Ferruccio Lamborghini didn’t start out as a builder of supercars. His first success came in the form of tractors and agricultural equipment. Here’s a look at the long and illustrious history of ...
Ron Lamoly has spotted more than one tear while watching old farmers caress the body of Fordson tractors they thought long gone. They approach with reverence, running calloused hands, often scarred ...
There’s more to the story of last week’s review of the book, “Red 4WD Tractors” than I could fit in that space. The writing of that book review closed out an interesting few days for me that began ...
Ford’s tractors helped mechanize farms for most of the twentieth century, turning the company’s blue oval into a familiar sight in fields as well as on highways. That agricultural chapter did not end ...
The hobby of collecting and restoring antique farm tractors is a quiet but busy adventure filled with hard work disguised as fun, just like most things agricultural. Charles Meier has had so much fun ...
Historians disagree about who invented the tractor. Some say it was Richard Trevithick, a British engineer, in 1812. Others credit John Froelich, working in South Dakota in the early 1890s. Photo: ...
"I've got a green and red fever," said Jim Escheman. What that means in farm country lingo is that he's passionate about restoring John Deere and Farmall (International Harvester) tractors. John Deere ...
LOOMIS — The collection of old tractors — John Deere, Farmall, Oliver, Allis-Chalmers, Minneapolis Moline — in a huge red building and smaller shed at Linder Stock Farms on the east edge of Loomis was ...
The antique tractors that will be displayed at the Clark County Fair aren’t simply old. They also have stories, said Ed Kranz, an antique tractor repair hobbyist who has taken the steering wheel to ...
During World War II, the lack of men for farm work accelerated the use of mechanized farm implements Scottsdale being land rich and cash poor worked to the school district’s advantage in acquiring ...