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Danny Anderson’s 1086: There’s only one “first one”

…and Danny Anderson’s 1086 is that tractor. Not only is it the first 1086 to ever roll out of Rock Island, it’s the very first 86-series tractor ever built. I think that’s pretty cool, and I think it’s historically significant, too. And next Tuesday, September 5th, you can buy it at an auction hosted by Nick Graves, …

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A Gold Demo, a hay maker, and two ACs walk into a bar…

Check out this week’s Interesting Iron! Back when I started this blog a year or two ago, I used to pick three (or more) interesting tractors to write about. Over time, I moved to a one-tractor column. However, if the past few weeks are any indication, I might end up going back to that 3-piece …

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The Farmall 560: Bad News Travels Fast…

They say that bad news travels at the speed of light, and in 1959, International Harvester found that out the hard way with the Farmall 560. It resulted in one of the first “major” tractor recalls in history! Now…that said, this particular tractor doesn’t have anything wrong with it. I literally just hung up the …

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