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The Silver King: The ultimate road trip…tractor?

There’s a bunch of different interesting angles on the Fate-Root-Heath Company. They made everything from bricks to locomotives, and honestly I’m surprised nobody’s written a book yet. Their most successful venture was tractors like this Silver King R66. Heck, Henry Ford owned several of ’em, and thought they were the best tractor buy on the …

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Rockin’ The Suburbs: The John Deere Patio Series tractors

  A Deere painted blue? For real? Yep. When Mother Deere set her sights on the ‘burbs in the late 60s with their line of garden tractors, you could buy a 110, 112, 120, or 140 in the traditional green and yellow, or in any of 4 different special colors. It was a marketing ploy …

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The Greatest Farm Show You’ve Never Heard Of: Blackmore Corner

Nothing to see from an auction perspective. Not this time. This post is all about a road trip to the best heritage farm show you’ve never heard of. It’s a little off the beaten path just south of Ellston, IA, and it’s awesome! Now in its 10th year, the Blackmore Corner Antique Farm Show is …

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