OLD DUBYA! 1958 INTERNATIONAL W-450D In 1958, International Harvester heralded a big update of its tractor line with the new, restyled hundred series. While there were major […] Jim Allen May 07, 2018 Diesel Tractors
BLACK HAWK! 1956 COCKSHUTT BLACK HAWK 40PD By the middle part of the 1950s, Cockshutt Farm Equipment, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada, was feeling the pain of being […] Jim Allen March 24, 2018 Diesel Tractors
Tractor Talk: 1999 Massey Ferguson 271 1999 Massey Ferguson 271 In every walk of life there are people who work in the background and just get stuff done. Nothing about them […] Jim Allen March 04, 2018 Diesel Tractors
Tractor Talk: WD-40, Part Deux Still Exceeding Design Specifications at 81 Years Old Back in the November 2015 Tractor Talk we showed you a 1935 McCormick-Deering WD-40. The WD-40 has […] Jim Allen February 14, 2018 Diesel Tractors
One Year Wonder: The 1957 Case 600D The 1953-56 Case 500 Diesel had been a success and put J.I. Case’s firmly into the diesel tractor market. That engine had started development in […] Jim Allen January 30, 2018 Diesel Tractors
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 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 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 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 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 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 March 27, 2016 Diesel Tractors Vintage Diesels