WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Old tractors have enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, as nostalgic farmers retrieve these old tractors and restore them to showroom condition. Showing off old tractors is fun ...
After 95 years, this 1930 Caterpillar Thirty with all original parts still runs strong, showing its power on an old-time rock ...
BARNESVILLE, Minn. - Gary Biewer admits his love for tractors is "a hobby that got out of hand." The Barnesville resident collects antique tractors and runs a tractor salvage business, but his passion ...
What started as a four-page flier advertising “new parts for old tractors” has grown into a 616-page, phone book-sized catalog of more than 5,000 parts. Those parts are designed to keep old tractors ...
WILLMAR – Spare parts for farm equipment line the walls and shelves at Schwanke Tractor and Truck Inc. in Willmar. There are solid sounds of tools being used to loosen or tighten components of a ...
BARNESVILLE, Minn. - Don Biewer and his son, Gary, call their tractor salvage business a "hobby that got out of hand." Father and son Don and Gary Biewer say their tractor salvage business is a "hobby ...
MARSHFIELD, Wis.—Tom Detwiler turned his hobby into a career with his Spencer business, Detwiler Tractor Parts. “We make new parts for old tractors,” he said. “These tractors are so old that a lot of ...
Nokomis is a small town in south central Illinois with a population just over 2,000. Unassuming though it may seem, Nokomis is home to Aumann Auctions, the world’s leader in the auctioning of antique ...
LIDGERWOOD, N.D. (AP) - Maurice Kutter is the perfect blend of old and new. This rural Lidgerwood farmer is well used to the trappings of his industry, from high-tech tractors and combines that hold ...
ABERDEEN, South Dakota — The Meyers family of Aberdeen has grown to be one of the upper Midwest’s major recyclers of agricultural tractor and combines, and other equipment. Their parts business is ...
Eric Mortenson/Capital PressRandy Raschein Sr., founder of Farmland Tractor Supply walks down a line of tractors in various stages of salvage. The business, near Tangent, Ore., sells new and rebuilt ...