Heritage Iron Issue #12 - Digital Copy

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• FEATURING: Case 1470 Traction King: King of Tractor and Fuel Economy. In 1960, the industry demand was for a 100+ horsepower tractor. Case studied upgrading current models but opted for an entirely new design. The result was the Case 1200 Traction King, but it was the 1470 model that incorporated all the improvements needed to make them a true competitor. Feature tractor owner: William Ohrt - Kankakee, IL.

• International Harvester 5288 FWA: UK Style. IH sold tractors worldwide just like its competitors did. When the IH 50 series tractors were introduced in 1981 in the USA, IH was also ready to ship them worldwide to customers. 

• Kinze Manufacturing: The Man Behind the Name. At the age of 21, a man with $5 to his name bought a small building and a few tools. Today, that 1,400 square foot building has been replaced by a facility that encompasses 20 acres under one roof. That man is none other than Jon Kinzenbaw.

• New Holland Twin Rotor: A 35-Year-Old Legend. The rotary style combine became a popular harvesting option in the second half of the Heritage Era, and it all started with the New Holland TR 70 combine. 

• What the "New Generation" meant for the John Deere Company. Fifty years ago when John Deere introduced the New Generation tractors to the world, the ground shifted under American agriculture.

• Short-Line: The SMV and the Muscle Tractors. With the start of the modern Muscle Tractor Era in the 1960s, three words were used over and over to describe it: power, sized, and speed.

• Museums: The National Farm Toy Museum.

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