September 26, 2023
Tractors From Around The Globe
The history of German tractors is a testament to the country’s engineering dexterity and agricultural heritage. The roots of German tractor manufacturing can be traced back to the late 19th […]
July 21, 2023
The Allis-Chalmers Story
Perhaps to its own harm, Allis-Chalmers has at times represented the ultimate in diversification. Even in the early days when Decker & Seville was scarcely established, the firm built stone […]
July 17, 2023
Tools & Technology
The changing role of hydraulics Hydraulics is all about moving large things with a small object using a simple principle. In agriculture, hydraulic pumps and cylinders appeared as a special […]
June 2, 2023
Steiger Tiger III
Large four-wheel drive articulated tractors typically have been common in the Great Plains states of America and the western prairie provinces of Canada. Several tractor manufacturers were born in these […]
April 13, 2023
Back Down the Line
It is always great to hear from readers. I received a letter in the mail from Mr. John Russel of Indiana concerning the November/December installment of “Back down the line.” […]
April 5, 2023
Got One?
Seems like today, the person who gets 10 years of trouble free operation from a refrigerator should count themselves amongst the lucky. However, if you bought an International, a half […]
March 29, 2023
Milk: From the dairy to your door. Our changing Americana
For many years, this sign (below) would greet those who entered Minneapolis, Minnesota on one of the main thoroughfares. The sign’s three dimensional Guernsey heads are still fresh on the […]
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March 22, 2023
Crops
Fertilizer starts with an “M” Well, something like that. OK, at our place it did. I was accused of being a poor speller by my teachers in school. It made […]
March 15, 2023
Prestige Case IH 7150
The Ertl Prestige series of miniatures has been around for about 15 years now and seems to continue to gain in popularity. The models have a relatively high level of […]
March 8, 2023
Short line: Ronning Ensilage Harvester
In many ways, Adolph Ronning was a typical Minnesota farm boy. One of nine children, he grew up on a farm near Boyd, in Lac qui Parle County, and graduated […]
February 7, 2023
Deere & Co. Company History
John Deere was born at Rutland, Vermont on February 7, 1804. By 1823 he had become a blacksmith, and spent the next few years working in various shops. The […]
January 25, 2023
Avery Company History
Robert H. and Cyrus M. Avery formed the Avery Planter company at Galesburg, Illinois in 1874. Robert Avery had developed some ideas about corn planters during his imprisonment at Andersonville, […]
January 20, 2023
Advance-Rumely Thresher Co. History
Meinrad Rumely was born in Germany in 1823, and came to the United States in 1848. Two brothers, Jacob and John, had emigrated earlier. For a time he worked with […]
January 9, 2023
The State of the Antique Tractor Market
Anyone who has anything negative to say about the tractor market hasn’t been paying attention this year! I often read online comments about how the tractor market is failing and […]
