Heritage Iron Issue #64

Heritage Iron Issue #64 July/August 2019

• FEATURING: International Harvester 1066 Black Stripe. For IH, the most popular model in the 66 series was the 1066. In the last year of production, IH revised the 66 series with a variation that has proved to be very popular - the IH 66 series Black Stripe tractors. Feature tractor owner: Brian Carrington - Georgetown, OH. 

• Case and Oliver: The Merger That Didn't Happen. Case acquired IH. Oliver was acquired by White Motors. But a few years before that, another merger was in the works that could have changed the landscape of the tractor world as we know it. 

• IH Cyclo Planters: The 400 & 500, Part 2. In the previous issue of Heritage Iron, we covered the development of the 400 planter. In this issue, we'll cover more of the 500 planter and see how it stacked up against the competition.  

• WANTED: Logan Martin's Versatile 895.

• John Deere 4030 Narrow Front. The 4030 was the baby of the 4000 series known as the Generation II tractors marketed from 1973 to 1977. 

• Renner's Big Bud H-N 250: A BIG addition to Renner Stock Farms.

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