HERMISTON, Ore. — In the early 1980s, Tony Amstad bought a John Deere Model R diesel tractor, and his collection only grew from there. “That was always kind of my favorite tractor,” Amstad said.
DICKINSON, N.D. - A line of rusted tractors, neatly tagged and laid out according to make and model, might seem like the start of a junkyard, not the beginning of an auction - yet for many on Saturday ...
The hobby of collecting and restoring antique farm tractors is a quiet but busy adventure filled with hard work disguised as fun, just like most things agricultural. Charles Meier has had so much fun ...
Although it’s just a hobby, Howard Axelson has plenty to show for what he does in his free time – a 150- by 50-foot shed “squeezed” full of antique tractors, some of which date back to the 1920s, and ...
CORNLAND - The tiny burg of Cornland, a bump in the road on Illinois 54 midway between Mount Pulaski and Springfield, is now the official center of the antique tractor collecting universe. A huge ...
Powdersville businessman Steve Crowe and Easley, Pickens and Powdersville YMCA President Sid Collins didn’t know what to expect when they were called to a meeting with longtime Piedmont community ...
Lou Buice is helping preserve examples of early 20th-century farm technology through his family’s hobby of restoring and maintaining some of the oldest farm tractors ever built. In a large metal ...
Jim Lewis uses his 1953 Farmall Super M to plow a field Wednesday at Husker Harvest Days during antique farm equipment demonstrations. Marcellus Wall and Howard Uhrich discuss what adjustments to make ...
Nokomis is a small town in South Central Illinois with a population of just over 2,000. Unassuming though it may seem, Nokomis happens to be home to Aumann Auctions, the world's leader in the ...
GREELEY, Colo.—Although it’s just a hobby, Howard Axelson has plenty to show for what he does in his free time—a 150-by50-foot shed “squeezed” full of antique tractors, some of which date back to the ...
Nokomis is a small town in South Central Illinois with a population of just over 2,000. Unassuming though it may seem, Nokomis happens to be home to Aumann Auctions, the world's leader in the ...