Tag: tractors
Weight, dawn-to-dusk demands pose challenges to electrifying farm vehicles
As electric vehicles become more commonplace and affordable, it begs the question when will electric tractors and other farm equipment become a reality in ag states like Ohio? Major manufacturers like John Deere and Kubota are working up prototypes, but there are still many challenges ahead.
Plymouth High School FFA member restores 641 Ford tractor
Walker Wallace, a freshman Plymouth FFA member, details his experience restoring a 641 Ford tractor for his Supervised Agricultural Experience project.
Tractor stories and grandchildren
Judith Sutherland recalls some stories about tractors she told to entertain her grandson.
Dad’s hands and feet: Family rallies around father with disease
When Chip Benton, an ag mechanic, was diagnosed with FTD-MND, he still had some tractors and other projects to finish. FTD-MND makes working on tractors difficult, so his children, Erica and JD, have been working as his hands and feet on the projects.
Looking back on how it all got started
Sam Moore pens his last column, looking back on the very first Rusty Iron column he ever wrote in 1992.
How Ford developed the Fordson tractor
In his column this week, Sam Moore details Henry Ford's early years and the conception and development of the Fordson tractor.
Crawlers: Gaining traction around the farm
The concept of a vehicle that carries, lays and then picks up its own tracks after passing over them has been around for centuries.
Lesser-known inventor impacts auto industry
Charles Hay Martin was one of the many colorful men who built the automobile industry in this country, although he never became a household name.
International Harvester offers pension plan before most in 1908
International Harvester Corporation was one of the first 20 companies in the United States to establish a nongovernment pension plan for its employees.
