antique tractor restoration

Remembering an antique tractor the way it was is next to impossible. You’ve heard the phrase a picture is worth a thousand words, I’m sure. Never have these words rang so true as when restoring and antique tractor. I would be afraid to guess how many restorations have been completed only to hear the individual say, I wish I had remembered to take pictures along the way, or even worse, pictures of the way it looked before I started.

From all of us at Iron Memories, here’s wishing you a Happy and prosperous 2011. Like most of us you are probably making a list of resolutions that you feel will change your life for the better. As for me, yep you guessed it, I’m making resolutions for 2011 too, and like you, and I am wondering how long I will keep them. I hope some of you have made resolutions to complete your antique tractor restorations. I read an article yesterday containing some tips for keeping those resolutions. I interpreted them into an antique tractor restoration project scenario to share.

The 2010 edition of Iron Memories arrived from the printer two short weeks ago. We couldn't help but notice how vivid the colors are this year. From cover to cover this years participants supplied us with some wonderful photos and stories of their tractor. Yesterday I received a call from one participant, who said that when he gave his sister her copy she read the entire publication before putting it down.

Decatur, Texas Wins 2009 Delo Tractor Restoration Competition -- Restoration of 1964 3020 John Deere Leads to National Title --

This weekend I had the pleasure of attending The Cruise to the Woods, the largest classic car cruise in the state of Iowa. For the past 26 years the W.C. Cruisers car club has hosted this event. It is currently held at the Webster County Agricultural Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa the first Sunday in October. This year’s cruise brought in over 1,100 classic cars from Iowa and surrounding states.

Press release Chevron Products Company 6101 Bollinger Canyon Road San Ramon, CA 94583 www.chevron.com Teens Vie For National Title at 2009 Delo Tractor Restoration Competition -- Social Media Channels Provide Greater Access to Event --

Whether you are an antique tractor buff, or just enjoy looking at pictures of antique tractors, you will enjoy the stories in the volume 8 Iron Memories collector book. This year you will read tractor stories from the common to rare, some tractors, few have ever heard of, like a Willys, Minneapolis Moline YT, Shaffer, OMC and more. There are restoration stories of tractors done by FFA members, novice and experienced restorers. These stories will warm your heart, stir your memories and even give you a chuckle as you share the moments in these stories as told by their owners.