The front of the tractor gives a sense that the machine might be more delicate than it really is. It weighs 2,400 pounds.

The O. S. Kelly Duples feed grinder, which was very popular at the beginning of the century. The December 1902 issue of the American Thresherman has this to say about Mr. Oliver Smith Kelly: “Mr.

Fig found a Jones Mk 10T baler, to use with the Dexta – this baler had been sold new through the Burgess dealership in Llanrwst, so both tractor and baler have been in this little corner of North ...

This Pastime washer, showing the firstvariant construction, is in remarkablygood original condition. Learn about Pastime Maytag washer history facts, the story behind Maytag’s first clothes washer, ...

Aled Jones and his son Dyfan on the tractor. “He loves having a sit on the Fergie,” Aled says. In my work as a “rural heritage journalist” (a term which is rather “bigging up” my work, as really all I ...

3An article of mine in the October 2022 issue of Farm Collector focused on how loaded farm trucks were a “block in the road” due to their slow travel. An explanation is necessary to define the ...

A 1963 CJ5 equipped with a 1946 Newgren hydraulic lift. Eighty years ago, a new kind of vehicle drove into the world. Months before the U.S. entered into World War II, military leaders had a plan to ...

A rare Massey-Harris Model 50, a product resulting from the dealer friction caused by the Massey-Harris/Ferguson merger. M-H dealers wanted a tractor like the Ferguson 35, so M-H sheet metal was added ...

It’s not a normal occurrence, in the 21st century, to drive past a cornfield and see a farmer combining with a small, orange New Idea Uni-Harvester. But ever since I can remember, my father has been a ...

Jethro Tull demonstrating his seed drill to skeptical bystanders. In the upper right, three men can be seen broadcasting seed in an adjacent field by hand. Mural by A.R. Thomson. Image courtesy ...

The arduous task of summer harvest was first undertaken using a primitive cradle, or scythe connected to four to six long wooden ribs that could hold several hand swathings. These were then dropped in ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: A letter to the editor from Clyde Eide, Bryan, Texas, in the August 2017 issue of Farm Collector asked for information on the stone boats once used on the farm. Readers of Farm ...