The Legacy of Caterpillar D364: Powering the Great Lakes and Beyond

1951 Caterpillar D364 Diesel Electric Set In the ‘30s, Caterpillar entered the diesel electric generator market. Cat assembled the units in house, sourcing the generator […]

Nate Wilson's Diesel-Powered '62 Lincoln: A Unique Blend of Power and Elegance

Nate Wilson’s Wild 5.9L Cummins Lincoln If you’re looking for a dare-to-be-different ride, you don’t need to look much further than Nate Wilson’s wild Cummins-powered […]

One of a Kind

A Wildly Custom 1938 Cummins Swapped Dodge Nate Wilson, of Grass Valley, California, wanted something different. In the last few years Nate has become a […]

1963 STUDEBAKER 2-TON DIESEL TRACTOR

At the dawn of the 1960s, most of the smaller independent American auto and truck manufacturers had faded away under the searing light of “The […]

Air Chilled Sheppard Model 14 Diesel Generator

R.H. Sheppard was a well-established diesel engine manufacturer when the single cylinder 2 KW Model 14 generator featured here was built. At that time, Sheppard […]

The Big Kraut

1976 Deutz D13006 The Deutz name goes back a long way, back into the dawn of diesel in the late 1800s and the early days […]

WATER  INJECTED WONDER

1897 Mietz and Weiss Oil Engine In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Rudolph Diesel had a worldwide stranglehold on patents related to his four-stroke […]

Shell Rotella Truck Of The Month - Bloody MONEY

Michael Loya’s First Gen Dodge Packing a 1000 Horsepower Cummins This month’s Shell Rotella Truck of the Month comes from Michael Loya of Midland, Texas. […]

Hill Two

1940s Hill 2R Generator Back in 2019, we published a story about the Hill Diesel and it’s connection to Ransom E. Olds, the founder of […]

New Generation Green

John Deere 1010RU John Deere transformed itself on August 30, 1960, when it unveiled a completely redesigned line of tractors and a new focus. They […]

THIS HERC AIN’T NO JERK

1955 Hercules DIX-4ES Supercharged Diesel Hercules was one of the founding fathers of engine manufacturing in the U.S. and one of the earliest manufacturers of […]

Whispering Giant -1968 Oliver 2150 Four-Wheel

1968 Oliver 2150 Four-Wheel Drive As a tractor brand name, Oliver was just about lost to history when they started building their most powerful rear-drive […]

Early vs Late Farmall 706

Early vs Late Farmall 706 The Farmall 706 and 806 tractors debuted in the summer of 1963. Both were badly needed touchdowns after several unexpected […]

1955 International Harvester UD-18A

1955 International Harvester UD-18A International Harvester is well known for tractors, crawlers, combines and construction equipment, almost all powered by engines built in-house. For the […]

The 1955 Mysterious Massey-Harris 33D

1955 Massey-Harris 33D When you talk to Massey-Harris tractor collectors, one 1950s model stands out as a proverbial “hen’s tooth” tractor, the Model 33 diesel. […]

WWII Caterpillar Diesel American 7-cylinder, Tank

1942 Caterpillar RD-1820 Radial Diesel In today’s world, a Caterpillar diesel in a tank seems like a naturally good idea. In World War II, however, […]