3 Point Ink LLC (Heritage Iron/Oliver Heritage)
Heritage Iron Issue #13 - Digital Copy
Heritage Iron Issue #13 - Digital Copy
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Heritage Iron Issue #13 - Digital Copy
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- FEATURING: Versatile 900. The Grandaddy of them all; a four-wheel-drive agricultural tractor with 300 horsepower "PLUS." Feature tractor owner: Harms Farms - St. Joseph, IL.
- John Deere's 4520: The 4020 on steroids. For John Deere, pushing the envelope against the horsepower wall had to do with the introduction of the turbocharger on the new 4520 in 1969.
- Cotton Harvesting: Mississippi "Cotton Tour."
- Ford TW Series Tractors: Very late in the Muscle Tractor Era, Ford introduced their new TW Series of tractors. The year was 1979 and the introduction of these big, new tractors would be the last from Ford in the Muscle Tractor Era: TW-10, TW-20, TW-30.
- IH 1086 Pro-Ag Line Tractor: Power Never Came with So Much Comfort! In the fall of 1976, International Harvester introduced a new line of tractors for the farmer. The new IH 86 Series Pro-Ag Line of tractors brought space age technology down to earth.
- Central Foundry Division: Birthplace of Many Tractor Blocks. In his own words, Mike Porter, retired from GM foundry in Ohio, explains the procedure used to manufacture blocks used in the screaming Jimmys. "From 1948 to 1993, our plant poured Detroit Diesel blocks and heads..."
- Mini Muscle: Ford Blue Reigns Supreme, Rhine's Ford Farm Toy Collection.
- Museums: The Huber Museum and the Harding Connection.
- Machinery Milestones: The tractor scene from 30, 40, and 50 years ago.