MOLINE -- It started with restoring one tractor after he retired from Deere Harvester in 2006. "I got interested in tractors and going to tractor shows," Terry Culley, of Silvis, said Saturday during ...
If you didn't grow up in farm country, you've probably never seen a Minneapolis Moline UDLX, probably never even heard of it. It enjoys a certain antique mystique among farmers, part of a failed ...
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — Since 1997, when he bought his first tractor, Keith Jones has been a collector. That first one had sentimental value: It was his grandfather’s. His grandmother made him buy it ...
Machinery Pete sees plenty of classic iron on the auction trail, but these 10 collectibles from the past year stood out--and for good reason. Look through his top classics of 2014, then vote on your ...
GENESEO — The Antique Engine & Tractor Association’s Working Farm Show will mark its 60 th anniversary at this year’s show, Friday through Sunday, Sept. 17-19, at the show grounds, north of Geneseo on ...
It’s rare in more ways than one, and it’s about as complete as they come. This model was built only in 1973-74 in Charles City, Iowa and was a twin to the Oliver, with a different color. It was also ...
— The collecting of antique machinery is a hobby for many locals in this area, but behind the glimmering paint of a freshly restored John Deere tractor is a sense of nostalgia that brings residents of ...
This weekend’s muggy weather wasn’t good to the Old Time Plow Boys Club Inc.’s 27th annual tractor show and sixth annual car and truck cruise. “The heat hurt us this weekend,” club President Cindy ...
Merle DeWeerd is pictured through his antique Minneapolis tractor at his house in Hudsonville on Monday, July 15, 2013. DeWeerd will be displaying some of his restored farm tractors at the Riverbend ...
EAST MOLINE, Ill. — The classic Gone Farmin' spring auction hosted by Mecum Auctions kicked the tires on a special previewing event Thursday, March 24 at the Bend XPO in East Moline. More than 350 ...