Barlogio Cat 30, August 15 AIA
Caterpillar 30 is a family mainstay
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The story behind Deere's first diesel tractor
Irvin Parsons April '15 AIA
An affection for rare iron
Case Magnum 7130
Magnum means more for new company
Yellow Minneapolis-Moline tractor
Minnie Mo's Muscle Machines
Ford 8000 tractor
Ford's Powerhouse Horsepower
Repel Wire-Eating Rodents art Aug 19
Repel Wire-Eating Rodents
IHC's 100-HP
The Wonder of IHC's 100-hp.
Small Farm Champion
Model B: The Small Farm Champion
Centaur model A riding garden tractor
Was This the First Riding Garden Tractor?
Ageless Iron International Harvester I206
Ageless Iron: IHC's 100-hp. Wonder
A plethora of antique tractors during a ride.
Ageless Iron: Your Guide to Antique Tractors
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Post-Depression Power
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Farmer Inventor Creates Tractor Line
Auto-Body-Putty
Putting Auto Body Putty in Place
First-Practical-4wd-Tractor
The First Practical Four-Wheel Drive Tractor
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