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36 Garden All or Gard’n Mast’r? By Gary Leeman
44 Ruts in the Grass By Kate Goelzhauser
50 An Interview with Tom and Andrew Kitson By Kate Goelzhauser
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7 From the M.E. By Kate Goelzhauser
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s I sit at my desk writing this editorial, it is Sunday evening, May 28th. Today was the first day I have had off in a couple months and I enjoyed every minute of it. My dad and I, along with my wife and our son Andrew and daughter Melissa, watched the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500. There was one major wreck during the race, but all in all it was a good, close race with no serious injuries, which made for a great day to spend with family. I even got to take a 30-minute nap after the race. The Indianapolis 500 is the only major sporting event that I have followed since I was a boy, when my dad took me to watch Johnny Rutherford “Lone Star JR” win his third 500 in 1980. Yesterday evening at 9:00 p.m., my son Andrew and I finished planting our last field of soybeans for the year, assuming that the seeds germinate and the weather cooperates. In past years, I have always run older equipment because that is all we could afford. The drawback to running older equipment is that we are constantly making repairs. I decided that this year would be different. We leased a brand new 200hp tractor and purchased a coupleyear-old planter. I figured that with auto-steer and less chance of breaking down we could easily plant all 675 acres in five days. I felt that this year we were more prepared than ever before. Things took a turn for the worse almost immediately. Within the first round, my planter monitor quit working. Shortly after that, my auto-steer began malfunctioning. I had no choice but to keep planting with no monitor, so I was constantly checking to see whether the planter was operating properly. By the second day, my hydraulics on the planter started malfunctioning and, later that evening, the first remote block on the new tractor busted open and I lost the majority of my oil. I switched the planter hydraulic hoses to a different remote and was able to keep planting. Later that night, as I was moving to my next field, the safety latch released and dropped the 31-row planter onto the transport
The first step in setting up the new warehouse was to install heavy-duty shelves. Brandon, Paul Funk, his wife Deb, along with Tyler Higginson, Andrew Pfeiffer, and Kate Goelzhauser, all pitched in to get the shelves up and secure them in preparation for the Panzer parts.
frame which destroyed two row units and two $650 tires. By day three, the dealership that I purchased this equipment from came out and fixed the tractor. Two days later, the auto-steer quit working again so I was back to using the row markers. Within a couple hours of using the row markers, the 20-foot left row marker broke off the planter. The dealership came back out and fixed everything so I could keep running but, by yesterday, the auto-steer wasn’t working correctly, the planter monitor began malfunctioning, the right-side row marker disk broke off, and one of the row units nearly fell off of the planter. It literally took me nine hours to plant 35 acres and 12 days to plant everything. I have never been so glad to be done with planting. I wish I would have kept my old junk tractor and planter instead of upgrading. I had a lot less headaches with them. On a positive note, we have been working every rain day in our new warehouse, putting up shelves and moving inventory to this one central location. I can hardly wait to have everything in one place and organized so that we can more efficiently ship parts to our customers. Things are moving along on the toy Panzer project and we should be ready to start taking pre-orders soon. The detail on the piece is going to be unbelievable. We will be putting an ad in an upcoming issue and also will be advertising online, so be on the lookout. I hope you all have a wonderful summer! As always, thank you for being one of our subscribers. We couldn’t make it without you. Sincerely,
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Kate Goelzhauser FROM THE M.E. 812.455.5870 | kate@lagtmag.com 8977 Framewood Drive, Newburgh, IN 47630
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elcome to the July issue. I hope you will enjoy the many articles that have been collected for this issue. The response from the May issue was quite overwhelming with positive feedback from readers throughout the world. We appreciate all of your input. We are at the end of May, and I am ashamed to say that the only tractor I’ve worked on this year is the Spirit of ‘76. As I mentioned previously, my friend Don Campbell from Bloomington, Indiana, rebuilt a new engine for me to install on the Spirit. Paul Funk, who helped me with the restoration, prepped the engine and we installed it, along with some other parts, and I was able to take it to the 24th Annual Appalachian Antique Farm Show in Gray, Tennessee. I still struggled with the engine “revving” while at the show. With some help from Zach Smith, Steve Guider, and Bradley Richey, it’s running much better, but we still are not sure what the problem is. Bradley told me, “Don’t run it wide open.” You know that it’s killing me not to drive it fast, but I am happy to report that I finally had the opportunity to
drive it in a tractor parade. I was excited to show it off. Although there was no official count, I would guess more than 500 garden tractors were at the Appalachian show. It was quite a sight! What a pleasure to meet so many friends in that region. I collected an array of photos and stories from the show that I will share in future issues. Thank you to everyone who came out. I enjoyed the many collections that were on display and wish I had more time for photos and interviews, but when you are a one-woman travel team it’s impossible to do everything you want to accomplish. With our show coming up in a few weeks, I plan to at least get the little John Deere 60 and 70 running for that show. I’ll also get the little Massey 7 going for the Antique Steam & Gas Engine Club show in Boonville, Indiana, which is featuring Massey at this summer show. I’ll take the Spirit of ‘76 to the big summer show in Portland, Indiana. If you’ll notice the ad for Classic Tractor Fever in this issue, you will see that we are asking owners of tractors featured in Lawn & Garden Tractor Magazine or in the Classic Garden Tractor Fever calendar or DVD to contact us. Combined, L&GT and CTF have six spots, back to back, at that show in Portland and we want to create a garden tractor corral. Contact me or CTF if you plan to attend and can let us use your tractor for the corral. Brandon and I have big summer plans to pick up a few tractors in Pennsylvania and in New York. We hope to stop in at a show or two during travel. Outside of that and attending our local shows, we have a warehouse to fill up! Additionally, we will be working with Alan Chestnut on the Panzer toy. I will be posting photos on Facebook and videos on our YouTube channel, so stay tuned for more details on the progress. I use social media many times during our travels. It was great fun to use Facebook Live at the Appalachian show. It was surprising how many people tuned in. You all have a wonderful summer and be sure to send me some photos and stories about your summer travels and tractor finds!
Kate Goelzhauser Peace~Love~Tractors Go Cardinals! Volume 11 Issue 4 | L&GT 7
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Dear L&GT Magazine: I just received my first L&GT Magazine and could not put it down. Great job! Attached are pictures of some of my lawn and garden collection. I have more stored away for lack of display room. I also included a picture of my vintage snowmobiles. Jerre Bassler Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Dear L&GT Magazine: A change of venue for our first social gathering of 2017, to the South Downs Heritage Center in West Sussex. My wife Wendy and I took along our recently acquired 1965 Lawn-Boy Loafer, a display of Little Wonder garden tools, and a small display of hand tools. Chris Sutton brought along his recently purchased 1964 Bolens 600 and there were a large variety of other machines on show. Many thanks to all who attended, some travelling quite a few miles to be with us on this Mothering Sunday. Paul Mackellow Crowborough, East Sussex, UK
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Dear L&GT Magazine: Here is my John Deere 318 that I enjoy using to plow gardens and take to plow days and tractor shows. It also gets snow duty with a model 49 snow blower and 43C center blade. It is a 1992 model year with original paint/powder coat and the original Onan engine with a little over 1,000 hours. It has many OEM options, 3-point hitch, rear 2000 PTO, rear hydraulic ports, deluxe seat suspension, and many weights. It also has a two-speed/differential lock swapped in from a model 420 and also larger wheels: 26/12x12 and 18/8.5x8. Jeff Kluewer via email
Dear L&GT Magazine: This unit used to be the “all around do everything” tractor until we found this Power Take Off unit attachment in Smithville, Canada. Luckily this attachment fit on the Electro 12 because you have to have the tractor match the attachment. Needless to say, Tim ended up giving the whole tractor a quick facelift. This unit is heading to the Wheel Horse Show in June. Julie Debaere via Facebook
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One Man’s Dream By Paul Bell | Ccproto409@bellsouth.net
ABOVE: Mr. Gene Johnson’s Cub Cadet
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was told that Mr. Gene Johnson of Pleasure Ridge Park, Kentucky, liked the then newly introduced Cub Cadet enough that he wanted one for himself. Although Mr. Johnson had only one arm, he was described by his sister as a master welder who worked for the W.E. Caldwell Company, now known as Caldwell Tanks of Louisville, Kentucky. (Incidentally, the company was the forerunner of the company that made the enormous bat that leans against the Hillerich & Bradsby building on 800 W. Main Street in Louisville, home to the Louisville Slugger Bats.) Because of his physical condition, the factory-built Cub Cadet was not very user friendly for Mr. Johnson, so he decided to build his own, one to suit his needs. This is the tractor he started building in the mid 1960s, but due to health problems, was never able to finish. The tractor sat in his garage/shop for many years until his sister who lived with him and took care of him began the task of cleaning up after Mr. Johnson had passed away. Hoping someone
would complete his tractor, she called a local dealership, Jacobi Sales of Fern Creek, Kentucky, to come and get it, and this is where I found it. Everything you see on the tractor, including the steel of the frame, was new at the time it was installed and has never been used. There was a receipt found with the tractor for a 4-feet by 8-feet sheet of steel he had delivered, dated March 3, 1965. The total was $25.04 but he paid in cash and received a 13-cent discount. This was delivered to his place of employment and was likely used to produce the tractor’s fenders and hood, which are of a heavier gauge metal than the ones IH made. The Cub Cadet items used on the tractor date from 1963 (transmission), 1965–69 (seat), to the early 1970s (steering wheel). The wheels and tires are like new, and the tires still have the nubs on them. The front wheels are industrial wheels, on an axle that he built himself. The engine is a 10hp for a Cub Cadet, has little or no use, and still has paint in the belt groove of the starter pulley. The PTO clutch on the engine has never been used,
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and the original installation instructions were with the tractor. The engine has oil in it, and although the oil is clean, it has discolored and etched the end of the dipstick. The rubber seal at the top is as new. The transmission is for a Cub Cadet model 70 or 100. This would have had the serial number of a tractor stamped onto it, had it ever been installed on a Cub Cadet. There is no serial number. The transmission case has a casting date of 12-16-J (December 16, 1963). It has never been painted other than the sealer/primer that IH Louisville Works applied to all castings. It does not contain any lubricant, and there is no evidence that it ever contained any. The seat, other than being dirty (the heavy dirt was wiped off), is in near mint condition, although it has a dent in the foam padding where something sat on it for a number of years, and is the type that was used on Cub Cadet models 122, 123, 124, and 125 built in the 1965–69 time frame. The steering box and column are new. The steering wheel was first used on the models built
ABOVE: Front view of the Cub Cadet, with an unusual headlight kit. Paul believes the headlights to be backup lights from a Chrysler automobile. Notice the Ford Mustang logo. From here you can see the clamps that are holding the grille on. TOP LEFT: The front tires are brand new, still with the new tire rubber nubs. BOTTOM LEFT: The industrial wheels used on the front
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ABOVE: Rear view of the Cub Cadet. The steering wheel on this unit is from a wide-frame model. The round fenders were handmade by Mr. Johnson. LEFT: The transmission. Notice there is no lubrication, nor is there evidence of any being in there previously. TOP RIGHT: The 10hp Kohler engine has few to zero hours on it. The engine did have oil in it when Paul gained possession of the tractor. BOTTOM RIGHT: A dusty, but never used PTO clutch on the Kohler engine
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beginning in 1971 and is just “sitting” on the column, not attached. Another new steering box and column came with the tractor and have a new model 70/100 steering wheel on them. Though it is of the correct type for a Cub Cadet, that box does not have the correct mounting holes drilled and tapped in it. The dash and pedestal are for a 70/100, and although he modified the top to suit, it appears to have been new at the time. He made mounting brackets down inside the frame to allow the pedestal to be mounted using the factory mounting holes. He was planning to build his own mowing
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ABOVE: Left-side view of the Cub Cadet TOP LEFT: The transmission is for a Cub Cadet model 70 or 100. BOTTOM LEFT: The seat on the tractor when Paul took ownership TOP RIGHT: The seat cleaned up nicely and looks brand new. BOTTOM RIGHT: From this view, you can see the alteration of the dash.
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ABOVE: Mr. Johnson made it all—the headlight assembly, grille, grille frame, and hood. BOTTOM LEFT: As you can see, the original price tag is still on some of the parts that Mr. Johnson purchased. TOP RIGHT: Another look under the hood shows the light assembly and like-new fuel tank that were never used. MIDDLE RIGHT: A pile of parts that would have been used to create a mowing deck BOTTOM RIGHT: A few purchases that Mr. Johnson never had the opportunity to add to his dream machine
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deck, and the subframe to attach the deck to the tractor was nearly finished. The deck spindles, belt pulleys, and belt covers all still have the IH part number sticker on them. The tractor still needs a lot of work to make it usable. Some of the welds are only tack welded and need to be completed. The steering arm was only tacked and broke during the moving of the tractor. The grille is held in place by C-clamps, and the hood is not attached. The tractor is as found, with years of dirt and dust from sitting, but because it is built of “new” IH Cub Cadet parts and steel, I guess it is about as much a Cub Cadet as the factory-built ones…albeit, one built in a one-man factory to fulfill his dream. Note: Paul is a collector of International Harvesterbuilt Cub Cadets and is a member of Chapter 24, IHC Collectors Club. When Paul first heard about this tractor, he couldn’t believe the story behind it. He knew when he saw it that he needed to preserve it.
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VALVE JOB By Norman Ng | info@isavetractors.com
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your furnace to work more in order to heat your house. To fix this, you need to restore the seal your doors once provided and keep the weather out. Similarly, a valve job is restoring the sealing ability your valves once had.
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WHAT DO THE VALVES DO? Much like the doors in your home, the valves allow air fuel into the engine and exhaust out of the engine. They are also responsible for closing and sealing off the combustion chamber and make it airtight during the compression stroke. We need to correct two things with the valve job: • The Valve Face • The Valve Seat The valve face is the area on the valve that makes contact with the valve seat. It can become worn, warped, and pitted over time. In order to correct this, you will need a valve face grinder. Volume 11 Issue 4 | L&GT 17
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TOP: Valve seat cutter BOTTOM: Lapping compound
This is an expensive tool, so I recommend replacing the valves with new ones when you can. The rest of this article will assume you are using brand new valves. The valve seat is the part of your engine block that makes contact with the valve face. It needs to be cut with a valve seat cutter. A valve seat cutter is also an expensive tool, but not as expensive as a valve grinder. If you have a fleet of engines to work on, it is a cost-effective purchase. I use a manual Neway Valve Seat Cutter in my shop. Let’s go over the tools and supplies you will need for a valve job: • New Valves • Valve Seat Cutter
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• Valve Lapping Compound • Valve Lapping Stick • Prussian Blue Dye New Valves: Brand new valves will have perfect 45-degree or 30-degree faces depending on your engine. Valve Seat Cutter: The Neway Valve Seat Cutter I use is a manual cutting tool. It only requires finger pressure to make the cut. These cutters hold carbide cutters at perfect angles for cutting your valve seats. Depending on your engine, you may need to cut your valve seats with a 46-degree or 31-degree cutter. There is a 1-degree interference angle to allow your valves
to wear into the seats to form perfect seals. The valve seat cutters require a perfect valve guide in order to accurately cut the seat. Valve Lapping Compound: Valve lapping compound is an abrasive paste that slightly wears both the valve face and seat together. I want to emphasize that the wear is very slight and cannot replace an actual valve seat cutter. I use valve lapping compound to show me the contact points from the valve seat onto the valve face. Valve Lapping Stick: A stick with a suction cup on one end. This tool is used to rotate the valve on the valve seat and is used in conjunction with lapping compound. Prussian Blue Dye: Prussian blue is a colored dye. This is used to transfer a marking from the
valve seat to the valve face. This can be cleaned off of the seat and valve after use.
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PERFORMING THE VALVE JOB Before you begin, you must gain access to your valves and remove the valve springs, keepers, and valves. Then use a combination of solvents and brass brushes to clean old grime or combustion deposits off the valve area. The valve seat cutters require perfect valve guides to cut accurately. Measure your valve guides and compare them to your engine’s specifications to make sure they are centered and not overly worn. If they are worn, you can either replace them or use a special cutter pilot before continuing. TOP: Valve seats before valve job BOTTOM: T-handle
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TOP LEFT: Valve seat after valve job BOTTOM RIGHT: New valve with wear pattern
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Insert the valve cutter pilot into the valve guide, and gently place the appropriate valve cutter into the pilot. Using the T-handle, gently apply finger pressure downwards while rotating the tool. This is all it takes to cut into the valve seats. Do this for a few revolutions. Finish by turning the T-handle a few times without applying finger pressure. When done correctly, you should see that you have cut a uniform area around your valve seat. Repeat this process with your other valve seat. Now that the valve seats are cut, you can test the sealing area by applying Prussian blue dye to the valve seat. Next, gently place your valve into the valve guide and push the valve against the seat while rotating the valve with your fingers. When you remove the valve you will see the contact area on the valve face. Measure the width of this marking with a caliper. This is your seat width. Compare your seat width with your engine’s service manual and make sure it is the correct size. If it is not the correct size or is located too high or too low, you can correct this with other angle valve seat cutters. After you have confirmed your valve seat is
within specification, you can “lap them in” to help with the valve break-in process. First, apply some of the lapping compound to the valve face area with your finger. It only requires a small amount of compound. Gently place your valve into the engine. Use the lapping stick by pushing the suction cup into the top of the valve and rotating it back and forth in between your hands. After about 10 seconds, remove the valve and wipe the lapping compound off both the valve and the valve seat. Inspect and make sure the contact area is uniform and about in the middle of the valve face. Repeat this process with the other valve and seat. Lastly, just reinstall the valves and reset the valve clearances per your engine’s specifications. Now that you have replaced the valves, cut the seats, and confirmed they all make contact with each other, your engine will start easier, produce more power, and give you less trouble. This is just a small overview of what is involved in giving your vintage small engine a valve job. Feel free to contact me to learn more about the subject. Thank you for saving the tractors!
PORTAGE, WI • JULY 7, 8, 9, 2017 Show times Friday 8-5 Saturday 8-5 Sunday 8-3
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$500 (No charge for exhibitors)
Featuring Jacobsen-made lawn and garden tractors and implements, the 2nd annual John Deere Custom Color reunion, and Colt Case Ingersoll Collectors Convention (CCICC).
Fun for the entire family!
2016 Best in Show Winner
Food on the grounds • Music • Garden tractor parade • Tractor part vendors
All garden tractor brands, models, years, modified, restored or unrestored (original) are welcome.
Brinly-Hardy, L&GT Magazine, and HAPCO Parts in attendance Plenty of room for large displays See tractors that have been featured in L&GT Magazine Kitson Auctioneering live auction on Saturday Free primitive camping available on grounds and limited electric hook up camping for only $30. Call early! For more information contact Bret Esse at 608-297-7400 home or 608-697-3690 mobile
Veterans Memorial Field/Columbia County Fairgrounds, 300 Superior Street, Portage, WI. Fun for the entire family! Come, Look, Sell, Ride, Eat, Buy, Show, and SMILE!
Work Bird
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By Al Hofer | panzerguys@webtv.net ABOVE: The Work Bird garden tractor, made by the George Garden Tools Division of Community Industries. George is well known for their onewheel garden tractors.
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hen I first spotted this machine owned by Leroy Wentzel of Denver, Pennsylvania, a few years ago, I couldn’t help wonder what its intended purpose was because it sure didn’t look like your typical run-ofthe-mill garden tractor. Lee has a knack for bringing along an item or two that has nothing to do with lawn or garden chores, so I just assumed this was another one of his neat surprises. With the size of that heavy-duty hitch bracket attached to the rear end, I naturally assumed this rig was designed to move some
pretty heavy items, such as Boeing passenger planes and/or a train of luggage carts at a busy airport—or tugging tankers and barges through the Panama Canal! I was forced to dismiss the latter explanation, only due to a lack of attached international documents, but the other two explanations seemed perfectly plausible (at least to my 1960s way of thinking). As is usually the case, my buddy Lee was no bubbling fountain of information, but he did offer a few tidbits to get me pointed in the right direction—or so I thought. Fast forward to 2017. This one was going to
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be a tough nut to crack. I’m finding a little more information than I could a few years ago, but that’s about it. This could be due to the rumor that there were only about 85 of these tractors built during 1965–66. What we do know is that the Work Bird was built by the George Garden Tools Division of Community Industries of Sullivan, Illinois, which was in business from 1946–1966, was then bought by Montgomery Ward, Yardman, and then became MTD until it closed and was reorganized as Agri-Fab. Although the Work Bird had a fairly short production life, there still seems to have been some design changes along the way and, with them, their share of gray areas, so please bear with me. The early version read Work Bird USA across the rear toolbox and was later changed to Work Bird 65-844. The 844 came with an 8hp Kohler engine, although the early owner’s manual with the parts list shows it as being equipped with a Briggs & Stratton engine. Could it be that the Work Bird USA model originally came with a Briggs and was shortly changed to a Kohler, or was the Kohler an option? And to make matters even more confusing, within the 1½- to 2-year lifespan of this tractor came an engine upgrade to a 10hp Wisconsin TR-10D engine, changing the model number again to Work Bird 65-1044. The early Birds had a brake pedal on the left with a drive pedal on the right. This drive pedal controlled both forward and reverse by pushing the top of the pedal with your toes to move
TOP LEFT: Drive pulleys and gearshift and the name plate TOP RIGHT: The gearshift with center neutral position BOTTOM: A view of the toolbox and heavy-duty hitch mount
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ABOVE: The slightly redesigned and later model hood and the implement drive pulleys
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forward and pushing down with your heal to move in reverse, with neutral somewhere in the middle. Speed selection was done with the shift lever located on the console below the steering column and gave a choice of 1, 2, 3, and “P” for Park. Apparently, this arrangement didn’t work out well, so the transmission was redesigned to feature a true reverse with the “P” being changed to an “R” on the shift pattern. Supposedly, tractors that had the Park feature were recalled for the upgrade. There was also a feature called “Positive Traction Control” (aka Posi-Traction to all of you gear heads) which locked the drive wheels for greater pulling power and traction. This was accomplished by pulling a small lever (located on the left side of the tractor near the engine) back toward the operator. Pushing the lever forward would disengage the Positive Traction feature. These gears were not synchronized, so it was sometimes necessary to rock the tractor back and forth until the gears meshed. It was also mentioned in the owner’s manual that Positive Traction was not intended for continuous use. By the way, have you noticed that this machine features front-wheel drive with rearwheel steering? The rear steer is a chain-driven arrangement that is said to be able to turn this
machine on a dime but was also said to be quite capable of throwing its operator out of the seat if spun around too quickly. Needless to say, this would tend to be embarrassing if witnessed by your neighbors, not to mention quite painful if you got thrown up against the side of your garage or into your wife’s prized rose bushes. The drive pulley/PTO belt arrangement was also redesigned for the later Birds (although what really constitutes an early or later version of the Work Bird is up for debate). Implements? Yeah, there were a few. There were two different mower decks available: a single-blade, 30-inch model and the wider 44-inch deck. Then there’s the dozer/ snowplow blade, and if that won’t get the job done, there’s that funky looking snow thrower to fling that white stuff out of your driveway and onto your neighbor’s roof. And we’re not done yet—how about a 12-volt appliance outlet? Nice touch, but I didn’t know electric hair dryers, toaster ovens, and clothes dryers came in 12-volt versions back in ‘65. Shows how much I know (or don’t know)! If you have any further information about the Work Bird, please contact me so we can pass it along to other owners.
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the unusual tractor PANZ ER MO D EL A By Andrew Black
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he most valued Copar Panzer is the Model A. When my brother John and I were kids, our dad bought Panzers left and right. We didn’t know anything about these tractors at the time, but wanted to drive them around until they ran out of gas. After meeting other Panzer collectors, buying equipment from original owners, and reading lots of literature, we learned the unique history of these tractors. And this is the story of how one man created these iconic tractors.
LEFT PAGE: Andrew with his Model A. All of the Model A tractors were built in College Park, and all of them were painted red. THIS PAGE TOP: Serial number 139 is stamped in the metal frame. All of the Model A tractors have the serial stamped into the right side of the frame, close to the front casting. THIS PAGE BOTTOM: Andrew is very lucky that his Model A still has the original jackshaft. As you can see, it has all of the information about Copar casted into it, as well as the Model A stamp.
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Jim’s philosophy was “There is a simpler way to do anything.”
TOP: Looking down the sickle bar and at the left side of the Model A BOTTOM: The iconic face of the Copar Panzer with very rich patina
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The story begins in the hot summer of 1953. James (Jim) A. Clark was having trouble doing his chores around his house in College Park, Maryland. Jim was Chief Engineer at the Ahrendt Instrument Company in College Park—a company specializing in the research, design, development, and manufacture of precision electronic instruments. Jim’s philosophy was “There is a simpler way to do anything.” His property was very large, so he rented a walkbehind tractor with various attachments. He wasn’t satisfied with the walk-behind because he was exhausted when the work was over. Not long after, he started studying garden tractors in College Park. After his research, he talked to members of the University of Maryland. The members taught him about ground clearance, furrows, and side drafts. The next day, Jim talked to his boss Bill Ahrendt about his ideas of building a tractor. Bill agreed, and Jim started designing. Jim drew sketches of tractor parts. Like many inventors from the past, some of his ideas were thrown away, left alone, or slightly edited. His ideas intrigued everybody at Ahrendt Instrument, and their workers began the project tractor. A fellow by the name of Pete Cravaritis helped with the tractor’s design. Pete told Jim that the tractor should have great lines and an attractive look.
In the fall of 1953, the first tractor was completed, but Jim wasn’t pleased so he scrapped it. In late fall, the second tractor was built and there were some slight changes made before the tractor was given a name. Jim decided to have a contest to find a name for the tractor. Jim had judges make their selection among the names, and the popular name was...Panzer. But there was a problem. They couldn’t make these tractors at Ahrendt Instrument Company. The workers only specialized in the field of electronics, not tractors. Jim decided to take the Panzer tractor to New York to exhibit at the 1954 Garden Supply Trade Show and received favorable reception. After that, Ahrendt Instrument decided to jump into manufacturing garden tractors. Soon after, Copar Incorporated was started to manage all sales of the Panzer tractors.
ABOVE: Looking at the left side of the Model A, you can see its Briggs & Stratton 8.5hp, air-cooled, 4-cycle engine. You also see the 1½-gallon gas tank. LEFT: A copy of the sales brochure for the Model A Panzer Note: Information from this article was obtained from “The Unusual Tractor” published in Garden Supply Merchandiser in April of 1956. Andrew Black is a collector of Panzer tractors, attachments, literature, and collectible memorbilia. He has a vast knowledge of these amazing tractors. Volume 11 Issue 4 | L&GT 29
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1965 Allis Big Ten with B-1 loader and MacKissic Sprayer
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“B”ee-Hive PART 3
Busy Bees
Allis-Chalmers Big Ten, “Late” B-10 & B-12 Tractors
By Josh Thornton | misimplicitytractor@gmail.com
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contrast from its predecessor, as the machine would now be powered by a full 10hp Briggs & Stratton model 234431 engine. Gone was the three-legged armature that would eventually prove problematic to find replacements for. Ball bearing support was provided to the crank, in place of the plain aluminum bearings of earlier models. The new motor is typically first identified by a 4-bolt carburetor, versus the 3-bolt style used on the previous model 23D engine. Serial numbers would no longer be located on a front-model number badge, on the upper tin on the engine, but instead would be stamped into the engine shroud below the carburetor and near the tractor’s frame. These features would remain for all “large-frame” B-series tractors to follow. The Big Ten would have several cosmetic changes from the early B-10 tractor as well. This marked the first year that a B-series tractor would come with black transmissions and engines, as did their Simplicity kin of the same year. While this was likely simply done to streamline production within Simplicity’s Port Washington plant, it now provides a great way to easily differentiate the model of survivors or barn finds, when age is in question. This change also marks a period when hardcore Allis collectors began to consider their machines to be true “Allis-Chalmers” products, as A-C had purchased Simplicity Manufacturing in 1965. It would still be a couple years before A-C would actually build their own outdoor power equipment, however. Other notable changes would include a taller seat backrest, steel front-wheel bearing dust covers, and new graphics, complete with the newly introduced “square” Allis logo that was shared
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8 Allis implements, and its limited availability was never explained. A look through the 1965 Allis brochure shows a proud display of this attachment’s usefulness, and sadly it never appeared again. The Henry Manufacturing-built front-end loader would be renamed for the third time in as many model years, becoming the L-10. This removable subframe variety continued to be a trip bucket loader, but was now to be the first in the L series of loaders, which are quite possibly the most popular Allis items known. The Big Ten is a somewhat unique machine to find, and fits perfectly in any tractor collection. It’s a must for the Allis enthusiast! Allis marketing made another change, in late 1966, as they unveiled their new models. The model B-10 would return, and is identified by many of the changes made to the Big Ten, plus the graphics that proudly embrace the “B”ee logo for the very first time. The “late” B-10 garden tractor shared the square A-C logo from the prior year, and added to it by jazzing up the machine’s side panels with a bumble-bee image and the model number designation, earning the nickname Bumble Bee 10. The B-10 is identified by a model number decal plate, on the right-center portion of the grille. The square A-C logo remained on the upper-center grille. It shared all of the same mechanical and body designs of the Big Ten, but returning to the B-model name would align it with all future models, and for collectors, create a bit of draw for the earlier Big Ten, due to the unique name and limited availability. The B-10 debuted in 1966, but remained for two years, until giving way to a redesign in 1968. The biggest change for the ‘66 model year was the first true
6: B-12 with Gill Spiker and midmounted grader 7: Big Ten brochure—the final appearance of the B-series forklift 8: Big Ten tilling brochure
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expansion of the riding tractor lineup, through the introduction of the brand new model B-12. The B-12 would mimic the B-10 in most ways. The body, frame, transmission, options, and accessories, as well as implements, would all be shared between them. This was, however, the first time an Allis-Chalmers customer would have the option to upgrade to a higher displacement engine. Allis partnered with Briggs & Stratton to introduce the Synchro-Balanced, 30-cubic inch, 12hp engine. A set of gear-driven counterweights on the outer sides of both engine main bearings would yield less vibration from the engine, despite its greater reciprocating mass. This motor has long been considered a real sweetheart, and boasted 20% more horsepower and greater torque than its little brother. While the OEM attachment offering would not yet expand, the availability of more power would pave the way for upcoming changes, yielding more mowing, blowing, and tilling width. The B-12 would be outfitted with a couple other notable features, that both help to identify the model, as well as add some operator comfort when in use. The B-12 would be given a bit larger pair of shoes, by being outfit with 16–6.50x8-inch front tires, versus the 4x8-inch front tires of all previous model tractors. Also, likely the most distinguishing factor of the B-12 was a model-specific deluxe seat. While all Allis garden tractors were a bit more plush than their Simplicity counterparts, by adding chrome accents and having a classy looking white seat with back and armrests, the B-12 was given a black seat all its own. The backrest was made much taller, and seat frame stouter. A metal seat pan would take the place of the wood base of the
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other model tractors. Instead of white armrests with black sides, the B-12 would have black armrests with white pipe trim. The square A-C decal rode high on the back. This remains one of the most popular seats—if not, the most popular— to come on any Simplicity or Allis product, and is a necessity for any collector looking to restore or refurbish a B-12 tractor. This model year would also see the overdue release of the L-12 loader, which gave hydraulic dumping action, by way of a single, dualaction cylinder, mounted in the center of the bucket. The integrated reservoir and belt-driven pump would prove more user friendly for earthor debris-moving work. Being the first hydraulic dump loader for Allis Outdoor Power, and being that it was fitted to two of the most popular model tractors to be offered, the L-12 remains the most desirable Allis loader for most collectors. Over time, it would prove to be less abundant than other models, and is an exciting find for anyone lucky enough to hunt one down. The B-10 and B-12 would remain in the lineup longer than any other model. The B-10 is much more prevalent today, and is a fantastic choice for the novice or anyone looking to grab a great Allis tractor, typically at a very reasonable price. Their parts are compatible with many other models, and attachment availability is broad. The B-10 is a staple in the Allis and Simplicity communities, and is certain to create a need for any enthusiast to then need a B-12…and Big Ten, and so on! The B-10 and B-12 would sadly mark the end for the Allis “round-hood” styling, however. But, change is good, and the new models to replace them would continue to prove innovative and long-lasting.
Auctioneer’s Note: This is an extensive collection put together by Mr. Dean Dulin and his grandson, Derek Snider. The family, after the recent passing of Mr. Dulin, has decided this collection is better shared with fellow Lawn and Garden Tractor enthusiasts. For the complete auction listing and pictures, go to www.auctionzip.com, Auctioneer #13337. Auction will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Please be on time. ---Preview Day, August 4, 2017- Noon- 5 pm--John Deere Lawn and Garden Tractors: ʼ63 JD 110 w/deck, Serial # 3469; ʼ63 JD 110, Serial #2778; ʼ64 JD 110; ʼ65 JD 110, w/light kit; ʼ65 JD 110; ʼ66 JD 110H w/JD 30 Tiller; ʼ66 JD 110; ʼ66 JD 110H; ʼ67 JD 110; ʻ68 JD 110; ʼ68 JD 110H; ʻ69 JD 110 w/JD 31 Tiller; ʻ71 JD 110; ʻ72 JD 110, 8HP; ʻ72 JD 110, 8HP; ʻ72 JD 110, 10HP w/Cozy Cab; ʻ73 JD 110, 8HP; ʻ73 JD 110, 10HP; ʻ74 JD 110, 8HP; ʻ67 JD 112; ʻ70 JD 120; ʻ71 JD 120; ʻ72 JD 140; ʻ69 JD 140; ʻ72 JD 140 w/Johnson loader, 3pt hitch, and radio; JD 140 w/soft sided cab and blade; ʻ71 JD 110, Patio Red; ʻ69 JD 110, Sunset Orange; ʻ69 JD 110, April Yellow; ʻ69 JD 110, Spruce Blue; ʻ69 JD 110, Custom Color; ʻ69 JD 112, Spruce Blue, w/EZ Vac System & 80 dump cart; ʻ69 JD 112, Spruce Blue, disassembled/sandblasted; ʻ70 JD 120, Custom Color; ʻ70 JD 140, April Yellow; ʻ71 JD 140, Sunset Orange, w/blade & 80 dump cart; ʻ70 JD 140, Patio Red; JD 60; (2) JD 70; ʻ68 JD 110, side tag; ʻ68 JD 112, side tag; ʻ68 JD 140, side tag w/Sweepster Broom; JD 120, for parts; Various other JD garden tractors and JD garden tractors for parts John Deere Attachments: ʻ63 JD 36 Snowblower; (2) JD 540 PTO, 1 old style/1 new style; JD 5A Sprayer w/piston pump, green; JD 5A Sprayer w/gear pump, green; JD 5A Sprayer, Dogwood White; (2) JD 54C Center blade; JD 43 Center blade; JD rear wheel adjustable spin-out rims; JD model 50 cart; (2) JD 80 cart, green; JD 80 cart, Dogwood White; JD soft sided cab; JD 3pt hitch; JD integral hitches, early & late versions; Numerous JD snow blades, green and Dogwood White; various JD lawn and garden tractor weights Brinly Attachments: Dump Cart; Gard-N-Cart; 1 row planter, red/green w/ marker; 1 row planter, white/black w/ marker; 1 row planter, single box, white/black; double gang disk; (2) 1 bottom plow; 3pt, 1 bottom plow; (3) cultivator; 3pt cultivator; rear blade Other Attachments: Haban 502 flail mower; Gannon Earthcavator, 3pt; York landscape rake; Mighty Mac chipper/shredder; Pincor generator, Yellow; Pincor generator, Orange; homemade garden tractor packer; Snow-Co transport trailer
gardenall or gard’n mast’r By Gary Leeman
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arden All, generally, refers to the two-wheel garden tractors built since 1945, by the Garden All Tractor Company, Inc., Liberty, Indiana. Gard’n Mast’r, generally, refers to four-wheel garden tractors made by the same company. The exceptions come in late, outside licensed fourwheel tractor production. If you’ll notice, 1945 was before World War II ended. A release for materials from war production was obtained and production began. Twowheel garden tractors were needed for “Victory Gardens.” The Garden All Tractor Company was one year older than most garden tractor companies. Most began in 1946, after the war was over, when the GIs came home. This story is about Gard’n Mast’r fourwheeled, nonstandard, or experimental models. The owner of the company, Glenn Heilman, had experience before the war building two- and four-wheel
tractors for two different garden tractor companies: Shaw Du All and Speedex. It was no wonder a fast shift in thoughts went from success in two-wheel walking tractors to, hoped for, equal success in four-wheel, ride-on tractors. There were three attachments with a seat that converted Garden All walking tractors to riders. They were the lawn roller, the wagon, and the riding sulky. A two-wheel tractor was a known quantity; it was typical, except for the hitch and its effect, which is special—more about that later. Much previous thought had already gone into the efforts to produce them. Dreamers dream; inventors are never satisfied because things continually roll around in their brains. I have read that inventors would never bring anything to market, because immediately they see improvements that could be made. Designs had begun in 1947 for the Gard’n Mast’r Model G, four-wheel,
tall tractor, with cultivating clearance. There were prototypes and an early production model. Regular “G” production began in 1950. Personal opinion, I owned a Shaw Du All R6 or R8 that I thought was too light in the front end. It would pull wheelies with an attachment on the back. The Gard’n Mast’r Gs never felt that way to me. Most production G models had a cast-iron front cross member, front axle, and front wheels. Those things put more weight on the front end, in comparison. The Garden All Tractor Company was nimble and able, with several employees who were capable. It was small, local, and inventive in appearance, but had a national sales network of dealers. If you appeared at their door with a modification or a request, it could be done. Many one-of-a-kind machines were built. Some short production runs were made. One example I read about was riding tractors for an Volume 11 Issue 4 | L&GT 37
amusement park. I own factory pictures of an early Gard’n Mast’r G tractor. A friend gave me matching pictures, with marketing features printed on the backside, from a dealer in Ohio. Two similar examples, from two different sources, are convincing proof that at least one was built. I have not physically found one of these early preproduction tractors. Here are comparison pictures: The prototype (1) had 26-inch rear steel disk wheels instead of 16- or 21-inch spoke wheels, steel disk front wheels instead of cast iron, and a different clutch and hood compared to production models that followed. The bona fides for the next two items are professional factory promotional black and white pictures
that were shown to Glenn by me and acknowledged as such (2). Here comes a model JR with a spray rig (3). I have found no sales literature or appearance on a price list for the spray rig. It was a custom-made rig, but I don’t know the customer or whether any more were made. Photo 4 shows a Pup with unusual features: pneumatic front tires with 8-inch rims instead of hard rubber fronts, 16-inch rear rim tires instead of 12-inch, 8hp Briggs & Stratton instead of 3.6hp Kohler, and a larger similarly styled hood. It also has the automotive rear axle, instead of a 1-inch axle with differential. Perhaps it is my long association with the tractors, inside information, and visits with Glenn, both at my home and his, that makes it easy for me
to quickly see the differences between experimental and production models. I bought my first Gard’n Mast’r tractor in the early 1980s. I have been at this for a long time. I hope I have given a little glimpse into a couple aspects of the Garden All Tractor Company and how a few of those things worked. This article is a sampling of one chapter of a book I am writing on the Garden All Tractor Company and its products. I hope to produce a thorough book for sale. If you know of, or own one of, these early or unusual models, contact me. My interest is of appreciating and photographing them, and logging serial numbers to determine the year built. Any sales literature, owner’s manuals, or factory photographs would definitely be of interest to me.
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ABOVE: Pictured from left to right: 1961 model 551, 1961 model 701, and the ultra-rare model 772 (a 1962 model 702 with a Hydrostatic transmission from a 1978 C-141). Also the metal dealer sign from Dave Pickett and a hard-to-find front cutter bar designed for the front engine tractors (believed to have only been made in 1961).
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ou never know just what you will see at the Florida Flywheelers Antique Engine Club Show in Fort Meade, Florida. This annual show held on the grounds of the Flywheelers is put on by a nonprofit club organized in 1972 for the enjoyment of restoring, preserving, and exhibiting antique internal combustion engines, steam engines, antique tractors and autos, and other labor-saving devices from the bygone years. My husband Keith and I have been attending the Flywheelers show on and off for years, but I think this was the first show where we saw a bevy of Wheel Horse tractors on display. Terry Wolfe of Terry’s Wheel Horse Rescue Ranch was set up in one of the rows at the show. Visitors literally
drive or walk up and down, row after row. Flea market finds are mixed with tractors. While there is a feature area dedicated to tractors only—and this year that was Oliver—most of the rows are a mixed assortment. Terry Wolfe came quite a ways for the show. He hails from Greenville, Ohio, and said, “I started collecting about 12 years ago. I have no ties to the Wheel Horse company, but it was the first riding lawnmower I ever bought. It was a used Wheel Horse and I redid it. I had no idea that other people did this and that it was really a hobby.” This was Terry’s first time at the Flywheelers show, which is a combination tractor show and flea market. The show is so big that it would be hard to walk in a day, or maybe even two. It is a great
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TOP: The side of a Wheel Horse shipping crate, which has survived since 1966. Terry got this from a former Wheel Horse dealer, Dave Pickett, who was involved with the Indianapolis 500. BOTTOM LEFT: A Wheel Horse lab coat displayed with photos from Wheel Horse tractors being used at the Indy 500.
place to find unusual items, like the wine bar we happened to spy made from a tractor grille, or the beautiful cow weather vane that was huge, or even the David Bradley sulky that my husband Keith brought home with him. Going up and down the aisles, Terry said, “We’ve already made lots of stops, more than I expected. I always wanted to come to this show.” The first Wheel Horse that Terry bought was a 656. “I generally keep between 20–24 lawn and garden tractors. I have a few additional brands: Sears, Simplicity and a couple of others. They come and go.” While Terry is into restoring the lawn and garden beauties, he is also into keeping them in a manner that they can go back to original if he
takes liberties in his “rescue.” “I restore, but try to avoid things that would prevent someone from returning it to original,” he explained. One example is the 772 Custom he built that started life as a 702. Using another Hydra rear end, Terry said, “I kept the original parts and they are all marked. There is only one of these,” he joked about his one-of-a-kind tractor, “in captivity!” At the show, Terry also had his 1962 702, 1961 551, 1960 55, a 351 original, and 1961 701, along with his 851 that is all original. Each little tractor had something special about it. “The 701 has an added exhaust. The 1963 753 is all original,” he said. When asked if he has a favorite, he said he has
BOTTOM RIGHT: Terry’s “butt buggy” that started its life as a Simplicity yard cart
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favorites for different reasons. “Some are better runners, and some look good.” But when it came down to it, he said, “The 702 and the original Wheel Horse Old Paint are the favorites. Old Paint gets a lot of attention.” While a big part of his collection made it to the show, a few didn’t make the trip. Many collectors begin their collecting because they grew up on a farm, however, that’s not true of Terry. But he does have a small barn and half of the garage to store his Wheel Horse treasures in. “That’s why there are no more than 20–24 tractors,” he added. When asked if this was a family affair, Terry said, “My wife lets me do it.” Having fun with his tractors is what it is all 42 L&GT | July/August 2017
about. It is easy to see how he came by the knowledge of how to repair these lawn and garden machines because he did machinery repairs for years, then worked in the field service area for the Do-All Co., where it sounds like he did it all. “I’m semi-retired. I quit Do-All and started a side business for a small clientele.” Rescuing antique Wheel Horses is what it’s all about for Terry Wolfe. His card says it all: “Terry’s Wheel Horse Rescue Ranch. Providing a good home for abandoned, orphaned, or unwanted Wheel Horse garden tractors.” Terry buys, sells, trades, and rebuilds all brands of garden tractors and small engines. If you have any questions, call 937-548-3731 or email him at redhorse47@embarqmail.com.
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The tractor that started it all! Fran took this photo 24 years before he started his project.
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here is a quaint little town up north named Portage, Wisconsin. In July, garden tractor collectors gather there for Garden Tractor Daze, an event hosted by Bret Esse and his garden tractor friends and family. The northerners take pride on hailing from the state that was home to many garden tractor greats: Bolens, Kohler, Case, Ariens, Wisconsin…the list could continue through several pages of this magazine, but you get the idea. There is no question that fine craftsmanship is found in the north, and the 5/8th-scale McCormick Deering 1020 that Fran Sturm built is no exception. This little gem is nearly 100 percent custom-made. The transmission and engine are the only “outsiders” on the whole rig. Upon seeing the machine for the first time, your eyes don’t know where to start looking first.
Fran is from Appleton, Wisconsin, but grew up in nearby Neenah. He remembers the rivets that the lugs made in the soil on his family’s farm with their McCormick Deering 1020, which his dad bought in 1928. Later, his father replaced the steel lugs with rubber, but Fran continued to drive the stiff-clutched machine until it was sold in 1970. Years later, at a tractor show in Chilton, Wisconsin, Fran saw a 5/8thscale McCormick Deering tractor and took a photo of it, thinking that one day he would attempt to do a build of his own. But as time went on, Fran found himself working on his own Cub Cadet collection, as well as projects for other collectors. In 2011, Fran decided to do something about his dream tractor and became more serious about the build. A friend of his had a neighbor who owned a 1930 model 1020 which sat in his yard. The fellow, Jim Vosters, agreed to let Fran use the tractor for measurements and hauled the machine to Fran’s place. Fran measured everything and then scaled it down, using math and calculaWheels are added. tions as most fabricators
The 1930 tractor that Fran modeled his tractor after
Working on the wheels
The wheels on the roller
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Putting together the front end
Fran stands proudly with his award-winning McCormick Deering.
Working on the engine
Engine is installed.
As a collector of IH Cub Cadet lawn and garden tractors, he decided to use a Cub Cadet transmission, which has three speeds and reverse.
are trained to do. Once the measurements were nailed down, the process began. Being a tool and die maker, and then later a machinist, Fran knew what kind of work lay ahead of him. As a collector of IH Cub Cadet lawn and garden tractors, he decided to use a Cub Cadet transmission, which has three speeds and reverse. He measured the chassis from the large tractor, and then took the measurements to a laser cutter to have the frame cut out. It is powered by a Waukesha ICK flathead engine that came from a refrigeration unit in a semi-truck. It is a vintage 1965 unit and is 61 cubic inches. Just like the old McCormicks, you have to turn the crank to make it start. Fran discovered that he would have to create a tool to make parts for the tractor. For example, he needed a grooved slip roll to make the fenders. He was using a friend’s roller and didn’t want to alter a roll that didn’t belong to him, so he custom-made a special slip. He also rolled and fitted the radiator tank, which he said was a great challenge. He was able to spot-weld the tank, and a friend did the final welding job before painting. The core for the radiator was ordered from Chicago. On the topic of tanks, you will notice that there are two tanks on the
The hand crank is added.
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A look at the front grille
This pulley is from a Cub Cadet and has the same spoke configuration as the McCormick Deering. In fact, it size. was nearly the perfect 5/8th
Steering assembly is added, as are the choke and throttle levers. The steering wheel is 7/8 tubing that was rolled. It is not solid steel. Also notice that the lugs are being added.
The tractor was on display at Garden Tractor Daze in Portage, Wisconsin. Prior to that, it was displayed at Red Power Roundup. The staff was excitedly awaiting his arrival. His tractor was also featured in a recent issue of Red Power Magazine.
Tank number two
The fenders are being fitted.
Another challenge for Fran was making the drive for the belt pulley, which is completely operable. After a lot of thought, he found that he was able to use an angle drive from a Cub Cadet snow blower.
old farm tractor: one with gasoline and one with kerosene. The operator would start the tractor on gasoline and then switch over to kerosene once he got it running. The scaled model does not run on kerosene; it is set up to use gasoline in both tanks. Another challenge for Fran was making the drive for the belt pulley, which is completely operable. After a lot of thought, he found that he was able to use an angle drive from a Cub Cadet snow blower. If you notice the square bolts on the machine, you will see that those too were custom-made exact to scale. Fran had to make a collet for the lathe to make all of the 10/24th bolts and 8/32nd hex head bolts. The front and rear wheels were all made by hand. There are 32 lugs on each side of the rears. Again, these lugs are another part that Fran found in full scale and then worked down to a 5/8th scale. They are also one of Fran’s favorite parts of the tractor. Not only are they attractive, but they also leave nice, deep markings on the grass. He admits that there is
The excitement builds up as Fran approached the end of his project.
Ready for paint. Notice the seat in this photo. It was made from a Case planter. Fran cut it down a little to make it proportioned to the tractor.
Here is a visual of how Fran made the lugs from start to finish.
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The engine purrs. Fran originally had a Kohler to power the machine but found the Waukesha on Craigslist and discovered that it ran like a top with this engine.
The driver’s view showing the shifter, the belt pulley lever, the “starter” gas tank, offset steering, and the choke-throttle-kill switch. The controls on this unit are original size, not scaled.
One last look at the McCormick Deering at Garden Tractor Daze
The left-side view
The beautiful, red wheels 48 L&GT | July/August 2017
Fran is surprised to receive the “Best of Show” award. Much deserved.
rubber that fits over the lugs, which makes it much easier for him to load and unload the machine from his trailer. Fran claims that there are things he wishes he had done differently, and since photographing his tractor, there are things he has updated. Originally, Fran used a Cub Cadet front axle, but over winter he decided to remove it and replace it with one that he custommade. He also made sure that the rear wheels have a double nut on them just like the original. As they say, an artist’s work is never done! You can see the 5/8thscale McCormick Deering at shows in Portage, Baraboo, and Edgar—all in Wisconsin.
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Andrew Kitson and his dad, Tom Kitson, at Garden Tractor Daze in Portage, Wisconsin
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ome people buy tractors to add to their collection. Some buy tractors to “flip” or resell. Some buy to strip down for parts. Few buy to give away. In a hobby that thrives on collectors who appreciate antique machinery, one thing we can all agree on is the importance of keeping youth involved and educated about these old tractors. Tom Kitson told me about his son Andrew, who takes pride in his collection but also “gives back” by donating good, restorable tractors to youngsters who are eager to learn. This is an interview that was conducted with Tom and Andrew at Garden Tractor Daze in Portage, Wisconsin.
L&GT: Andrew, tell me about how you got started collecting lawn and garden tractors. Andrew: A 1966 John Deere hydraulic lift 110 is the very first tractor I bought at 13 years old at an auction for $100. One of dad’s friends helped me get it going. I had always wanted one and wanted to show, but at the time they were too expensive. When I found this one it started the mayhem. I have 30–40 tractors now. I started with all John Deere 110s then got into the Patios [also known as John Deere Custom Color]. I have a full set of Patios in my collection. Now you see those at a lot of shows, so I wanted to get into something different and started collecting different brands of tractors. I like to buy and sell in order to keep updating my collection. Our collection ranges from a huge Gravely collection to now the Case T90. We are on both ends of the spectrum.
Andrew conducting an auction for garden tractor items
L&GT: Do you restore them, or do you just like to clean them up and get them running? Andrew: The plan is to restore, but I have none restored at this time. The only restored in the collection is my dad’s Gravely. L&GT: Tom, were you collecting at the time Andrew started buying, or did you recently fall into this like he did? Tom: When I was about nine or ten years old my neighbor had a Gravely and he tilled gardens. I enjoyed standing there and watching him till his garden. So, I went over and rented part of his garden for an FFA project. Many years later, my neighbor told me that he wanted to get into two-wheel garden tractors. This was after I had moved away and had married. He and I went to a sale and found some Gravelys and I reconnected with that memory, and I thought, “I remember that garden.” So I bought a 1947 Gravely that day. The one that Andrew was referring to—the one we restored—it used to belong The Case T-90 surrounded by Andrew’s wife and children
The twins: Katie on her Cub Cadet 382 Hydro and Cody on his Ford 140 with Johnson 10 loader and Ford garden butler cart
to that neighbor. We completely restored it—powder coated it and everything. And then, of course, the hunt for more started. There was a dealership south of us that had closed up, full of old stuff. Ran across two guys that bought it out. We bought all the Gravely stuff. So now we’ve got a 28-foot trailer with probably 20–30 implements on it. We don’t have them all but we keep looking. It just became a Gravely collection between Andrew and I and my other son Doug. The Gravely stuff just kind of grew, and Andrew’s collection just kept growing. We bought a Christmas tree farm, and it has suddenly filled up with his tractors. Then he just started buying and selling and finding parts and wheeling and dealing. Then, one day he said, “I am going to give a tractor to a kid to get him started.”
thought, “You know what, that is a good idea.” I have so many tractors, and some of them I was trying to give away but I couldn’t get anyone to take them. Decent tractors too. I have four Patio 112s and I had an extra one. It is kind of a parts tractor but it had a good serial tag and I had the 112 parts to make it complete, so I gave them both to a guy to restore for his FFA project. I think he was 13 or 14. A couple weeks later, I gave away a Cub 124 to a guy and his kid who was about 5 or 6 years old. They were going to restore it together. Yeah, I might get a couple hundred dollars for it, but if I can get a kid involved in the hobby, I’d rather give it away.
L&GT: And when did that start with you, Andrew? When did you start giving tractors away? Andrew: In 2015, it pretty much started. I got the idea from Facebook. I saw some of these gun clubs saying that .22 shells are hard for kids to buy, so guys wanted to see kids still shooting and decided that they were going to give shells away if you had a kid to take shooting. I 52 L&GT | July/August 2017
Andrew gets help from the twins to get the T-90 running again.
L&GT: You might keep this hobby going. Andrew: The way I look at it, I am one of the young guys [34 years old], and I have been involved with it for 20 years. We are losing the older guys to age and health problems. Some of them are selling off because they can’t physically do it anymore. If I can get a young guy into it who also gets their parents involved, then we are growing this hobby. My young twins don’t play video games—they go out and drive tractors.
L&GT: I can tell, just by watching them here. You always seem to have one of your kids with you when I see you drive by. Andrew: That Ford 140 is Cody’s tractor. He drives it all around our house. He knows how to start it, stop it…he can back up to a wagon and hook it up. L&GT I agree with you; it is nice to reach out to kids and see them be more active doing things like this. The majority have been lost in the world of electronics. Andrew: It really has. Once it is lost, equipment is lost too. I hope by doing this, it will get others to do the same. I can’t give a tractor to a guy in California because it is just not possible to do that from where I live in Illinois. If someone else in a different area starts giving some tractors away, it will make a difference. I am an auctioneer part time, so I come across some tractors that I can pay $50 for. It’s not a huge investment. I can buy it and give it away. Some of them I just buy and have a little fun with them and send them down the road. Some tractors will never go anywhere, like the very first one I bought. For 20 years I have been able to hold onto it. It’s one of those things that my kids can figure out what to do with when I am gone. Tom: He and his brother and a friend of mine were at the sale; they loaded it up and my friend brought it home for him. He said, “I bought a tractor,” and I said, “What?” We have a grandson who has a 110 and is going to shows… Andrew: I gave him a John Deere 110 flat fender for Christmas one year. He was all excited. It is immaculate. I keep the tractor in the shed for him, and he rides it once in a while. That was a Christmas present because he really liked
my tractor. That’s another deal I came across for $100. L&GT: Tom, what else can you tell me about what Andrew is doing? Tom: He’s pushing me to go to shows and keeping me going. He is always looking. I mean he is searching, searching, and he is always finding something. I am amazed at the people who know him all over the Midwest. We went to Tennessee to pick up some stuff he bought from a guy, and we had a John Deere Snowco trailer down with us, and we are somewhere in Nashville at rush hour trying to figure out where we are going. We are in the inside lane in bumper-to-bumper slow traffic. A semi pulls up along us and blows his horn, and he says your trailer is loose back there and is going to hit your tailgate. So, Andrew jumps out of the truck, going 10 mph, and there is a concrete barrier on my left and nowhere to go. He jumps on the trailer, and we’re staying in traffic, moving, people going by honking and waiving at him. He is moving and moving and finally gets it strapped back down, raises his hand up and so I stop…he jumps off quick and comes back in the truck. We say he was trailer surfing through Nashville during rush hour. Went on down, before nightfall, and loaded up a whole bunch of garden tractors from a guy. Constantly there is someone coming to my house to pick up stuff. Andrew is 60 miles away. “Okay dad, can you arrange to meet this guy to get whatever?” or “This guy’s dad is coming from the quad city to pick up…” I’ll have conversations with the parents. We all have kids the same age that are buying this stuff and we are transporting it. Jason, my son-in-law from Rochester, Minnesota, plays in the middle of it all too, buying this stuff. Of course, he is a Wheel Horse collector.
The Kitson Family garden tractor display, which was exhibited in Wisconsin
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Andrew and Tom find time to have some fun making a fun machine to drive around on at the tractor shows.
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Andrew still owns the very first tractor he bought at age 13. Here it is with a rare roller attachment and Brinly Gard-N-Cart.
It has been interesting. Been a lot of fun watching. I hate my wife is a saint. If I am ever at the fire station for a 24-hour to think the miles we drove on the trailers. We wore one out shift and if someone needs to pick something up, she’ll deal and on the second one now. Although Andrew married and with them. I sold a 3-point Brinly disk for $300 and the guy left home the collection has continued to grow. It has been handed her $200. She has seen me—I won’t even count the cash. You hand me the money, I 20 years we have been doing this. trust you. So, she didn’t count it but He has some pretty nice implements walked over and handed it to her now. The cream of the whole thing mother and said to count it. Well is the Case T90 that he found, and it was only $200. I have only had we dug that out of a barn. We spent that happen twice. Other than that, four hours hunting, digging, pulling, there are great people in this hobby. rustling, fighting. Tom: This is a wonderful Andrew: It took four years of hobby. Look at this show [Garden buying and selling tractors to get the Tractor Daze], how it grew from money to pay for that. last year. I am surprised. I didn’t Tom: The Colt 9 came out of the think there were that many attendsame place four years earlier. It’s just ees, but Brett said it was huge like a little honey hole. But we can’t compared to last year. That is let you in on it. Lot of fun watchwonderful. You got to keep the ing him do this. We’ve sold a lot people coming in to keep having of Gravely stuff to people over the the shows. We came up last year years. Met a lot of great people in just for Friday I guess. This year this tractor business. we made a family weekend out of Andrew: When somebody Girls just wanna have fun on John Deere tractors. it. We have had a good time. comes by to buy something from me, Andrew’s daughter Katie in the middle, and nieces on both sides. As you can see, garden tractor shows become a family reunion!
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Old Jacobsen and Yazoo parts. Call me with your part numbers. Don in WI, 715-754-5191. Wheel Horse A-80 E, rough but runs, not original motor, has deck, asking $100. Bolens 770, partially repainted, no mower deck, $100. Call Joe in NY at 315-681-1024. John Deere 1967 110 s/n 076207m. Original. Very complete, runs great. No smoke. Operates as should. Contact Roger in Indiana at 765-720-8454. Photo above. Bolens tractors. 1980 H16XT with mower and snow blower. 1981 H16 XL with snow blower. Both are restored to like new condition. Call for more info. 608-290-3433. Bolens 22” rear tine tiller, $120 call Larry in OH 937-548-0447.
Copar Panzer T102, restored and in excellent condition. Ready for tractor shows and summer parades. Asking $2,000. Call Dale in TN, 865-254-7446. Photos above. Parts for 318 John Deere. Motor with starter $150, All Sheet metal $150. Tom Norsworthy 470-213-3828. Supplying parts for General Electric Elec-Trak, New Idea and Wheel Horse Elec-Trak tractors. Clean Power Supply, 717-859-4234. For Sale: 2 - Deere Material Collection Systems, (MCS’s), both fit 318 to 430, one a 3 bag w/ a Kawasaki Power Pack, the other a PTO driven tilt dump system. Also I have different front weight options for a 318 frt. frame too. Call Randy in central Indiana, 317-714-3159, leave message. 56 L&GT | July/August 2017
Sears package deal: 3 for $2,700. (2) ST-16, 1 SS-16 twin with Onan engine. Contact Dave in FL 352-255-7623. Photo above. Loader from a Sears garden tractor, self leveling loader, only has a Sears tag on it, might be Kwick-Way. Call for information, $850. Haban Sickle bar mower from Cub Cadet, $350. Call Jim in IN at 317-512-0613.
Case 446 with mower deck $750.00, Toro/Wheel-Horse 520-H with mowerdeck, grader blade, 2-stage snow-blower $850.00, Wheel-Horse C-160 with 2-stage snow-blower $800.00, Simplicity 9020 Power-Max $2,750, White 9hp. Chipper-Vac $400.00, Nice Onan engine for John Deere 420 $500.00, Call Fred in WI, 262-338-8639. I am selling all my collection of 34 Wheel Horse tractors, 27 garden tractors, and 34 implements. Please look on my website http://rbwheelhorsestables.yolasite.com. Phone 519-786-5298 Roy from Ontario, or email roystew@xcelco.on.ca. For sale or trade: D-200 Wheel Horse garden tractor, has front and rear PTO and 3-point, runs well, $1,250. 1981 Craftsman FF18 garden tractor with mower deck and front snow blade, and three-point, needs engine, call for details; 1974 16hp MTD tractor, $250. Several Wheel Horse, Simplicity, Gilson garden tractors, call for details; David Bradley walk-behind breaking plow, $100; A rare Devere Locke 4-wheel garden tractor with 10hp Kohler engine, has snow blade and sleeve hitch adapter. Call Woody in IN at 317-831-3284 or 317-696-7447. Ford Jacobsen battery cover and all new hardware and wood panels. Model year 66 to 71 model years. $75 plus shipping. Contact Josh in PA, 717-367-0756.
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Restored John Deere patio red model 120, one of a kind, everything new, $10,000. Cub Cadet 682, runs good, $800. John Deere tiger stripe model 216, completely restored, $3,500. John Deere model 317, new engine, includes tiller and sprayer, $3,500. John Deere model 330, $3,000. John Deere model 430, completely restored, $5,000. John Deere model 322, runs good, mower deck reconditioned, $3,000. John Deere model 110, completely restored, $1,500. John Deere model 112H, completely restored, new engine, $3,500. John Deere model 80 dump cart, $600. John Deere model 70 lawn tractor, $1,000. Cub Cadet model 122, new clutch, runs great, $500. Cub Cadet model 2072, runs great, $1,000. Lots of 100, 200, and 300 series John Deere tractors. Photos available. Call Danny in IL, 618-407-9006.
Ford battery covers for 72-77 lgt. Made out of fiberglass. Will fasten directly to factory holes on the hood. $90 plus shipping. Ford reproduction grilles for Ford lgt 72-77. These are made out of fiberglass. $225 plus shipping. Contact Josh in PA at 717-367-0756. Due to declining health, selling my collection. Call Jerry at 205-454-0258.
Straight From the Horse’s Mouth-The Wheel Horse Story, Hard Cover, 265 Pages plus DVD, 203-376-4258, www.wheelhorsestory.com. Minneapolis-Moline model 112, hydrostatic drive, restored, new tires and paint, $1,250. Ask for Wayne Whalen (609) 827-5717.
Panzer tractors and attachments. Copar Panzers, Pennsylivania Panzers, and related parts such as front mount mowers, sickle mowers, V-snow plows, tillers, seeders, loaders, Brinly attachments, power sprayers, wagons, bucksaws, brush cutters, original cabs, canopies, wheel weights, weight boxes, sweepers, umbrellas, thermo foggers, lawn equipment magazines, literature, advertisements, binders, pictures. Serious collector! Email Panzerboy707@yahoo.com or call 410-812-3134. Deere 322, newer year, less than 1,000 hrs, good cond. w/ deck. Deere hydraulic dump Material Collection System for 318 to 430. Call Randy in central Indiana. 317-714-3159.
Economy/Power King/Country Squire/ Red-E digital files on a custom-printed USB thumb drive. 400 files containing 34,000 pages of factory publications. Contact Larry in OH (234) 284-8029 or rlgoss@twc.com. NEW PRICE~ 1995 (CASE) Ingersoll 6018 loader tractor, serial 14184804, has 25 original hours, includes nine manuals, in very good original condition, includes canopy, 2 spare tires, wheel weights, extension for the loader. Asking $6,340. Located in MA, call before 8 p.m. EST, 781-608-2477.
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Wheel Horse RJ 35 projects. Any condition considered. Please call or text 219-433-4029. Allis-Chalmers riding mower. Mow-Bee model 526. Call Dennis in IA, 319-396-9138. John Deere, Cub Cadet, Wheel Horse, A-C, Gilson, Ford, over 70 tractors and attachments all for sale. Contact for more information. Brian in TX, 828-342-0469. Bantam, restored and in excellent condition. Ready to ride! Asking $2,000. Call Dale in TN, 865-254-7446. Photo above. BarneveldImp.com is your Case & Ingersoll garden tractor headquarters and the largest new and used in-stock parts dealer in the USA. Call Bill or Charlie at 608-924-1662.
Four-wheel-drive lawn tractor, looking for any brand to mow ditches with. John Fulkerson 707-301-9000. I need a flywheel for Simplicity 9020/Onan engine. Ken 812-9684850 (Please leave message.) Small German tractor or riding lawnmower. Jesse Huhenshell ph: 319-646-2381. Volume 11 Issue 4 | L&GT 57
*July 7,8,9 Portage, Wisconsin 2017 Annual Garden Tractor Daze, featuring Jacobsenmade garden tractors and attachments. Jacobsen banners will be auctioned off on Saturday. As always, all makes and models of lawn and garden tractors and equipment are welcome to the show. Also hosting the 2nd annual John Deere Custom Color (Patio tractor) reunion, and the annual Colt-Case-Ingersoll Collectors Convention (CCICC). For more information, contact Bret Esse 608-297-7400. July 7, 8, 9 Gilbert, PA Pocono Old Tyme Farm Equipment Association, at the West End Fairgrounds. This year featuring all makes and models of lawn and garden tractors and equipment. We have a great selection of hit and miss engines. See some of the finest restored farm tractors in the area. Fun for all. Welcome to our new museum—see how many pieces you can remember. First time to the show: the PA Woodmoblile, kids barrel ride pedal tractor pull. For the adults: garden tractor pull and farm tractor pull. Parade of tractors at noon, threshing machine, food and more. 570-688-7133. P.O. Box 06, Gilbert PA 18331. steelestrd@verizon.net. July 8, 2017 Rock Falls, IL Rock Falls Antique Engine and Tractor Show. 3312 West Rock Falls Road at Long Shot Bar and Grille. Free admission, free vendor space, breakfast & lunch on grounds, food drive. For more information call Terry at 815-440-9679 or Gerald at 815-499-6566. July 13, 14, 15 Canandaigua, NY New York State Two Cylinder Expo Association Expo XIII. The world’s largest antique two-cylinder John Deere show featuring John Deere Model 630 series. Located at the New York Steam Engine Association Grounds on Gehan Road. Tractor pulls, pedal tractor pulls, demonstrations, seminars, daily parades, parts vendors, tractor games, craft market, slow race, souvenirs, toys, food, wine seminar, winery tour, huge vendor area, consignment auction, free parking, and more. For more information contact John & Cheryl Jensen at 585-526-6607 or Bruce & Lois Morris at 607-776-3592. www.newyorkstateexpo.com. 58 L&GT | July/August 2017
*July 28, 29, 30 Boonville, Indiana Antique Steam & Gas Engine Club, summer show, featuring Massey Harris and Massey Ferguson tractors, lawn & garden tractors and equipment. Lots to see…. field demonstrations, threshing, steam, log cabin, parade of power, saw mill, very large flea market and vending area, camping available both primitive and hook up. For more information call Richard at 812-897-1453. July 29 West Lafayette, Indiana 37th Annual Tippecanoe Steam and Gas Power Show at the Tippecanoe Amphitheater located at 4449 State Road 43 North, West Lafayette, Indiana. Antique garden tractors, gas engines, tractors, cars, field tillage demonstrations and plowing. Free admission and free vendor space. Free lunch for exhibitors. For more information contact Doug Miller, 765-497-1834. www.tsgpai.org. August 4, 5 Morgantown, KY The Butler County Antique Engine and Tractor Club presents the 11th Annual Tractor Show featuring Oliver tractors and Wisconsin engines. Lots of events for people of all ages. Lawn and garden tractors and flea market collectors are welcome. Located at Charles Black City Park. Contact for more information: Troy 270-570-4927. August 4, 5, 6 Jones, MI St. Joe Valley Old Engine Association presents the 57th Annual Antique Tractor and Engine Show, featuring Case, garden tractor display, tractor games, music, and more. For more information contact Tim at 269-651-4878. August 4, 5 Sevierville, TN 9th Annual Antique Tractor & Engine Show at the Sevier County Fairgrounds. For more information contact Mark Myers at 865-679-7648. August 11, 12, 13 Brownville, PA National Pike Steam, Gas & Horse Association 37th Annual Show featuring Gravely and International
tractors. Antique tractors, gas engines, rope making, shingle mill, sawmill, crafts, flea market, daily parade, antique construction equipment, antique trucks & cars, largest diggings show in the USA! For information call 724-785-6855, www.nationalpike.com.
of lawn & garden on display. For more information contact Dave Carton at 309-441-5915. www.vintagefarmequipmentshow.com.
September 23 Churchville, Virginia August 18, 19, 20. 24th. Annual Churchville Fall Festival. Sponsored by Lancaster, Ohio Western Augusta Steam & Gas. Fairfield Country Antique Tractor Club Truck Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 8 A.M. Churchville & Tractor Show featuring the 2017 International Elementary School, Rt 250. Featuring John Deere, all Harvester Chapter 6 Club State Show. Show grounds makes are welcome. Tractors, garden tractors, vintage are at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds (new location cars, engines plus other things from the past. Face paintfor 2017), 157 East Fair Ave., Lancaster, OH. All ing, working farm demonstration, barrel train, black makes of tractors, hit miss engines and vintage trucks smith, pedal pull, and much more. Flea market space welcome. Flea Market, Craft Show, Steam Engines, available for $5.00. Call 540-337-7033 for information. Corn Sheller, Saw Mill, Buzz Saw, Threshing Wheat, Stationary Bailer, Hit Miss Engines, Corn Shredding. October 21 Pancake breakfast sponsored by Friends of Alley Park Dickson, TN Saturday morning. Antique tractor pulls, Saturday. Bob & Rob’s 10th Annual Garden Tractor Show. All Garden tractor pulls, Sunday. Camping available: makes and models of garden tractors welcome. Free Call Geb Bader 740-304-4170. Additional informaset up spaces for vendors; tractor games and women’s tion Doug Show 740-407-2347. skillet toss; Rob’s World Famous Chili served at noon. For more info, email rgwetterau@gmail.com, or call September 2, 3, 4 615- 948- 6439. Pontiac, IL Central States Thresherman’s Reunion will feature ROOF Equipment and hope to get a large turnout of Roof 60s and Roof Palominos. Contact Dave for more information, 815-579-0026. For more information on Roof Machines, check out the Facebook page Roof Mowers Talk Palomino 60 and More. September 8, 9 Hopkinsville, Kentucky Hopkinsville Antique Tractor & Small Engine Show. Friday & Saturday, Cherokee Park Show Grounds Shawnee Drive, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. For more information contact Howard Jones at 270-348-5883 or email at christyjo20@hotmail.com. September 9, 2017 Sterling, IL Farm & Family Day at 1801 Ave G, Sterling IL. Parkway Retirement Center. Free admission, lots of activities for everyone. For more information call 815626-1121. Email: parkwaycenteract@att.net. September 16, 17, 18 Atkinson, IL Vintage Farm Equipment Show at Bridge Park. Along with promoting the young collectors, we are helping to raise money and awareness for the several AG museums in our area. There will be a large group * L&GT/HAPCO Parts will be in attendance.
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The Spirit of America as seen in this photograph which displays the United States flag, a sign for U.S. savings bonds, and Wisconsin-built Simplicity lawn and garden tractor.