Heritage Iron Issue #88

Heritage Iron Issue #88 - July/August 2023

• FEATURING: Allis-Chalmers 7000. When AC introduced the 7000 in 1975, the company may have referred to it as the new "cool-working middleweight." In actuality, it was closer to a modernization of an old model than something completely new. Feature tractor owner: Hacker Farms - Athens, MI.

• Hurtin' Dirt Farms - Tipton, IN: Old School Farming. Welcome to Hurtin' Dirt Farms, where the motto on their sign is, "It's still cool to farm old school."

• Ford 8000: Leaping into the 100-Horsepower Game. By skipping the 6-plow model, they got the shock and awe factor from their customers. 

• 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.

• Green, Yellow, and Red Combines: Matching Up To White. When White Motors acquired Oliver in 1960, it put the wheels in motion for changes within two other farm equipment companies that they never saw coming. 

• Mini Muscle: Gary and Sandra Hutchison's Scale Models.