{"product_id":"heritage-iron-issue-107-copy","title":"Heritage Iron Issue #108 (*Pre-Order)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeritage Iron Issue #108 Nov\/Dec 2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(238, 23, 23);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(238, 23, 23);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e** Please note this is a pre-order item estimated to mail out mid-October **\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFEATURING: Oliver’s One and Only V8 – The Beastly 2255:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e As the horsepower race heated up in the 1970s, Oliver entered the V8 battle with the mighty 2255. Take a closer look at Oliver’s big-muscle tractor, powered by the Caterpillar 3150 V8, along with its Over\/Under Hydraul-Shift, row crop and four-wheel-drive configurations, available options, and a USAC field comparison that put the 2255 up against the John Deere 4630, International Harvester 1468, and Massey-Ferguson 1150.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeature Tractor Owner: Paul Lano, Norwood, MN. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrustBuster-Speed King, American Products, and the Hornung Family – Built on the Plains:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tyler Hook traces the western Kansas roots of CrustBuster-Speed King, beginning with Michael Hornung and American Products in Spearville, Kansas. Learn how the original Crust Buster implement led to hydraulic-folding grain drills and tillage equipment, and how the company expanded through Speed King grain-handling equipment, the Boll Buggy line, cotton equipment, seed tenders, and more while remaining a multi-generation Hornung family business. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e HI 108 BOOK proof 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Grinder\/Mixer – When Old Equipment Is Back In Style:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ryan Kelly looks back at the days of hammer mills, local feed mills, ear corn, and on-farm feed grinding, and how the portable grinder\/mixer changed livestock feeding. From Gehl Mix-Alls and Bearcat to Massey-Ferguson and other familiar farm equipment brands, the story explores why grinder\/mixers faded from many farms — and why changes in local feed availability are making these old machines useful again. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKieffer Steiger Tractor – Scraping Up Its History:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jesse Henderson tells the unusual story of a 1966 Steiger 1700 connected to North Dakota farmer, mechanic, and self-taught engineer Peter Kieffer. Originally paired with Kieffer’s hydraulically powered Steiger 4E-14 elevating dirt scraper, the early Steiger later received a Mack diesel engine, an Eaton Fuller transmission, a Steiger cab, and other modifications that became an important part of the tractor’s working history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe SOS of the Ford 6000 – Select-O-Speed or Send Help!:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Take a closer look at one of Ford’s most talked-about tractors and its revolutionary Select-O-Speed powershift transmission. The story follows the Ford 6000 from its rushed 1961 introduction and troublesome red-frame tractors through Ford’s recall and rebuilding program, the improved blue-and-gray models, and the later 6000 Commander — separating some of the facts from the reputation that followed the tractor for decades. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlus Blowing Smoke reader letters, History Vault, Mini Muscle, classifieds, and ad listings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"3 Point Ink LLC (Heritage Iron\/Oliver Heritage)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43339891769553,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/0933\/9601\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-29at2.25.47PM.png?v=1790709978","url":"https:\/\/3pointink.com\/products\/heritage-iron-issue-107-copy","provider":"3 Point Ink LLC (Heritage Iron\/Oliver Heritage)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}