10 Vintage Diesel Tractors

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Nothing is more pleasing than finding an old tractor that can still run, and looks great while doing so. Most vintage tractors are eventually tossed aside and left to rust alone in unkempt fields, however, some people take extreme care to allow their machines to thrive. Below are ten restored or well-kept tractors that the diesel community holds dear to our heart.

THE FIRST TURBO TRACTOR ALLIS-CHALMERS D-19

Crawling Ollie

Last of the Old Timers

MADE IN AMERICA!

FIVE GRAND FORD

OLD DUBYA!

BLACK HAWK!

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