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Ready to Roll: 10 Rare Antique Pedal Tractors - Farm Collector
Aug 1, 2008 · Also a GR product, this toy pedal tractor has a grid grille. 9. Farmall M. This 1953 Eska model has a closed grille and cast-in axles. The variety with axles bolted on is almost as …
Plenty to Pick From: 10 Rare 1/16-Scale Toys - Farm Collector
Aug 1, 2008 · Plenty to Pick From: 10 Rare 1/16-Scale Toys. Top: This John Deere 430 tractor comes with or without a 3-point hitch. Bottom: The John Deere A with molded-in driver and …
Pumped Up: Preserving Antique Pumps - Farm Collector
Oct 8, 2019 · Kelly prefers powered pumps, specifically Flint & Walling products manufactured in nearby Kendallville, Indiana. A Flint & Walling pump in their collection built between 1915 and …
The Storied History of the Massey-Harris Co. - Farm Collector
Jul 10, 2015 · Alanson Harris formed A. Harris, Son & Co. in 1857. Harris built the Kirby hand reaper, and bought patents to Sharp’s dump rake. A. Harris, Son & Co. was moved to Toronto …
How a Threshing Machine Works - Farm Collector
Feb 9, 2011 · How a Threshing Machine Works. The first threshing methods involved beating grain by hand with a flail, or trampling it by animal hooves. An early threshing machine, …
The History of the Harrow - Farm Collector
Mar 30, 2017 · England’s Parliament felt it necessary, in 1664, to abolish “as being cruel and injurious to the animals,” the practice of tying, with a rawhide cord, the brushy limb of a tree to …
A History of Hay Equipment: Evolving from Manual Mowing
Oct 9, 2008 · Jeremiah Bailey, Chester County, Pa., patented a mower (or grass-cutting machine) in February 1822. It was supported by two wheels on different axles and was said capable of …
Early History of Fordson Tractors - Farm Collector
Oct 15, 2018 · The cover of a 1921 Fordson booklet in the author’s collection. Reynold M. Wik tells us in his 1972 book, Henry Ford and Grass Roots America, that “in 1910 there were only …
Planet Jr. was a Big Player on Small Farms - Farm Collector
Mar 30, 2011 · The Planet Jr. No. 2 seeder was manufactured from 1871-1925. This one, showing traces of original paint, dates to about 1875. A Planet Jr. No. 4 seeder built about 1920 in …