Antique Tractors & Equipment, Allis Chalmers, Case: Many first time tractor buyer’s as well as those interested in collecting and restoring older machines are interested in buying antique tractors & equipment. The older tractors allow farmers to reduce their capital expenditure as these are low priced, have less tax rate etc. However, these antique tractors can still work out a great deal in the farm and since they are simpler machines, operating them is easier than operating the contemporary tractors. There is a wide variety of antique tractors available in the agricultural equipment market and depending upon your needs, you should be able to select one that suits your farm.
When it comes to antique tractors, Allis Chalmers’ name surely comes up with no surprise. Even though the company has now diversified into energy sector but they are still famous for their bright orange tractors. Allis Chalmers got into the agricultural equipment business in 1914, the same year World War One started. Over the years, they introduced a good number of tractor models.
You can easily find an older machine belonging to Case Tractor that will still do the job. Case has excellent varieties to offer in antique tractor market. Their V series was a lightweight performer while D and S series were meant for heavy-duty work.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Cockshutt, Farmall, Ford Tractors
Cockshutt, Farmall, Ford Tractors: Cockshutt has a history of selling farm equipment for a long period of 85 years. This was the dominating brand specially in the Canadian market, until it was bought over by Oliver Corporation that renamed this brand to White Farm Equipment. However, during these 85 years, Cockshutt produced many outstanding tractor models starting with Cockshutt 30, their first tractor in 1945. Enhancements and upgrades continued till Cockshutt had a complete line of tractor models in 1958. As of today, International Cockshutt club is here to preserve the name of this brand and acts as an organization that Cockshutt buyers can look towards in times of need.
Introduced in 1924 as a row crop tractor, Farmall later became the brand name for a complete line of tractors produced by International Harvester. Initially the manufacturer wasn’t very confident of the tricycle design and only introduced the tractor in Texas market. However, it was a major success. Later on, upgrades to the initial model and a lot of other models were launched that were received well by the farmers.
In search of the right antique tractor, you can also come across many of the Ford tractors that were launched during the period of 1939 to 1964.
Introduced in 1924 as a row crop tractor, Farmall later became the brand name for a complete line of tractors produced by International Harvester. Initially the manufacturer wasn’t very confident of the tricycle design and only introduced the tractor in Texas market. However, it was a major success. Later on, upgrades to the initial model and a lot of other models were launched that were received well by the farmers.
In search of the right antique tractor, you can also come across many of the Ford tractors that were launched during the period of 1939 to 1964.
John Deere, Massey Harris, McCormick
John Deere, Massey Harris, McCormick: Nothing runs like a deer; that’s the famous slogan for John Deere, a company that specializes in agricultural machinery and ranks 98th in Fortune 500. Though the company has a history behind it that dates back to the mid of 19th century, it wasn’t until the early 20th century that the company started looking towards the tractors business. John Deere acquired the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company and continued using their brand name until the Model D was launched that wore John Deere’s name. You can still buy lots of their antique models either for collection or for use at your farm.
Massey Harris came into existence when two of the implements manufacturing companies joined hands. Both of these had Canadian background. To make a firm stand in the tractor business, Massey Harris bought over Wallis tractor. The company produced a lot of popular tractor models back then and was later merged with Harry Ferguson in 1953.
McCormick Tractors is a recent addition to the list of reputable tractor manufacturers. They offer a wide range of tractors and agricultural farm machinery. McCormick tractors inherited the Case IH manufacturing plant in Doncaster, England from the parent company but has now sold it out and using as a leased property.
Massey Harris came into existence when two of the implements manufacturing companies joined hands. Both of these had Canadian background. To make a firm stand in the tractor business, Massey Harris bought over Wallis tractor. The company produced a lot of popular tractor models back then and was later merged with Harry Ferguson in 1953.
McCormick Tractors is a recent addition to the list of reputable tractor manufacturers. They offer a wide range of tractors and agricultural farm machinery. McCormick tractors inherited the Case IH manufacturing plant in Doncaster, England from the parent company but has now sold it out and using as a leased property.
Minneapolis Moline, Oliver
Minneapolis Moline, Oliver: The year of 1929 witnessed a grand merger in Minneapolis. It was Moline Implement Company, Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company and Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company to join hands and act as a single entity with the name of Minneapolis Moline. After the merger, the new entity carried over the tractor production from the Twin City model that originated at Steel & Machinery Company. Several other models were introduced that had breakthrough features for their time. You can still find many of these tractor models online or with antique tractor dealers. The company was sold out to White Motor Company in 1963.
Another company that White Motor acquired around the same time period was Oliver Corporation. Oliver, once again was a merger between four giants. Back in 1930, Oliver introduced the 4-cylinder design for tractor, which was a major drift from the prevailing 2-cylinder designs. However, this was quite successful in terms of sales and resulted in Oliver bringing many other innovative models and a complete series of tractors models.
Apart from these popular brands, there are plenty of other antique machinery and equipment manufacturers that you may come across in your search for the right antique tractor model.
Another company that White Motor acquired around the same time period was Oliver Corporation. Oliver, once again was a merger between four giants. Back in 1930, Oliver introduced the 4-cylinder design for tractor, which was a major drift from the prevailing 2-cylinder designs. However, this was quite successful in terms of sales and resulted in Oliver bringing many other innovative models and a complete series of tractors models.
Apart from these popular brands, there are plenty of other antique machinery and equipment manufacturers that you may come across in your search for the right antique tractor model.
Farm Implements & Attachments, Balers, Blades
Farm Implements & Attachments, Balers, Blades: Farm implements and attachments are machinery items that are used to help farmers on the farm. Owing to the technological advances in agricultural sector, there is no farming task for which machinery is not available. Soil cultivation, planting, fertilizing, irrigating, harvesting, loading and plenty of other tasks can be carried out by machines and hence life on the farm has become much easier than what it used to be. Buying the right farm implements has become harder as a lot of variety is available from popular manufacturers and you really need to consider all angles and options before investing your money.
Balers are used for hay making purposes. Not only do balers compress the cut or raked crop into bales but will also bind these with twine. Before the advent of balers, most of the hay was wasted and not utilized as a livestock feed. A wide variety of balers is now available for farmers to choose from.
You can add blades or box blades to your tractor in order to accomplish a number of tasks. These blades are available from a large number of manufacturers and are of various sizes and quality and depending upon your budget, you’ll be able to spot the right one.
Balers are used for hay making purposes. Not only do balers compress the cut or raked crop into bales but will also bind these with twine. Before the advent of balers, most of the hay was wasted and not utilized as a livestock feed. A wide variety of balers is now available for farmers to choose from.
You can add blades or box blades to your tractor in order to accomplish a number of tasks. These blades are available from a large number of manufacturers and are of various sizes and quality and depending upon your budget, you’ll be able to spot the right one.
Cultivators, Disc Harrows, Grain Equipment
Cultivators, Disc Harrows, Grain Equipment: A cultivator is a piece of farm machinery that is powered by a tractor. The task given to the cultivator is to stir the soil. This can take place either prior to the plantation of seeds or afterwards when the crop is growing. In the first case, the purpose is to pulverize the soil while in the latter case, the objective is to make the soil more loosened and get rid of the weeds that surround crops. Smaller form of cultivators is used in gardening for carrying out tasks like mixing the soil with fertilizers and organic matter etc.
A disc harrow can also be used for carrying out the above tasks but it doesn’t go as deep as the cultivator and hence may or may not be suitable for your requirement. Plenty of different models from popular manufacturers such as John Deere are available and should be considered before making the final decision.
Grain equipment includes lots of important farm machinery items such as grain cleaner, grain table, grain cart, grain moisture meter, grain drills, grain grinder etc. You’ll need most of these machines to deal better with grain and seeds on your farm. You can seek used stuff from online auction websites.
A disc harrow can also be used for carrying out the above tasks but it doesn’t go as deep as the cultivator and hence may or may not be suitable for your requirement. Plenty of different models from popular manufacturers such as John Deere are available and should be considered before making the final decision.
Grain equipment includes lots of important farm machinery items such as grain cleaner, grain table, grain cart, grain moisture meter, grain drills, grain grinder etc. You’ll need most of these machines to deal better with grain and seeds on your farm. You can seek used stuff from online auction websites.
Harvesting Equipment, Hay Rakes, Hitches
Harvesting Equipment, Hay Rakes, Hitches: Harvesting sounds like the most interesting activity on the farm but even this would be a tedious task without the many harvesting machines and equipment that are available for today’s farming community. A combine machine, which is also called a thresher, is used for multiple purposes such as harvesting, threshing and cleaning the grain crops. There are specialized machines like cotton picker, corn harvester, potato digger etc that are used to harvest certain crops. Harvesting of rice is made easier by way of using huller machines on the farm.
Hay rake is an important machine used in the hay making process. It’s job is to gather cut hay into windrows where the underside can dry and hence this can be efficiently picked up by the baler. Modern hay rakes are mechanized stuff mostly driven by tractors but can be driven by draft animals in older part of the world or can even be a hand tool for small gardening purposes. Hay rakes can be classified into three categories, which are parallel bar, rotary and wheel.
Hitches are used to join farm machinery and implements with a tractor. Most of the hitches are of 3-point type. You can buy these hitches online from auction websites and many used products are also available in good condition.
Hay rake is an important machine used in the hay making process. It’s job is to gather cut hay into windrows where the underside can dry and hence this can be efficiently picked up by the baler. Modern hay rakes are mechanized stuff mostly driven by tractors but can be driven by draft animals in older part of the world or can even be a hand tool for small gardening purposes. Hay rakes can be classified into three categories, which are parallel bar, rotary and wheel.
Hitches are used to join farm machinery and implements with a tractor. Most of the hitches are of 3-point type. You can buy these hitches online from auction websites and many used products are also available in good condition.
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