Heritage Iron Issue #06 - Digital Copy

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• FEATURING: Oliver 2255: The 2255 was to become Oliver's only V8 powered tractor and their most powerful 2WD model. Feature tractor owner: George Weikum - Naperville, IL.

• M&W Gear, Part 6: Tribute to Elmo Meiners.

• Parkland College Tractor Pulling 101: Parkland College in Champaign, IL, has a unique program that allows students a hands-on experience that can't be learned through a book.

• Machinery Profile: Allis-Chalmers 8550: AC became a prominent player in the four-wheel-drive tractor market in the late-1970s and early-1980s. One of the big orange models that helped put Allis on the 4WD tractor map was the prairie monster known as the Super Beast 8850.

• Half Century of Progress 2009: The tractor show of tractor shows held bi-annually at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, IL. 

• John Deere's Sound Gard Body: The new "Sound Gard" body was made to integrate the "Roll Gard" and cab to make it strong enough to take a rollover.

• Versatile D100/G100: The tractor that launched one of North America's leading four-wheel-drive tractor brands. 

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

• Short-Line: Year-A-Round Cab Co. of Mankato, MN. Year-A-Round became a major manufacturer of aftermarket tractors cabs for many brands.

• Homes Every Collector Should See, Part 6: The Deere Mansions in Moline, IL.