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Fairbanks Morse Model-32 Diesel Lives Again

Fairbanks-Morse is a storied name in the world of diesels, and it has celebrated over 100 years building diesels. The company goes back to 1832, […]

1967 Minneapolis-Moline G1000 Row Crop

1967 Minneapolis-Moline G1000 Row Crop By the mid-1960s, Minneapolis-Moline had a long history of success behind it, but in all that history, they had not […]
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International Harvester 656: Evolution of a Farm Workhorse with Hydrostatic Innovation

Most farms have a utility tractor around. It usually mounts a hydraulic loader but may also be used with other powered implements. The utility will […]

CB’s Record-Breaking Fastrac: The World’s Fastest Tractor

The JCB Fastrac That Set a Record! When we say “land speed record,” a lot of things come to mind—except, most likely, agricultural equipment. While […]

1958 Ford 841 Powermaster A Tractor with a Legacy

Mike Gauss’s Rare 1958 Ford 841 Powermaster Nestled in Rochester, Michigan, a small but mighty tractor is turning heads and tugging at heartstrings. This 1958 […]
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John Deere’s Next-Generation Tractors

When John Deere debuted what the company called the “Next Generation of Tractors” in 1960, the transition from the long-stroke, two-cylinder tractors were dramatic in […]

Strength, Efficiency, and Reliability: Diesel in Agriculture

Why the Agriculture Industry Needs diesel It’s early morning on a vast stretch of farmland, the horizon painted with the faint glow of dawn. The […]
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The Oliver 1900 B: A Game Changer in High-Horsepower Farming

The start of the ‘60s was when the passenger car horsepower races got hot and heavy, but not many car guys know the same thing […]
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The Tractor that Brought Diesel Power to Mainstream Farming

When International Harvester debuted its new Raymond Loewy-designed Letter Series tractors in 1939, it was one of their bigger advancements. The improvements came on just […]

1955 Minneapolis-Moline UBD Special

Special thanks to Brian Gonyea The last years of corporate independence for Minneapolis-Moline were not filled with a stagnant model line. Despite financial upheaval, and […]

TRACTOR TALK | The 1958 International W-450D

Old Dubya! In 1958, International Harvester heralded a big update of the tractor line with the new, restyled hundred series. While there were major advancements […]
Case 1070 Black Knight

1971 Case 1070 Black Knight Demonstrator

Looking back into history, all tractor manufacturers had big hoopla introductions. J.I. Case was no exception and one of their biggest was, “Intro 70,” the […]

TRACTOR TALK

1962 FORD 2000 The early 1960s brought a lot of changes to the worldwide Ford ag equipment manufacturing empire. Ford announced a new organization, Ford […]

She’s So Fine My 6.9

1983-87 International/Ford 6.9L IDI -Dedicated to the late Terry Hankins, IH/Navistar Engineer Public and governmental outcry after the oil shortages of the early ‘70s forced […]

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 […]

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 […]