Heritage Iron Issue #08 - Digital Copy

Heritage Iron Issue #08 - Digital Copy

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• FEATURING: John Deere 5020: The heavy hitter in the 20 Series Row Crops. When the 5010 joined the New Generation family in 1963, it became Deere's first model to break the 100 mark in both PTO and drawbar power. Although the 20 Series models first arrived in 1964, it would be 1966 before the 5010 was updated to become the 5020. Feature tractor owner: Dave Benson - Morris, IL.

• Machinery Profile: Ford Blue Full Line Catalog from the early-1970s: 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 7000, 8000, and 9000 tractors; wagons, cabs, and implements.

• Oliver's Forage Harvester: Built by Oliver or Fox? One of the most common misconceptions by forager harvester users is that Fox built the Oliver forage harvester. While they are very similar and will use the same head, Oliver did design and build their own forage harvester in Oliver's biggest little plant in Shelbyville, IL. 

• Deere Day in Dallas: A New Generation Arrives in Dallas. That day was August 30, 1960, commonly referred to in farm equipment lore as the John Deere D-Day. It was the largest exhibit of farm and industrial equipment ever displayed by a single manufacturer. The New Generation of Power: 1010, 2010, 3010, 4010.

• International Harvester Gold Demonstrator Tractors: In 1970, IH launched a tractor demonstration program to promote their line of farm tractors: 656, 826, 1026, 1456.

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

• The 1960 Tractor Line-Up: Sizing up the competition. John Deere, Allis-Chalmers, J.I. Case, Oliver, Massey-Ferguson, White, Minneapolis-Moline, Ford, International Harvester.

• Museums: McKinley/Huber Implement Museum in Quincy, IL, and Sindt Antique Museum in Keystone, IA. 

• My IH 1456 Tractors: A Restoration Story by Loren Hoatson - Minatare, NE.