Heritage Iron Issue #30 - Digital Copy

Heritage Iron Issue #30 Nov/Dec Sept/Oct 2013 - Digital Copy

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• FEATURING: Oliver 1950 El Toro! Oliver decided to badge their front-wheel-assist  models "El Toro." In Spanish, the translation of El Toro is "the bull." Although everyone wants an El Toro, truth is, they're never going to find a "true" El Toro.  Feature tractor owner: Marty Whitworth - Alhambra, IL.

• Testing the John Deere Roll-Gard. As a young engineer at John Deere's Product Engineering Center in Waterloo, IA, around 1965, Jim Gay inherited the job of conducting tests on a roll-over protective structure (ROPS) which was being developed by the company.

• Steiger Tiger Unleased. When it comes to articulated tractors, there are numerous manufactures on the market, but one of the leading and best known is that of the Steiger. With less than 100 examples in the United Kingdom, they are a rare sight, but none rarer than the only Tiger.

• Machinery Milestones: The tractor scene from 30, 40, and 50 years ago.

• Gleaner F, F2, and F3 Combines: On the market for a full 18 years, Gleaner F Series combines were among the company's longest running and most popular product lines.

• Mini Muscle: Bringing El Toro to Scale. SpecCast of Dyersville, IA, tames the specifications of the mighty beast into a 1/16 replica.

• Versatile 875: A Tractor and a Tribute with Kevin Hursch of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. 

• Museums: The Darst IH Museum - Madison, MO.