Shifting Gears

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Shifting Gears…Gay

Thursday, June 19, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

1948 Allis Chalmers WD
Owned and restored by Jim Gay, Atwater, Ohio
James Gay of Atwater, Ohio, bought this 1948 Allis Chalmers WD on Oct. 8, 1948, and he sent along a copy of the purchase receipt from the Paul G. Mills Farm Equipment Co. in Ravenna to prove it. The purchase price: $1,715! It was the […]

Shifting Gears…Jones

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

1947 Cockshutt 30
Owned by Clifford Jones, Jeromesville, Ohio
Clifford Jones bought this Cockshutt 30 brand new in 1947 and used it on his farm near Jeromesville, Ohio, for many years. In 2007, after rusting in a field for nearly 10 years, the tractor was completely restored by his son, Mark Jones.
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Shifting Gears…Schisler

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

1953 Co-op E3
Owned by Wade Shisler of Austintown, Ohio, and his son Pete
AFTER RESTORATION
Wade Schisler of Austintown, Ohio, and his son, Pete, bought this 1953 Co-op E3 at the farm auction of Wade’s brother Lamont. Lamont had bought it new from the Mahoning Farm Bureau Co-op in Canfield, where both brothers worked. Last summer, Pete […]

Shifting Gears…Glenn

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

New Idea Corn Shredder
Owned and restored by Don Glenn, Chester, W.Va.
Don Glenn bought the shredder rusty and not running in New Bedford, Ohio. He worked several years to restore it to running condition. He also has a corn binder he uses to cut corn for the demonstrations he does at the local fair and antique […]

Shifting Gears…Johnson

Thursday, April 10, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

1948 E Model Gibson
Owned by Bill and Judy Johnson, Oakwood Village, Ohio
This tractor was snagged up by the current owners in 1999 after they saw it listed in an estate auction ad that ran in Farm and Dairy. It took the couple 2 1/2 years to restore it to the condition seen above.
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Shifting Gears…Roberts

Thursday, April 3, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

1939 Ford 9-N
Owned by Rufus Roberts, Cortland, Ohio
This tractor is one of only 250 made and has the cast aluminum hood from the factory. Roberts says it also has Ford tires on the rear, used on all early models.
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Shifting Gears…Tinlin

Thursday, March 27, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

Model M-6 Farmall
Owned by Ken Tinlin, Carrollton, Ohio
According to its owner, this is “one of the rarest tractors never built by International.” This tractor was never built by Farmall and is a crossbreed of several different Farmall tractors. It started as a Farmall M Tractor and the engine was replaced with a 6 cylinder, hence […]

Shifting Gears…Patsy

Thursday, March 27, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

1952 Allis Chalmers WD
Owned by Randy and Connie Patsy, East Brady, Pa.
This tractor was purchased by the current owner’s grandfather in 1962 and sold in 1994. Randy got it back into the family in 2003 and restored it. He shows it off at parades.
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Shifting Gears…Otto

Thursday, March 6, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

1945 Oliver Cletrac HG crawler
Owned by Tom Otto, Lisbon, Ohio
This tractor was originally owned by Tom Otto’s grandfather. “After we had it restored,” write Tom and Terry Otto, “we took it to the nursing home. It was worth every penny to have it restored to hear Grandma tell stories of farming with it back in […]

Shifting Gears…Dennis

Thursday, March 6, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

1967 Massey Ferguson 180
Owned by Kevin Dennis, Newcomerstown, Ohio
After Kevin Dennis restored several antique tractors (which get their use on his father’s farm), he realized the tractors were limited because they didn’t have a three-point hitch and live power. He wasn’t alone, as he says there’s more interest at shows on tractors from the 1960s.
“Masseys […]