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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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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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 […]
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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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 […]
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.
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1950 SC Case
Owned and restored by Walter Giddings, Little Hocking, Ohio
Walter Giddings rescued this tractor from the junk yard — the engine stuck and all tires were junk. “I had it apart basically from one end to the other,” he writes. After his restoration work, he’s shown the tractor at many fairs and tractor shows […]
1944 Farmall M
Owned by Clair Beers, Kittanning, Pa.
Clair bought the Farmall M at a dealer in Erie, Pa., in the early 1960s. Restoration has included painting the tractor, rebuilding the engine and installing a 12 volt electrical system. The tractor was used for farming until 1995. For recreation, the tractor was used in local tractor […]
1938 F20 Farmall
Owned and restored by Joe Blake and sons, New Cumberland, W.Va.
The Blake family purchased the Farmall in 1982. Equipped with its original electrical system, lights, starter and generator, they tell us it runs great!
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1947 Gibson
Owned and restored by Charles V. Ryan, Canton, Ohio
“My wife was not happy with me the day I brought the parts and pieces of my 1947 Gibson tractor home,” writes Charles Ryan of Canton. “She figured we had enough ‘junk’ around the house, plus I had paid $400 for the junk, to boot.
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