Heritage Iron Issue #90

Heritage Iron Issue #90 - Nov/Dec 2023

• FEATURING: Minneapolis-Moline G708 FWA, First of the New G Styling. While the G708 had a short production span of just one year, it definitely left its mark on the Energy Yellow brand. It was the end of one era and the beginning of the next.  Feature tractor owner: Aaron Romine - New Berlin, IL.

• Half Century of Progress 2023: A Family Reunion with a Few Tractors. Noted as the largest working vintage farm show in the United States, the HCOP was again hosted our family of tractor fans while living up to its reputation of doing everything on a scale that supersedes the limits of "largest" and right into massive territory. 

• John Deere Quad-Range Transmission: 50 Years Old. When the 1973 line of tractors was introduced in the fall of 1972, they included the new optional Quad-Range transmission.

• Allis-Chalmers D-19: The BIG new tractor for Allis-Chalmers. Prior to the introduction of the D-19 in 1961, AC's management was well aware they needed a bigger tractor to compete with the competition in the over-60 horsepower market.

• Hesston Buckles: Not Their First Rodeo. During the late-1960s and early-1970s, the belt buckle collecting craze took Americans by storm.

• From the History Vault: What was happening 40, 50, and 60 years ago in the tractor industry? Read these tidbits of history straight from Sherry Schaefer's personal literature collection.

• Mini Muscle: John McDonald's Farm Toys.