Heritage Iron Issue #20 - Digital Copy

Heritage Iron Issue #20 - Digital Copy

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• FEATURING: John Deere 5020 Kinze Re-Power. The 5010 was a monster of a tractor when compared to the rest of the lineup and the horsepower to pull the 12,000-pound hunk of iron proved to be inadequate. For this reason, many of the 5010/5020 models were re-powered by skilled mechanics or farmers. One of the more poplar re-powers was a Kinze Conversion. Feature tractor owner: George Wiekum - Naperville, IL.

• Oliver 50 Series vs. 55 Series: What's the Difference? To the well-versed Oliver user and collector, the change is obvious, but to those not as familiar with the brand, it may be tough to tell the differences. 1750 vs. 1755, 1850 vs. 1855, 1950-T vs. 1955.

• The Bigger, The Better: Featuring Combines of the 1970s, Part 2. In the 1970s, combines grew larger and more complex as American agriculture continued to evolve. 

• 75 Years of CLAAS Combines: Part 2 of this story continues through the CLAAS lineup in the 1980s as a world leader in combine production.

• IH 7388 4WD Tractor. With the dark clouds of the 1980s farm economy still forming overhead, International Harvester continued forward with tractor development. The large articulating 4WDs that IH dealers sold were built by Steiger Tractor of Fargo, ND.

• Mini Muscle: Hipalane Farm Equipment Models. Fred Hippely's Extensive Trove.

• Museums: Wapsipinicon Mill Museum

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