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Anyone that has restored an antique tractor has an interesting story they can tell. Iron Memories would like to tell your tractors story in our upcoming 2012 Iron Memories book.

Each year antique tractor owners share their stories and pictures with us. These stories include everything from how the tractor was acquired, the emotional involvement, restoration journal, and more. Our readers enjoy reading these stories as much as the owners enjoy telling them.

After restoring your antique tractor or farm equipment no one wants to see their time and money wasted by improper seasonal storage. Getting your antique tractor ready for seasonal storage requires attention to detail. The best place to store equipment is covered and inside a building. This may not be an option for some owners. In this case be sure to cover it with as much protection from the elements as possible.

Missouri Governor Jeremiah W. Nixon has proclaimed September 23, 2011 as Antique Tractor Perservation Day. The United States Postal Service has issued a pictorial postmark commerating the event, that is available exclusively at the U. S. Post Office in West plains. Mo through October 23,2011. For additional information you may contact postmaster Charles Redburn @ 417-256-5775.

My French leaves much to be desired, so when I received a copy of a 1918 photo of a group of threshers standing with their American-Abell tractor and Case threshing machine, I was thrilled to get it, yet the description is still as big a mystery as its source.

I recently had a request from a reader who wanted to drive his antique tractor in a local parade and on some tractor drives. The parade committee asked to see his proof of liability insurance before he would be allowed in the parade.

This was his first antique tractor restoration and he was fully aware that he wanted to insure it incase of a fire or a storm damaging it, but never realized he would have to have liability insurance, the same as his automobile if it was to be driven on a public street or road.

One hunderd years ago the mechanical age was in it's infancy. Many felt it was a passing phase while others embraced it. As our nation embarks on another birthday I felt this bit of trivia might be fun to read.

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