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Van Roekel Plow Day
Sanborn, Iowa When the weatherman gave his forecast for Saturday, October 22, 2011 he could just as well as said, It will be a perfect day for farmers to get their plowing done.
Sunshine, a slight breeze, warm temperatures and dry conditions were the perfect fit for the twelve year tradition of a plowing day at the Wayne and Marsha Van Roekel farm near Sanborn, Iowa. What commenced as a couple of not so old men lamenting that they didn't get to drive their really old tractors as often as they would like to has become an annual event.
Class of 1950
This is my friends‘s (Robert Konikowski of Glen Spey
NY) 1950 Allis-Chalmers “B” tractor that we restored this
past winter and finished this spring.
After Robert restored a 1938 Allis “B” to what I would say
mint condition, he wanted to do something a little different...
And this is what we came up with!! A “Low Rider”
a truly unique and sleek custom tractor.
Robert being an auto body person and an excellent
fabricator was able to use all the Allis-Chalmers original
parts to build this tractor (although many parts custom
made for this build).
Ian's Tractor
Ian Stahl of Dunlap, Illinois is one seven-year-old that doesn’t mind hand-me-downs, as long as they are tractors. This 1953 IH Farmall Super M was handed down through three generations of Stahls before it got to Ian.
Ian’s great grandfather, Aaron Stahl, purchased the Super M new in 1953 at Kuhn Implement in Dunlap, Illinois, which closed in 1961. Aaron passed it to his son Bill, Ian’s grandfather, who later passed it on to Ian’s father, Jason.
Restoring a 1959 John Deere 630
My son Bryce and I left on a Saturday morning in October, 2010, at 2 am from Lenoir City, Tennessee. We drove our 2007 GMC Duramax and pulled a 14K goose-neck our friend Chad graciously loaned to us. The trip to Kalona, Iowa, was 1500 miles round-trip, and we returned on Sunday at 2:30 am. We Praise God for a safe trip!
The 630 was even nicer than I had hoped it would be. It runs nicely and has no leaks (after we took EXCESS oil out of the crankcase and power steering). It had been repainted, but needs to be completely "taken down" to really "show her stuff".
1949 International Harvester Farmall Cub
1949 International Harvester Farmall Cub
Larry Lanker of Xenia, Ohio inherited his grandfathers 1949 Farmall Cub. Perry Lanker, Larry’s grandfather, purchased the Cub in April of 1949 from Smith Sales & Service, Lawrenceville, Illinois.
Larry said, this tractor is not only special to him because both his grandfather and father, Lawrence Lanker have owned it but he was with his grandfather when he took delivery in 1949. It has been owned by the lanker family since. After Perry purchased the tractor Larry said, I would work my 'tail end off' just to get to drive the tractor.
1941 Farmall B
My Farmall “B”, By Roy K Johnson, LaSalle, Colorado
In 1902, my parents immigrated to the United States from Sweden. They became citizens, and eventually migrated to Colorado and began farming. They farmed the land with horses for many years, before buying their first tractor a Farmall “B.”
1940 Farmall H
Frederick Allmaras’s was a young child when his father Alfons purchased this new 1943 Farmall H. At the tender age of 6 Frederick learned to drive on this tractor. This was the main tractor for the Allmaras farm giving many years of service doing farm work. Alfons purchased the H at Haas Inc. in New Rockford, North Dakota in 1943. It was a very popular model and 390,000 were manufactured. The H has a four-cylinder gasoline engine with 3 3/8 X 4 ¼ “ bore and stroke.
Ray Haffner's 1949 Farmall Cub
Ray Haffner of Springfield, Missouri had his first encounter with a Farmall Cub when he was a young lad in his hometown of Pomeroy, Iowa. It was the late forties and he was at the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa. He visited the International Harvester booth and there it sat the prettiest little red tractor he had ever seen. “I just admired the beautiful little red tractor,” said Ray.
Ode To My Grandather’s John Deere
Robert Warland of Fort Dodge, Iowa is currently the owner of his fathers 1936 John Deere A. In his story he recalls an earlier time when daily chores of man and animal were replaced by machine.
Robert’s father, Joseph W. Warland purchased the A new from the local John Deere dealership that was located in downtown Fort Dodge, Iowa at the time. Robert fully restored the A after he purchased it many years later. Robert’s son Joel wrote this tribute the family’s tractor.
Ode To My Grandather’s John Deere
By Joel Warland
Restoration of an Oliver 77 by Dave Henderson of Colo, Iowa
When Curtis Henderson purchased his 1955 Oliver Super 77 from Tudor Farm Equipment in Zearing, Iowa he could have never guessed the affect it would have on his young son David. David Henderson of Colo, Iowa is the current owner of his fathers old tractor.
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