In the antique tractor world, they are divided only by color categories. John Deere green. Farmall red. Allis-Chalmers orange. Minneapolis Moline prairie gold. Oliver meadow green. Farmers can be very ...
Today’s tractors are jam-packed with GPS guidance and autosteer, sensors and camera arrays and LED lighting packages. Operators sit comfortably in air-conditioned cabs with built-in mini fridges full ...
But diesel mechanic and founder of the newly-formed Western Plains Machinery Preservation club Stephen Ringe reckons a few of them might just pop their heads over the fence to see them in action again ...
There is real value in looking to buy a 4-to-8-year-old used tractor—or combine, or any piece of farm equipment. I see two main reasons for the value hot spot in that range: The cost of new equipment ...
Some people collect coins or comic books, other prefer rocks or records, but then there are those who collect things that require a semi truck to move them. Those are the folks who are gathering this ...
DURHAM — Most farmers are in the business because they enjoy the way of life. Working with the soil has rewards those not in the industry would likely need to take some time and thought to completely ...
Over the past century technological advancement has changed the way farmers use equipment, and now collectors are doing their best to preserve history. Toowoomba veteran Ian Haycock has been ...
At Blue Fox Farm, the tractor is old but the fuel is new. Like a small but growing number of organic farmers around the country, Chris Jagger has converted an old Allis-Chalmers Model G tractor built ...
If you want to know something about old tractors, ask Bob Janecek. The Wahoo man sounds like a computer database when it comes to knowing years and makes and models of antique tractors. An antique ...
Just because a farm is geared up for top productivity with a fleet of modern high-tech tractors it doesn’t mean the golden oldies can’t still play a role, as Peter Hill reports With 810ha (2000 acres) ...