Orange Smoker
1955 Allis-Chalmers WD-45 Diesel
Allis-Chalmers followed the trend to diesel power in October of 1954 when they introduced the WD-45 diesel tractor. The WD lin...
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Strange Bedfellows
The Nissan SD and a 1968 Chrysler New Yorker
The 1973 oil embargo scared Uncle Sam right out of his red-and-white striped pants. With a new focus on fuel econo...
1942 INTERNATIONAL TD-18 CRAWLER
When a country goes to war, it’s army needs more than bombers, tanks, cannons, rifles and ammunition. Those are part of what makes the tip of the spear but the ...
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 Big Three,” Gener...
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 Tracto...
VINTAGE SMOKE PINT-SIZED POWERHOUSE
PINT-SIZED POWERHOUSE THE FARYMANN LDS
While small diesels are relatively common in North America today, many decades ago they were found mostly in Europe. Suc...
Hot Rod Lincoln
A 1955 Caterpillar-Powered Lincoln Welder
If you hear the word “Caterpillar,” your first thought is probably a bulldozer. However, you might be surprised to kn...
The Big Minnie
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 yet ...