Maybe it’s not impossible to find, but it’s one we’ve tried to find for decades. Sure there’s a few around, but no one wants to part with it. Then just a couple months ago, a tractor, plow guide and plow setup came up on auction, and we decided we should try to own it.
Tractor History
Why Did Henry Ford Call His Tractors Fordson?There’s a few reasons, lets break down three of them. ONE The other owners of the Ford Motor Company wanted nothing to do with a farm tractor, so they didn’t want the name associated with it. TWO The Ford Tractor Company of Minneapolis Minnesota already took the name. This was an attempt to trick customers […]
Tractor History
International Harvester 18-35 Titan TractorThe rare 18-35 Titan built by International from 1912 to 1915.
Tractor History
Running On Balls, Yuba Tractor Company’s Two Most Popular Crawler Tread ModelsThis article first appeared in the December 15, 1920 issue of Agrimotor magazine. Pacific Coast Concern Builds a 20-35 hp. Model and a 12-20 hp. Model, Both Featuring a Crawler Tread Running on Balls. YUBA TRACTORS are raised on the Pacific. Coast and being thoroughly acclimated to the conditions in that part of the country […]
Antique Engines
Resurrecting History – Restoring A 20HP Mogul Engine From A Wood Splitter – Part 1About 8 years ago, a collector posted some photos on the Smokstak forum about an engine he found in the woods of Nova Scotia, Canada. What interested us, was that it was a 20 HP Mogul Stationary Engine. First it was International and second, it was a hard to find Mogul Stationary Engine. The story […]
Tractor History
International Harvester 30-60 Titan TractorThe largest of International Harvester‘s line of Titan tractors is the 30-60 Titan. This massive beast has a horizontal, two-cylinder side by side engine with a nine inch bore and fourteen inch stroke giving it 1,781 cubic inches of displacement. International Harvester built the 30-60 Titan at the Milwaukee Works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1915 […]
Tractor History
International Harvester Motor Cultivator: Pioneering the Path to the Farmall RegularThe International Motor Cultivator is an unusually designed tractor built by the International Harvester Company meant to be a versatile lightweight tractor that could replace the horse for most field work. Work on the International Harvester Motor Cultivator started in 1915. Documents show a patent was submitted on October 23, 1916, and production commenced in […]
Tractor History
Forgotten History: Resurrecting the WW 1 Mobile Military Laundry Unit & Its Steam-Powered CleanlinessYou tend to discover interesting photographs sifting through hundreds of images on the National Archives digital collection. I came across an image from 1919 labeled ‘Mobile Laundry Unit,’ sparking my curiosity since I wasn’t sure what that meant. So, I searched again, this time using those keywords. What I found was…
Stories
John Koch’s Dangerous Encounter While Plowing With His 8-16 TractorThis article is from the May 1917 Issue of Gas Review Magazine. The Explorations of Koch by B. J. PAULSON Whether or not Dr. Cook really discovered the North Pole makes no difference whatever as far as this story is concerned. He was an explorer, at any rate, bore the name of Cook and had […]
Stories
A Last Look Inside An Old School Blacksmith Shop!A few years ago we got into an old blacksmith shop that felt like a time capsule. While I was there, I took a series of photographs.
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