Tag: tractors
Gibson tractors were important for a while
In 1933, Harry Gibson started the Gibson Manufacturing Co. in Seattle, Washington, as a heavy machine shop.
John Deere Expo features hundreds of tractors and stories
There's a story behind every tractor at the John Deere Expo.
Ohio John Deere expo features two-cylinder tractors
The John Deere two-cylinder show continues through Saturday at the Wayne County Fairgrounds.
“Safety is no accident”: Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week
Attention to safety must be given to all facets of farming, from ATVs and tractors to grain bins and rural roads.
The way it was when engines were young
One hundred years ago gas engines and tractors were still pretty new, and most people didn't know what made them go when they ran, or what made them stop when they quit.
Allis Chalmers’ roots stretch to 1847
Allis-Chalmers (the name wasn't adopted until 1901) was an old company when tractors came along, having begun in 1847 as Decker & Seville to manufacture buhr mills in Milwaukee.
Eimco tractors could be driven by reins
I’ve never told the story of my 2002 visit to Harold Probasco of Huntsville, Utah. When I visited, Howard showed me the two tractors and very generously let me drive them as well.
Farmers leasing more equipment
Farmers are jumping to the leasing arena because so many manufacturers, like John Deere, New Holland and Case IH, are offering aggressive leasing options.
AGCO wins major European tractor of the year awards
AGCO achieved a remarkable success when Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra, three of its leading brands, achieved all but one of the Tractor of the Year 2016 Awards at Agritechnica this week.
Case VA-series developed for small farmer
As late as the early 1930s, small acreage farmers with only two or three horses and wanting to go to power farming were left with few options.
