Tractor Talk: 1987 Steiger Panther 1000 The Big Cat’s Ninth Life 1987 Steiger Panther 1000 The 1980s are not pleasantly remembered by most in agricultural manufacturing. Things took a downturn in […] Jim Allen October 30, 2017 Diesel Tractors
The 2+2 Tractor: International Harvester Almost from the beginning of the farm tractor, farmers and engineers fooled around with coupling two tractors together to put more power to the ground. […] Jim Allen June 09, 2017 Diesel Tractors Vintage Diesels
Itty-Bitty Brit: 1960 International B-275 International Harvester had a long history selling agricultural products in Great Britain going back to 1906. Until 1923, all IH product was American made and […] Jim Allen May 29, 2017 Diesel Tractors FEATURES
Tractor Talk: A Pair Of Vintage Cummins Swaps You’d be forgiven if you think that Cummins swaps are something new and confined to the light truck realm. Not so, diesel heads, and here […] Diesel World Staff May 28, 2017 Diesel Tractors FEATURES
1989 Deutz-Allis 9190: The Road To AGCO When Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD) took over the ag side of Allis Chalmers in 1985, the only part of the old tractor lineup they wanted to keep […] Jim Allen May 14, 2017 Diesel Tractors FEATURES
Jimmy Screamin’ at Ollie: 1963 Oliver 1900 GM 4x4 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 […] Jim Allen May 01, 2017 Diesel Tractors
Tractor Talk: Cracking the Books I’ve been asked where all the info comes from for Tractor Talk. Much comes from the owners of the tractors you see, many of whom […] Jim Allen April 12, 2017 Diesel Tractors FEATURES
Tractor Talk: 1923 Advance-Rumely Oil Pull Well, it’s not a diesel, but it runs on fuel oil. Kerosene to be exact. Kerosene became a popular fuel for early tractors because it […] Jim Allen February 23, 2017 Diesel Tractors FEATURES
Tractor Talk: Gold Standard The 1970 Farmall 826 Gold Demonstrator Upgrade or die was the watchphrase of tractor manufacturing in the 1960s. Farming was evolving rapidly and tractors were […] Jim Allen February 14, 2017 Diesel Tractors FEATURES
Tractor Talk: Allis-Chalmers 8070, End of The Line By the time 1985 rolled around, the agricultural side of Allis-Chalmers was 71 years old and the company was drowning in debt in the face […] Jim Allen and Surajpal Singh Bisht May 10, 2016 Diesel Tractors Vintage Diesels
Tractor Talk: Case 431, Carrying On the Tradition The 1960s were a rough time for J.I. Case, but that didn’t stop the company from introducing what would become one of its best-loved tractor […] Jim Allen and Surajpal Singh Bisht May 03, 2016 Diesel Tractors Vintage Diesels
The Hundred Series: 1958 Oliver 770 Diesel Tractor By the late 1950s, Oliver was still a major player in the tractor market, but more and more, bigger players were overshadowing the manufacturer. Oliver […] Jim Allen and Surajpal Singh Bisht April 19, 2016 Diesel Tractors Vintage Diesels
Cub Cadet 782D: Tractor Talk The Cub Cadet line of garden tractors debuted in 1960 as “little brothers” to International Harvester’s compact Farmall Cub series. Originally to be called Cubette—a […] Jim Allen and Surajpal Singh Bisht April 10, 2016 Diesel Tractors Vintage Diesels
Hi-Crop Tractor: 1957 Oliver Super 77D Hi-Crop, High Clearance, High-Clear, HC… whatever name the manufacturer chose for them, tractors with extra clearance for taller crops have been part of the farming […] Jim Allen and Surajpal Singh Bisht March 30, 2016 Diesel Tractors Vintage Diesels
1989 Deutz-Allis 9190: Tractor Talk When Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD) took over the ag side of Allis Chalmers in 1985, the only part of the old tractor lineup they wanted to keep […] Jim Allen and Surajpal Singh Bisht March 27, 2016 Diesel Tractors Vintage Diesels
Sheppard SD3: The Best Tractor You've Never Heard Of In the late ’40s and early ’50s, diesel-powered tractors were just starting to increase their market share against gasoline and distillate (kerosene) power tractors. It […] Jim Allen and Surajpal Singh Bisht March 11, 2016 Diesel Tractors Vintage Diesels
The 1961 Canadian Cockshutt 570 Super Canada isn’t generally known for her tractors, but one Canadian tractor manufacturer made a mark on the world: Cockshutt. The company started in 1882, when […] Jim Allen and Surajpal Singh Bisht March 08, 2016 Diesel Tractors Vintage Diesels
1959 Porsche-Diesel Standard Model: The Schlepper Project Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951) had his hands into just about everything with an engine. By the time he started his own engineering firm in 1931, Dr. […] Jim Allen and Surajpal Singh Bisht February 27, 2016 Diesel Tractors Vintage Diesels
The First WD-40: 1935 McCormick-Deering WD-40 You’re forgiven if “WD-40” brought something else to mind. Before that incredibly useful product was invented, there was an equally useful product with the same […] Jim Allen and Surajpal Singh Bisht February 11, 2016 Diesel Tractors
The Big Cat’s Ninth Life: 1987 Steiger Panther 1000 The 1980s are not pleasantly remembered by most in agricultural manufacturing. Things took a downturn in the late ‘70s, got serious in the early ‘80s, […] Jim Allen and Surajpal Singh Bisht January 26, 2016 Diesel Tractors