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30 Colt 2+ Tools, The Legend Lives by Kate Goelzhauser
44 The Alphabet Line by James Ricci
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51 The Miniature Minneapolis-Moline Model G by Roger Schultz
Departments 5 Editor’s Notes by Brandon Pfeiffer
7 From the M.E. by Kate Goelzhauser
8 Reader Mail
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12 The Vista Green Cub Cadet Original by Kate Goelzhauser
ENGINE SCIENCE
18 The Briggs & Stratton Flo Jet Carburator by Norman Ng,
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22 John Deere Tractor Hauling by Cindy Ladage
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25 Another Peek Into the “B”ee-Hive! by Josh Thornton
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38 Mystery Mowers by Al Hofer
56 Classifieds
58 Road Trips
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hope your spring season is going well and that you are getting a chance to get your lawn and garden tractors out of the shed. As I write you, it is March 14 and it is very cold out, with temperatures expecting to be in the mid-20s by this evening. In fact, it is so cold out that I have decided to spend the day inside and work on a Baird Beaver riding tractor article. Today is my birthday, and I have finally reached the big 50. I remember something my great grandma said to my dad when he was a young man. She advised him to live life to the fullest because it will be over before you know it. As I get older, I now understand what she was trying to convey. It seems like just a few years ago that I thought high school and college would never end. I have now been out of high school for 32 years and college for 26 years. It feels the same with my three children. They have grown up so fast, and after this year, I will only have one of my kids still in public school. My, how time flies by. One thing I will have to say that hasn’t changed is my wife. She is still as beautiful to me as she was the day we met. I tell her that I think she is getting even more beautiful, and she tells me that I just think she is because I love her so much. We will probably never agree on this viewpoint, but that is okay. Speaking of my wife, Charlotte has now taken over the day-to-day operations of Lawn & Garden Tractor Magazine and is doing a tremendous job. This enables Kate and me to continue our focus on content, while Charlotte makes sure our readers receive their magazines. Before Charlotte took over, Ertel Publishing managed our magazine for five years. During this time period, they enabled us to double in readership and helped us survive and grow beyond our wildest dreams. I want to thank Pat, Vicki, and the rest of “Team Ertel” for helping us realize our dreams. We are in the process of coming out with our first ever 16th scale miniature toy garden tractor. As you might recall, we attempted to do this around six years ago but there was
Brandon helps friend and collector John Stephens move his old pickup truck which he used during his days as a John Deere dealer in southern Indiana. John has some great stories to tell about his grandpa and his dad who owned the dealership before he took over the reins.
not enough interest at the time. We feel that the hobby has grown so dramatically that it is time to bring this project back to life. Our first toy is going to be a Panzer lawn and garden tractor, and then we plan to come out with other brands every couple years. You won’t believe the detail that this little replica will have. We will only be making 500 of them, and they will be pre-sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. When we come out with the next series, these buyers will have the first opportunity to buy them. We are in the quoting process of this project and will keep you informed as the new toy gets closer to completion. We are within two weeks of starting to move into our new warehouse. I am so excited to have all of our parts under one roof. This should dramatically improve our turnaround time for parts orders and enable us to keep better inventory as well. Knowing Kate, I am sure that she will be posting photos of our progress with this facility on Facebook. Kate and I are getting ready to head to New York to pick up seven Beaver riding tractors that we bought from Peter Zander, the previous owner of the Beaver Tractor Company. They are quite rare, so we plan to have them eventually on display at our office. We will also be bringing back a lot of Peter’s remaining collection to help him sell it. If you are looking for a certain Beaver tractor, part, or attachment, please feel free to contact either Kate or me. These machines are very unique and would make a great addition to a not-socommon lawn and garden tractor collection. I wish you all a blessed spring! 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
Scale Pull, TTPAI classes only, on Friday night, June 6 at 6:00 p.m. That will be free to registered exhibitors. Plan to attend and support our local pulling teams. On Saturday, we will have a garden tractor rodeo, so be sure to come and play. As always, there is no charge to exhibit, but we highly encourage you to join the SIAM Club for $10 to help cover the expense of the fairground rental. What’s new? Ken Flexter twisted my arm after our River City Garden Tractor Club meeting a few weeks ago. In the back of his pickup truck, he had an all-original John Deere model 70, which has been on my wish list for several years. I was surprised at the conMy son Jesse took this lovely family photo using his drone. Speaking of airborne, he will be flying dition of this beauty. It came with a the coop and heading to Indiana University in Bloomington this fall to continue studying for his blade and mower deck and the original degrees in Criminology and Spanish. manuals. It is my hope to have it running for the Extravaganza, and it won’t take much to get her going. I also had the engine for the Spirit ur 8th Annual Lawn & Garden Tractor of ‘76 replaced, and now it runs beautifully! I have a few minor Extravaganza is coming up on June 9, and we are things to do to it, but it will also be at the show and actually runexcited about this year’s show, which will feature ning this time! I don’t think that machine has any more than Allis-Chalmers tractors and United Engines. We are 10 minutes of complete running time due to engine issues. My the largest garden tractor show in the Midwest, boasting 600 to thanks to Don Campbell and Paul Funk for their help with that. 700 lawn and garden tractor exhibits. Tractors have come from We have a new designer working for us now. Her name is Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, Arizona, and lots of Fran Sherman, and we are so happy to have her on our team. states in between. We are also happy to have Lisa VanDyke back as our copyediOur show is in conjunction with the Southern Indiana tor and proofreader. Additionally, Brandon’s wife Charlotte has Antique Machinery (SIAM) Club Classic Iron Show, which taken over several duties, such as answering the phone, taking draws farm machinery, hit-and-miss engines, steam engines, a giant flea market, a consignment area, and live working demon- subscriptions, and handling the advertising and finances. Most strations. The SIAM Club puts on an excellent show, and we are people don’t know this, but Charlotte and I were good friends blessed that they have opened their facility to us. This year, Lawn before I started working with Brandon nearly 15 years ago! Also, our friends at Sundance Press in Tucson, Arizona, have & Garden Tractor Magazine will be set up in one of the buildings next to the toy show building. It is a large, open air building with kept in close contact with us for the last several years. Their owner, Steve Rhynard, has even flown out to our show numerlots of space for exhibits and for the silent auction. Follow the ous times to meet with Brandon and me. They are printing this signs to find us! This year, our show is also open to vintage Jeep issue and the issues to follow, and there is no denying the qualand military machines. It will be an exciting weekend. ity of their print! It’s a great team, and I’m proud of all the hard I am currently collecting items for the silent auction to benefit work we’ve done over the last few months. I hope you too will the Mayo Clinic Department of Development for Oral Cancer share in the excitement of our changes and the future of Lawn & Research, in memory of my dear friend Julie Smart. All proGarden Tractor Magazine. We appreciate your support and hope ceeds from the auction will be donated from the Friends of that we see many of you at the shows this summer! L&GT Magazine/SIAM Club. Feel free to send an auction item to me directly or bring it to the show with you and we will get it in the auction immediately. The auction will start on Saturday Peace~Love~Tractors morning and will end at 4:00 that evening. Go Cardinals! The Tri-State Pullers Association, Inc. will have a Quarter
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Dear L&GT Magazine: This is our 1974 John Deere 110 that Daddy and I built together. We got Daddy out to the shop on a Sunday to watch me put the hood on and take a few photos. It was such a blessing to us all to see him get excited about something! I hope to have the deck on and mow some grass with it Saturday. We’ve had this tractor ever since it and myself were brand new in 1974. I’m not sure what it’s worth to the average collector, but as long as I live, it will never be for sale! I included a photo of him pulling me in a wagon with the John Deere in 1975, when I was 9 months old! I’m currently working on a John Deere 112 from the same time frame. I rescued
it from a junkyard, and am making a “Street Rod” version of it. I’ll send a photo of it when I’m finished. I sure wish Daddy was around to share in this new project. He would have been so proud. Daddy only made it a few more weeks after that photo was taken. Keith Stone Tifton, Georgia
Dear L&GT Magazine: This is my Uncle Bud working the garden with his trusty International Cub Cadet 149 in 1976. He only had three mouths to feed, but the garden was big enough to feed the whole town! As you can see, there is a reason this area is called North Stonington, CT. For a job like this, the loader was a “must.” Al Hofer Pawcatuck, Connecticut
8 L&GT | May/June 2017
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Dear L&GT Magazine: Here is a photo of my 1962 Cub Cadet Original that was bought in 2009 at the Portland, Indiana, swap meet. I installed new tires, rims, seat, muffler throttle cable, voltage regulator, and choke cable. The engine is an original 7hp Kohler and it was rebuilt. I painted the hood and touched up all paint. I also added a rear hitch and Brinly plow. In July of 2015, Dan from Farmall Parts in Portland, Oregon, came to Illinois to do a calendar for 2016. My Cub Cadet was chosen to be in the calendar. Farmall Parts is also a sponsor of our Antique Tractor and Engine Show, which will be held July 8, 2017 at Long Shot Grill and the city park that is connected to Long Shot Grill. We have a food drive and free craft and vendor spaces. Exhibitors and the public are never charged to attend the show. We also have tractor games, a drawing, and have line dancers perform. If more information is needed about the show, you may call 1-815440-9679 and ask for Terry. Terry Hadaway Rock Falls, Illinois
Dear L&GT Magazine: I brought this 1961/551 tractor home to restore, but while sitting at the kitchen table one night looking for parts, something told me to make a cancer-support tractor. A few minutes later, a vision popped in my mind. Well, I figured someone was telling me to do this build, so here it is, just like the vision. I have been redoing Wheel Horse tractors for over 20 years and both my son and I are car buffs, so this tractor has a bit of a hot-rod theme to it. We put big tires on the back, small ones on the front, exhaust running out the back, and an exhaust shield made from a fire extinguisher. The steering wheel is from an old hot rod that I had. I also installed a hi-low style transmission in place of the standard 3 speed. Also, only one minor modification was made to the frame to install the HF 79cc motor. The colors are gray (my son has brain cancer), pink (my mom is a breast cancer survivor), and burgundy and ivory (my dad has battled neck cancer). The ribbons on the hood each represent the colors on the tractor. I fully enjoyed doing this build. Next spring, my son and I are building another one using a mid ‘60s style tractor as a father-son project. He wants us both to take them to cancer events and local parades. Mike Arwood Via Email Volume 11 Issue 3 | L&GT  9
Dear L&GT Magazine: Here are some photos of my collection. I have a miniature Ford 8N that I built from a kit that I saw in the Farm Show paper. It is still a work in progress. I have a Struck mini dozer that I found in a shed. We are planning to build a trailer for that machine. I have a lot of John Deere machines: a little model 100 with a mower deck, and my 322 which is the best tractor in the herd—it has a Cozy Cab and front blade. My John Deere 110 round fender was a basket case when I bought it. My model 70 had weeds growing through it when I found it. My John Deere 110 square fender was another good find, as well as my model 140 H3 with the sickle-bar mower. I also have a hay wagon, a snow thrower, and a roto tiller. I also included a photo of my granddaughter who, at four months old, fell asleep on grandpa’s tractor seat. The tractor show is hard work for my little helper. I also have a grandson who is four years old and likes to pedal tractor pull. Both of my grandchildren now ride on their dad’s lap when he mows the lawn. He has a model 322 and a 140H3. The kids just love the tractors. We do our own restorations and fabricating. We work outdoors, so we’re waiting for the weather to change. God Bless, Harry & Elinore Steele Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
10 L&GT | May/June 2017
CADET GARAGE TALK
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CUB CADET ORIGINAL By Kate Goelzhauser | kate@lagtmag.com Photos by Dominic Deeble
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V
ery little is known about the Cub Cadet multi-colored series that International Harvester (IH) envisioned. One thing that is certain—the idea never evolved to anything more than prototype colors on Cub Original hoods, wheels, seats, and grilles. As far as we know, a complete tractor was never built. The photo of the items, as seen in this story, came from collector Paul Bell who purchased the photo at an estate auction of one of the former engineers at Harvester Louisville. The items appear to be in a conference room at the headquarters. They are color-coded from left to right as follows: #93-27154 Seascape Blue; #93-27150 Sunshine Gold; #93-27147 Coral Pink; #201 Harvester Red; #93-27156 Tropical Lavender; and #93-83614 Vista Green. The photo made its way to a Cub Cadet forum, and from there it became an Internet sensation on Facebook and Google. That is where collector Stephen LuBuda found it—he was searching online for information on prototype Cub Cadets when the multi-colored parts photo appeared. Stephen searched for more information, but uncovered very little about the “what could have been” colored series. It is believed that IH was testing the market and making a move to appeal to the lady of the house, thinking that if the wife loved the optional colors on the Cub, the husband would buy it. It is rumored that the photo appeared in a magazine in
TOP LEFT: This photo, provided by Paul Bell, shows the unique idea that IH had for its Cub Original back in the early 1960s. TOP RIGHT: The frame on the Cub Original is painted IH White. LEFT: The colors are starting to come together.
the early 1960s, revealing the new color line and informing the reader that the frame would be IH white and the consumer would have six colors to choose from to accent their machine. Incidentally, Stephen’s great aunt worked for the local IH dealer as a salesperson from the 1960s to the early ‘70s. Stephen talked to her and asked whether she remembered anything about this idea. Surprisingly, she did! She told him that when she had just started working for IH, they briefed some salespeople on options for paint Volume 11 Issue 3 | L&GT 13
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TOP: The Cub Original is completely restored. What a terrific color combination. MIDDLE: This attractive machine makes one wonder if IH had made a short run of these, would it have been successful? 14 L&GT | May/June 2017
colors for lawn tractors. They told them that they were possibly going to offer options to help push sales for women. That was all she remembered and that is probably all she found out because obviously the idea never left the launching pad. With the little bit of information he collected, Stephen was now strongly considering making a reproduction Cub in Vista Green. Stephen used a four-digit 1961 Cub Original that he traded his two model 128s for. He took the tractor apart, down to the bare frame. He prepped
it, primed it, and was ready to put on the first coat of paint. It was at this point he decided to make it one of the optional colors. He said, “I didn’t want yellow or lavender. The blue was not too bad. Harvester Red was nice but I’ve seen other Cub Originals in red and white. The Vista Green was the one I liked the most.” Stephen got the paint code and went to a local paint shop to see if they could use the old code and mix up a batch for him. They looked for the paint code but didn’t find anything to match the number #93-83614.
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“I didn’t want yellow or lavender. The blue was not too bad. Harvester Red was nice but I’ve seen other Cub Originals in red and white. The Vista Green was the one I liked the most.”
TOP: The driver’s view of the Cub Original BOTTOM: What a beauty! From this view, you can see the painted coil.
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TOP: Stephen had the decals printed in white. BOTTOM: A nice view of the painted grille and the PTO adapter upgrade kit
He told them what the paint was for, so they looked for other paint codes from 1960 to 1961. They found a similar code used as household/ residential paint, but it was off by a few numbers. They brought up the paint color, and it was nearly identical. He had it mixed and shot it on the grille, seat, hood, and wheels. He decided to personalize a few minor components on the tractor, applying the Vista Green paint to a few other areas such as the coil and the voltage regulator. The frame was, of course, painted IH White. Notice that the decals are all in white, as well. Stephen’s Cub Original has a PTO upgrade 16 L&GT | May/June 2017
kit on the front, which is pretty rare. The Original used a deck that had two blades. When the numbered series came out, they used a three-blade deck. If you had an Original and wanted to upgrade your deck, you needed the PTO adapter kit to make the three-blade deck work. The project took Stephen about three months, working on it a few nights a week after work. It is his first complete nut-and-bolt restoration. If he finds another Original, he would like to do another in the series, painting it Seascape Blue. Although it is a reproduction, as far as he knows, it is the only reproduction that has been made.
ENGINE SCIENCE
The Briggs & Stratton
FLO JET CARBURETOR By Norman Ng | info@isavetractors.com
ABOVE: Air flow image of the Flo Jet
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arburetors typically come in one of three orientations: sidedraft, downdraft, or updraft. These refer to how air flows through the carburetor. The different orientations offer advantages based on where they are mounted on the engine. The earliest design was the updraft carburetor. This updraft design allows the carburetor to sit lower beside the engine to aid in gravity feeding fuel. Air enters the carburetor and is redirected upward as it passes through the venturi. The sidedraft carburetor has air flowing sideways as it passes through the venturi. With the downdraft carburetor, air flows downward through the venturi. The downdraft carburetor is positioned above the engine,
offering space-saving advantages over the updraft and sidedraft designs. Twin-cylinder engines frequently use downdraft carburetors. The Briggs & Stratton Cast Iron Engines use the Flo Jet Carburetor, which is an updraft design. The two most common Flo Jet Carburetors are the medium and large two-piece Flo Jets. The medium is commonly referred to as a 3 Bolt Carb, and the large is referred to as a 4 Bolt Carb. The Flo Jet Carburetors have some unique characteristics that lead to end-user problems and confusion on how to solve them. This article is to help you understand how the Flo Jet Carburetors work and how to solve some of the common issues associated with them.
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BASICS OF A CARBURETOR:
A carburetor utilizes air pressure differentials to move an air and fuel mixture through it and into the engine. Using Bernoulli’s principle, we are able to achieve a 14.7:1 air-fuel ratio for optimum engine performance. The Flo Jet consists of the following primary components: upper half body lower half body throttle plate choke plate main-speed adjustment needle low-speed adjustment needle emulsion tube/main jet float inlet needle inlet seat gasket
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Fuel enters your carburetor through the fuel inlet and fills the fuel bowl. The atmospheric vent allows atmospheric pressure into the fuel bowl as well. As the piston in your engine moves downward, it creates a vacuum which draws in air through the intake end of the carburetor. As the air travels through the venturi, the air’s pressure drops, and fuel is drawn down from the fuel bowl, and then back up through the main jet and emulsion tube. The low-pressure air mixes with and atomizes the fuel. This air/fuel mixture continues through the intake valve and into your combustion chamber. Every carburetor works like this, but the Flo Jet design has two unique characteristics that plague many owners:
BOTTOM LEFT: Flo Jet parts BOTTOM RIGHT: Neoprene O-rings
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BOTTOM RIGHT: Diagram of the Flo Jet
• The emulsion tube/main jet sits below the fuel bowl. • The atmospheric vent runs from the upper half of the carburetor to the lower half of the carburetor.
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The problem most users encounter is a leak from inside the carburetor. The leaks seem mysterious and unsolvable to many. The two unique characteristics mentioned earlier are where the leaks occur. Let’s examine why: The emulsion tube/main jet sits below the fuel bowl. This results in the emulsion tube and main jet constantly having fuel pressure against them. The original design relies on the mating surfaces between the carburetor body and the main jet/emulsion tube to be perfect in order to provide a seal between each other. As corrosion and age set into your carburetor, this seal is often compromised. Fuel is always being pulled down toward the main jet area, so fuel will continuously leak out causing an overly rich air/fuel mixture and loss of fuel. The atmospheric vent is divided by the two halves of the carburetor. As a result, fuel can leak in between the gasket and flow into the atmospheric vent and down into the
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carburetor. This also causes loss of fuel and a rich air/fuel mixture. The fuel level needs to be slightly below the bottom half of the carburetor to prevent this. Warping of the carburetor halves can also create an easier path for fuel to leak into the atmospheric vent.
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Briggs & Stratton recommends using a lapping compound to polish the surface of the carburetor body and the shoulder of the emulsion tube to restore the sealing surface. I have found simply installing a neoprene washer on the emulsion tube provides a longer lasting and more reliable seal. To solve the leak into the atmospheric vent, make sure your float level is adjusted perfectly. The float should be perfectly parallel to the upper carburetor body or sit slightly lower than level. This keeps fuel below where the two halves of the atmospheric vent meet. Also, make sure your carburetor halves are not warped when the bolts are tightened down. If there is a visible gap between the two halves of the carburetor at the atmospheric vent, sand down the two halves until the gap is gone. I hope this helps you solve your Flo Jet Carburetor problems. Thank you for saving the tractors!
PORTAGE, WI • JULY 7, 8, 9, 2017 Show times Friday 8-5 Saturday 8-5 Sunday 8-3
ADMISSION:
$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!
DEERE CROSSING
TOP: The complete hauler
Tractor Hauling John Deere
By Cindy Ladage
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arryl Cox is a contractor from Tennessee. He is known in the farm toy community for his amazing cotton pickers and his John Deere cotton displays. This year, Darryl did something new for the Mid-America Toy Show; he created a scratch-built lawn and garden hauler. Darryl said he had gotten into the lawn and garden tractor hobby, and this new creation seemed to fit his love for the hobby. The Mid-America Toy Show is a farm toy show where collectors can find parts, tractors, and toys for almost any make and brand. The show has a farm layout display and scratch and custom-built farm toy contest. In this contest, attendees are able to see some amazing talent, like Darryl’s, and view their creations. Darryl’s transporter began with an extra truck. Darryl said, “I had an extra truck, and I wanted a trailer and thought it would be neat to have a
transporter like they used back in the 1960s.” The thought had been mulling about in his head for at least a year because, Darryl said, “Last year at the show I bought wheels, tires, and rims from a vendor and that got me started.” Being a John Deere guy, he added, “I wanted a drop deck trailer with a rounded fender and a four-legged Deere decal.” His entire trailer is made out of brass and is very, very detailed. To gather up his collection of John Deere garden tractor toys, Darryl said he kept an eagle’s eye on eBay. He was successful in gathering enough models for his trailer. Overall, he collected 12 lawn and garden models, and 4 of them are John Deere Custom Color models, also know as the patio series. He said, “The patio series are on the front. I painted the containers to match the color of the patio tractor.” It is neat to look at the front of the garden Volume 11 Issue 3 | L&GT 23
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TOP LEFT: The rear of the truck showing the lights and mud flaps TOP RIGHT: The cab of the hauler, transporting a trailer of John Deere lawn and garden tractor equipment BOTTOM LEFT: The very popular squarefender model 140 is crated and ready for delivery. BOTTOM MIDDLE: Darryl used real oil cans to represent full-size oil cans being hauled. BOTTOM RIGHT: Darryl lifts up a crate to show how it is uniquely customized. Notice the wheel weights on the 140 toy model.
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hauler and see the colorful crates coordinating with the patio tractors. He has a red, blue, orange, and yellow patio model and matching crate. Each crate/container snaps out of the hauler easily. The containers are stacked in a pod of 4, and each section has 4 containers filled with 4 tractors. There are 12 containers in all. The next section contains four John Deere 140 toy models, and a group of four 110s are on the tail end. At the very end of the trailer, Darryl put a screen on the back of the crate section to protect the tractors from debris. The trailer also has lights that Darryl made from sequins. Everything looks like if it was life size, it would be the real deal. On each crate, Darryl placed “property of John Deere” because he said the crates would be returned to Deere after the lawn and garden tractors were unloaded. The crates are held in place by a cable he created with springs that stretches from the top of the crate down to the angle iron
on the side of the drop deck trailer. “I used 1/8 elastic strap for the tie downs and jewelry trim and fasteners to hold it,” Darryl explained. On the upper deck, this transporter is carrying cans of oil. This is in front of all 12 tractors. “I used real John Deere oil cans. They are almost the right scale for a 55-gallon drum,” Darryl added. Beside the John Deere oil cans, Darryl created a platform where he stored some John Deere lawn and garden carts. Every space on the trailer is used. “In the middle there is a loader for the lawn and garden tractors above the drop deck,” he said. It is easy to see that Darryl is a detail-oriented builder in his career life, as well as in his hobby life. This was a new twist on scratch building and great fun for those who enjoy farm toys and especially the lawn and garden tractors. Darryl combined the toy trucking, tractor, and transport aspects of the hobby all into one.
SIMPLICITY
“B”ee-Hive! Another Peek Into the
Allis-Chalmers “Early” B-10 Tractor By Josh Thornton | misimplicitytractor@gmail.com
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t’s a fantastic time of year. Spring has sprung, or is making its entrance where you are, and longer days with warmer temperatures invite folks outdoors to energize those who may have been forced to hide away from the bitterness of winter. The bumble bee is among those creatures soon looking for chores to do, seeking to take on another summer by relentlessly working daybreak till dusk. These tireless bees do not have the benefit of social media to validate that they are not alone in their work, but tractor collectors do! At this point in the year, it becomes clear that, like the bees, collectors and enthusiasts of all ages are emerging from a long and daunting winter, to
take on projects, polish up their show machines, and begin turning earth and mowing grass—and to share their enthusiasm with us all, on the web. The “buzz” on tractor forums, Facebook, and other social platforms provides evidence that gardening season is upon us, and show season is ramping up quickly. These activities fuel a passion for hunting down new projects, wrapping up old ones, and making arrangements to spend time in group settings, sharing and admiring classic lawn and garden iron. Spring has always brought things to life. Decades ago, at this time of year in 1964, it would have been an exciting time not for collectors, but for proud homeowners, who were
ABOVE: Brad Rarbin’s early B-10 with a tiller and OEM front counterweight
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TOP LEFT: An early barn find B-10 TOP RIGHT: Double-strap rear drawbar BOTTOM: Early B-10 with the H-900 Groundsaw Trencher
watching every single blade of grass grow, and hoping for spring rains and sunny days to get it growing fast! They longed for the first chance to show off their new garden tractor in front of all of their neighbors. That spring of 1964 was the very first time another type of bee emerged from a winter of snow and cold. The Allis-Chalmers B-10 made its first mowing season debut, establishing a legacy lasting still today, and, inevitably, well beyond. If you recall from the March issue of Lawn & Garden Tractor Magazine, a thorough explanation was presented for the first AllisChalmers design for a garden tractor, the B-1. While it was the first “B”ee, it would not be the last, and after two solid years of soaring success, the “B”ee-hive began to grow. In the fall of 1963, dealers began offering the new B-10, an entirely redesigned tractor utilizing all of the design successes of the B-1, while improving upon the simplicity of that design, and adding new features and user comforts. That new tractor was about to lay down legendary stripes, and do it with class and ease. The B-10 was born of the continued relationship with Simplicity Manufacturing and built off of the Simplicity Landlord foundation. Along with the B-10, Simplicity built the Squire 9 garden tractor for Montgomery Wards, which would remain much more obscure than its Allis counterpart, until several decades later. Any of the three are worthy workhorses, but the Allis
just may have looked a little better getting that work done! The B-1 was such a success that Allis-Chalmers strengthened its bond with Simplicity, and continued differing their yellow models only in color, badging, seating surfaces, and front grille design. The first B-10 was a single model year machine, however, it would not be the last B-10. It is generally designated as the “early” B-10, as Allis offered the model again in a couple more years, through a unique marketing campaign. You will hear more about the evolution of the Allis line in future articles. To piggyback off of the accomplishments of the B-1, while trying to gain acceptance and credibility within the lawn and garden market, many changes were made to the new Queen Bee to make her more attractive, functional, and competitive. Dealer price comparison documentation from that era shows the B-10 edging out all other major brands in price, while keeping the pace with added functions and options. The early B-10 retained several similarities to its predecessor. The rear seat pan and
The B-1 was such a success that AllisChalmers strengthened its bond with Simplicity, and continued differing their yellow models only in color, badging, seating surfaces, and front grille design.
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arched fender styling remained, and became accentuated by changes to the front of the tractor. The plush seat with armrest remained white, with a low slung seat back, but the previously black armrests now matched, with only black side panels. Also beneath the operator, the rear implement lift remained standard, as did the transmission, with the same axle ratio and ground speed as the B-1. The steering wheel stayed consistent as well, and direction control felt similar, as the steering gears were carried over to the new model. The same front axle design remained critical to the use of implements, and the added touch of class that the B-1 enjoyed, through bright yellow plastic dust caps over the front wheel bearing covers, also transferred to the new B-10. While rear styling remained similar, what did change resulted in arguably the finest looking garden tractor of all time. Affectionately known as the “round hood” design, the B-10 differed most from the B-1 in its front-end appearance and sideview profile. The evolution of the B-10 eliminated the flip-open hood design of the B-1, allowing for a sleeker look. A new, long hood angled slightly upward toward the front, leading the eyes to an arched chrome grille, with large Allis-Chalmers cast badge… straight off of an Allis D series farm tractor. Chrome, knurled knob hood bolts were keystone to the side view of the new machine, and provided access beneath. The entire structure within this handsome skin was entirely redesigned. The 7.25hp model 19 Briggs & Stratton
TOP: Early B-10 with Gill Spiker and 32-inch mower deck MIDDLE: Early B-10 with MacKissic Sprayer BOTTOM: Early B-10 with rare 1500-watt, rearmounted generator
engine was upgraded to a 9hp model 23D Briggs with ball bearings and external coil. This tractor used a revamped frame, new battery and gas tank structure, new footrests, protective slip clutch, refined dash and controls with ammeter, a more easily accessible parking brake, standard fuel gauge and externally accessible fuel filler, and beefed-up rear axle and transmission linkages and hardware. The B-10 also standardized the use of wider 8x12 inch tires, increased structurally durability Volume 11 Issue 3 | L&GT 27
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TOP: Early B-10 with very rare Mott Flail Mower BELOW: Early B-10 with a Viking Roller blade
through a dual-strap rear drawbar, and added a touch of class with stitched pleats in the seat and seat back. Even lighting options improved, with a new dual front light kit, mounted separate from the hood. Chrome light bezels were available to complement the other chrome accents on the tractor. The new B-10 was tremendously adaptable, increasing its performance level and value, and was the first Allis to offer a hydraulic lift option, 28  L&GT | May/June 2017
which true to its manufacturing creed, was very simple in design. Belt driven from a pulley added to the driveshaft, a hydraulic lift pump and reservoir assembly was bolted into the tractor, a cylinder was added to the tractor’s rockshaft, and the manual lift lever was removed. Though not uncommon to track down, this hydraulic lift option is in high demand, and makes for effortless ground engaging work. Increased attachment control was added
through another new option, a dual lift lever, known by many as the Right Hand Lift. Revisions were made to the standard lift mechanism, to allow for the addition of a second manual lift lever, to the right side of the tractor. This lever was mounted to, but moved independently from, the lift rockshaft. This allowed for the use of two attachments simultaneously. Mid and front, mid and rear, or front and rear implements could be controlled independently or left out of service in a transport position, while other work was being accomplished. The option remains scarce and highly collectible in today’s market. Another new option propelling this bee within the ranks of revered lawn and garden machines was the addition of a ground speed reduction group, known to most as the 2-speed pulley, or simply “HiLo.” A creeper gear of sorts, it was a planetary gear-reduction pulley that was added to the transmission input shaft, replacing the beltdriven pulley there. A shifter provided dualspeed range control to the operator, beside the transmission gear selector. This proved essential for tillage work and deep, heavy snows. Despite all of the changes and advancements in the new Allis design, perhaps the greatest benefit the new tractor offered any Allis-loyal owner, and all Allis dealers, was attachment compatibility. All of the implements and accessories previously offered for the B-1 were a direct fit for the B-10. The B-10 used all of the same tools, but added many as well. As a growing legend in the business of mowing a lawn, the B-10 retained two deck size options, a deep 32-inch, 3-blade mower, and a 42-inch, 3-blade option. The 42 inch underwent an important change in unison with its host tractor. It transformed from the fabricated, or “bolt-together,” design of the previous two years, to a new stamped deck shell that remained within the Allis hive, long after the end of the “B”ees. This new deck style in fact yielded a 48-inch variety in later years, which proved so successful it has lasted through current day within the Simplicity lineup. Additionally, the soon infamous material handling implements, the Allis hydraulic front-end loader and forklift attachments, were now being promoted for farm and commercial users. They were adapted to the new
B-10 using an upfit kit for proper front-pump mounting. The resulting forklift and loader took on the “B-10” model name, and soon a loader revision took place, creating a loader that was removable from the subframe under the “L-10” loader model. Allis and Simplicity both created a challenge for future collectors, by failing to document serial numbers or clearly define model years, so some debate still exists over how to distinguish certain models from others, or when the models were manufactured. To many who are mildly familiar with the Allis B series of tractors, the lineup seems much the same. Some cosmetic differences appear throughout their successful run, but with implement compatibility and a similar styling through the yellow and white color scheme, it can be difficult to identify the improvements that were made between model years. As we continue to explore the “B”ee-hive, keep your eyes peeled for any busy “B”ees in the yard, garden, or on your favorite showgrounds, and get up close to see what helps make them buzz. Don’t worry, while built with the determination of a worker bee in mind, they were never designed to sting!
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The new B-10 was tremendously adaptable, increasing its performance level and value, and was the first Allis to offer a hydraulic lift option, which true to its manufacturing creed, was very simple in design.
TOP: Original stitched pleated seat BOTTOM: Stephen Ginny’s early B-10
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By Kate Goelzhauser, with assistance from Dennis Fairchild, Steve Graber, Steve Guider, and Steve Vogelman | kate@lagtmag.com
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The Colt Manufacturing Company was a small factory located in Winneconne, Wisconsin. Two brothers, Wally and Warren Johnson, started the company in February of 1962 by introducing two Colt garden tractors with mechanical drive. In 1963, the brothers championed the first hydraulic driven units in the lawn and garden equipment industry. In 1963, Colt Manufacturing Company moved their operation from its original location in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Winneconne, Wisconsin. The J.I. Case Company was impressed by the strongly built Colt machines and bought the company out in October of 1964. In 1965, Case produced both Colt and Case garden tractors with the Colt line being distributed to lawn and garden tractor dealers and the Case line staying exclusively within the Case dealerships. Both brands were cloned until 1966, when changes were made at the factory and on the factory line. Although it cranked out a great product, the Colt plant needed operational improvements and those improvements had to take place between the end of the 1966 line and the beginning of the 1967 production. According to an article published by The Milwaukee Journal on October 2, 1966, the remodeling of the Colt tractor plant was done by its own employees to avoid layoffs during its reconstruction. “We divided into teams and everybody went to work,” said William J. Schlapman, President of Colt, a division of J.I. Case. “We even had the gals working. One was up on a scaffold painting the eaves. The thing about this effort is that it was done entirely by local people.” (Schlapman remained with the company until it became Ingersoll Equipment Company in 1983.) Time was precious as the new assembly line, as well as new casting equipment, were being built. In addition to that, a new dynamometer was designed by the Colt engineers and was used to test each tractor as it was being rolled off of the assembly line. Each rear wheel had a separate set of rollers to test its power and get the bugs out of the machine before shipping it to the dealer. By now, the demand for Case lawn and garden tractors had exceeded the supply. Colt was selling well, but sales were not as strong as the Case garden tractor line and, as a result, there was talk of shutting down the Colt’s production, but nothing was official.
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Also, during this transitional period, Case engineers were flirting with the idea of making a very unique model using 50 to 60 of the garden tractors built in 1966. The new model would boast a rear box, which was a unique design that other branded garden tractors had not yet established, and didn’t for several years. This design was a new concept that would allow the user to utilize the machine for grounds maintenance jobs such as hauling lawn equipment up to 1,000 pounds using a built-in cargo compartment. Additionally, tool storage was available under the floor of the cargo compartment. It sported an extra wide seat, allowing the driver to transport two passengers. Two more passengers could sit in the cargo unit, allowing the tractor to carry five average-sized people. It was also the only unit that had a horn, a rear taillight and brake light, and a rear work light. This machine was decades ahead of its time. Although the plant was under construction, the welding shop was still swinging away, fabricating a
boxed body—one for Case and another for Colt. A prototype for each resulted in the new model names Case T-90 and Colt 2+ Tools. The crew went as far as shooting photographs and creating artwork for each model to be represented in its designated paper sales literature. (Today very few pieces of this literature exist and are quite valuable.) Note how similar the 2+Tools looks to the Colt model 2712, yet the 2+Tools is nearly 15 inches longer than the 2712. When production started for the 1967 models, 52 Case model T-90s came down the line. An “11th hour” decision was made to shut down the Colt line. No Colt 2+Tools were manufactured. The one prototype was saved and was later sent to the Case service parts distribution facility at the Main Works on State Street in downtown Racine, Wisconsin, where it was used as a utility tractor. It is uncertain how or why it left the distribution center, but what we do know makes for a pretty good story of how the rumored 2+Tools came to be, as
told to me by the new owner Steve Vogelman, who lives in Racine, Wisconsin. An old, rundown machine with a Tecumseh HH120 engine and a utility box on the back was sitting in Mr. Harold Vogelman’s backyard. It was covered in tarps, had taken on rust, and had been renamed “Panther.” He bought the machine in 1994 for a mere $25 from his friend Norman, who bought it at an auction from the Sweitzer boys who lived out west in Rochester, Wisconsin. The compression release didn’t work, and he had trouble getting it to run until the idea to hook it up to a bigger engine with a v-belt finally turned the machine. Seconds later, Harold and the machine were flying down the road! He later took the engine apart and bent back the compression release, enabling it to start a few more times, but after that the engine gave up and Harold parked it in his backyard, thinking that he would work on his $25 investment again “one day.” In 2015, Harold’s son Steve had just retired and was looking for a project. During a discussion at a family member’s birthday party, Harold suggested that Steve take a look at the
8: Left to right are Willy and his old machine with the utility box that had been grandfather Tony Schaneberg sitting in the backyard for 25 years. Steve took some photos and did some research, taking the with Tony’s Case T-90; Sharon and Steve Vogelman with their Colt project into consideration. He didn’t have much 2+Tools; Andrew Kitson and his to go on other than the Tecumseh engine and father Tom with their Case T-90. the Colt decal that was still on the front of the 9: Although it was still machine. While online, he stumbled onto the undergoing minor restoration, CaseColtIngersoll.com garden tractor forum. the machine looked immaculate. He posted, “Found Colt 2+Tools machine. I 10: Harold’s $25 investment have come across a Colt 2+Tools tractor. It’s a now has a priceless value to little rough, but it is mostly there. It has a Colt garden tractor collectors. 11: The Colt 2+Tools takes badge on the front, but it is missing the footcenter stage, between its board and front fenders. According to your hisbrothers, the Case T-90. tory section, there are only 15 of these known. I 12: A little over a year after may have #16. It should be delivered in a couple Steve started the project, he of days. I hope to find a serial number when I and his wife take the 2+Tools see it next.” The forum lit up, and by morning to Garden Tractor Daze in Steve had several hundred hits on his post. A Portage, Wisconsin. senior member of the site, Jack Penwarden, sent 13: The decal says it all. Steve a personal message to call him right away. 14: A brand new cargo He asked for photos to confirm whether the traccompartment. Notice tor Steve posted about was indeed the holy grail the built-in tool box. 15: The driver’s view of the of garden tractors. It was. It wasn’t one of 15—it was one of one and extremely rare. For years it tractor. This shows the seat, new steering wheel, and new dash. was a folktale and lore, and now not only was it
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discovered, but it was discovered by someone who was ready to take on the challenge of restoring it back to its original glory. Although the Colt was mostly there, it was rough. It had been repainted. It had incorrect rubber and rims. The seat cushion was completely missing. The engine needed work. The dash was missing many components, and the cargo compartment was rough. The curvy front fenders were missing, as well as the side panels for the front of the tractor and the dash pedestal’s side shields. The original muffler was gone and replaced with a showerhead muffler. There was a long list of repairs and missing parts, but having discovered the one-of-a-kind prototype which held incredible value AND hearing the enthusiasm and encouragement of other collectors, Steve had enough fuel in the fire to put it all back in better-than-original condition. The cargo compartment is almost entirely brand new. Steve drilled out 140 spot welds to take it apart so that he could have the panels duplicated. The hood and front grille are original. Steve stated that he and a friend spent nearly 40 hours making the hood flat and straight. The front vertical panels were remade using the old ones for a pattern. Vintage rubber and correct rear rims were bought, cleaned up, and added to the Colt. The footboards were fabricated and installed. Spear Cushion made the wide seat cushions. At the time of this interview and photo shoot, it still needed fenders, wood sides, and a tailgate, all which were in the works. The Tecumseh HH120 engine was completely overhauled, using a parts engine to pull items such
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21 as the cam. New rings and valves were installed, and now it runs like a champ with only a few hours clocked on it. This is one very important point of identification for this Colt unit, because the Case T-90 used Kohler engines. The paint job was the next part of the project, and an important one at that. The T-90 and the Colt had few differences, and one of those differences was the color scheme. The frame was shot with satin black enamel. The white body and the flambeau red wheels and hood were shot with automotive paint with hardener. The decals, of course, add to the difference as well. An extra set of 2+Tools decals were provided by collector Jim Oberlin. The rest of the decals available were made for the Case T-90, so Steve had to improvise to make them work. The dash decal was different from the original because the T-90 had a starter button that you would push before turning the key, whereas the 2+Tools was like that of an automobile ignition. There is no hole for that button on the 2+Tools, which is further proof that this is the genuine prototype. There are other differences that Steve found during the restoration process. The rear bell crank for the high-low range shifter linkage is upside down and backwards when compared to what it shows in the parts book. The rear plate is completely different than the T-90, as well. Steve couldn’t add his plate because the dipstick sits too high. Did they even have it installed on the Colt at the factory? The holes are there, so it looks like they tried to make it work. Steve had a plate made, but decided not to use it because it would create too much rattle.
A look at the sibling to the 2+Tools: the Case T-90.
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22: The front fenders were made on the 2+Tools to protect passengers from tire splashings. 23: Harold Vogelman and his son Steve on the Colt 2+Tools at Garden Tractor Daze. 24: Some believe that the 2+Tools is basically the body of a Colt 2712 that was stretched by 15 inches.
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Another discovery also showed that the fenders were mounted differently. It seemed as if one worker basically held it up and another welded it on. If you look at the T-90, it has a full circle that surrounds the 1-inch shaft but the 2+Tools was not done like that. Somebody held it on top of the shaft while another guy burned it into place. It was done on the fly. Steve ground it all down and redid it the same way to keep its authenticity. The Colt 2+Tools not only was a good method of transportation, but it boasted features that made it more attractive to groundskeepers and maintenance workers. The literature calls the unit a “compact industrial tractor” with hydraulic power “Hydra-Drive.” Its Hydra-Drive allowed the 2+Tools to move at a slow speed while operating an attachment at the same time, protecting the machine from a slipping clutch. There was “no clutching, no shifting gears, and no transmission housing to straddle.” Incidentally, the Ingersoll Company, which is hugely affiliated with the Case Company, still uses the same hydraulic drive. Attachments for the 2+Tools listed in the literature
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ell, it’s that time again when I open my cupboard full of infoladen garden tractor photos, only to find it empty of Oddball and Misfit subjects. Such will be the case until I have a chance to restock sometime this year. I’m kind of reluctant to do this, but with another deadline looming and my back against the wall, I’m forced to release a sampling of tractor photos I’ve been keeping in limbo due to a lack of information and/or identity. I just had to come up with something, and quick. Hey—it was either this or those photos of Kate G’s sweet-16 birthday party. (“You wouldn’t dare!”) Moving right along…We’ll start off with a Devere-Locke built by Locke Manufacturing of Racine, Wisconsin, that I spotted at Loyalsock, Pennsylvania, a few years ago. Yeah, I know,
beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but this one is a cinch to win the Ugly Tractor of the Month award. Other than some photos on the web, it’s tough to find much info on this tractor, but from what I remember, the company was big on building some pretty large walk-behind triplex reel mowers and such. This tractor is powered by a 10hp Kohler K-241 with a variable speed-belt tightener friction drive. Also at Loyalsock were a pair of Springfield riders. Pretty cute, aren’t they? They look as though you could buy them as a matched set for Dad and the little guy. While Dad is taking care of the mowing chores in the front yard, Junior could be taking care of Mom’s flower garden in the backyard. These riders look like those built by Huffy or Rugg, who also made mowers for a variety of other companies—the only difference
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being the name tag on the front. I could be wrong, but I’m leaning toward the larger one being built by Huffy. These are both labeled as Model #25, with the smaller version being a 5hp 1959 and the larger, a 4.5hp 1960. Next up are a pair of mules—Mighty Mules, that is. I still haven’t been able to figure out what was supposed to be so “Mighty” about these little critters other than they “might” be stubborn as a “mule” when it comes to keeping them from tipping over on their side on anything other than flat ground. Have you noticed the striking resemblance between the Mighty Mule and a Fimaco? From what I can tell, they seem to be made by the same company since they’re pretty much identical in every detail except the paint. Another one of those little toys that dear old Dad just couldn’t live without. Talk about being on the verge of useless—how about the 1952 Rida-Mower built in Glassboro, New Jersey? There are enough pinch points on this thing to cover you with blood blisters from the waist down, but that’s beside the point. Just the novelty of owning and trying to mow grass
with something like this makes it worth the risk. Let’s face it, people, if you saw this rusty little relic at a yard sale or sitting curbside waiting for the bulk waste hauler to show up, you’d just have to take it home, even if that meant dragging it behind your Mercedes. “Yeah? Well if I don’t take it, somebody else might.” That’s right, folks, there are always reasons to justify the means and besides… It’s the principal of the thing! On the same trailer, right next to the RidaMower, was a sweet little gem I’ve seen only once before. This little rider made by Root Manufacturing of Baxter Springs, Kansas, has always reminded me of a misplaced amusement park ride or one of those things that keeps nudging me through the check-out line at the grocery store. Practical or not, I’d love to do a full-blown “Al Hofer” style restoration on one of these, but we’re having enough trouble keeping kids off of our two Panzers already, without adding another kid magnet to the mix. Okay, let’s get back to something with a bit more substance to it. Take a look at the photos of the Bready I spotted at the Rough & Tumble
TOP LEFT: A pair of Springfield lawn tractors TOP MIDDLE: The Bready is considered a highly collectible machine. TOP RIGHT: The rear view of the Bready BOTTOM LEFT: Many walk-behind machines BOTTOM RIGHT: A pair of Mighty Mules
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TOP LEFT: Looking at the Fimaco, one can see a strong resemblance. TOP MIDDLE: The interesting, but slightly dangerous, Rida-Mower TOP RIGHT: The Rida-Mower’s rear view RIGHT MIDDLE: The Root Rider’s front view. This one appears to be in good condition. BOTTOM RIGHT: The Root Rider’s rear view BOTTOM LEFT: More walk-behind machines
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show at Kinzers, Pennsylvania. I didn’t notice it at the time, but that shift lever looks like it could be attached to a Crosley transmission. Interesting, although not out of the question, since the Crosley-branded drive system is used by other garden tractor manufacturers, not to mention in countless home brew creations. Other than a few photos on the web, I couldn’t find much useful info on this tractor either. I know it may be hard to believe, but other than the fact that it’s painted green and white and that somebody owns it—on this tractor, I’m clueless. (The wife also thinks I’m clueless as to how a paint brush and roller work, but that’s a subject best left untouched.) If you have any substantial information about any of these machines, let me know and I’ll see if I can manage to throw together a few articles on them. To close on a different subject: My buddy and fellow L&GT writer Charlie Zuck has mentioned that he would like to see more walk-behind garden tractors in L&GT, so after an exhaustive search ending at 3:15 in the morning, I was able to come up with a few that should hold him over for a while. Now, what folder did I hide those pajama party photos in?
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few months earlier he had left the Chadborn & Coldwell Manufacturing Company, Newburgh, New York—a company that he helped found in 1869. Before that, in the mid-1860s he was employed across the Hudson River in Fishkill, now Beacon, New York, by Horatio Nelson Swift (1805–1878). In 1855, Swift became the first person in the United States to manufacture and sell reel lawnmowers. The reel lawnmower was patented in 1830 by Edwin Beard Budding (1795– 1846) in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. This original reel lawnmower was produced by iron founder John Ferrabee of nearby Thrupp, Gloucestershire, England. Coldwell’s new company began production of hand- and horse-drawn lawnmowers by early 1892. Indications are that by late 1896 the company had begun development of a motor-driven riding lawnmower. While it would be the first motor lawnmower made in the United States, it was not the first selfpropelled lawnmower. Beginning in 1892, a line of steam-powered lawnmowers was produced by James Sumner in Leyland, Lancashire, England. In late 1897, following trials at a nearby lawn tennis club, the Coldwell motor
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lawnmower was shown to the public. This prototype lawnmower was powered by an internal combustion engine made by C. C. Riotte & Co., New York, New York. The engine was mounted behind the driver. The 40-inch-wide cutting unit was chain driven. It was a shortened version of the front half of Coldwell’s already existing horse-drawn lawnmower. The design origins of this prototype lawnmower are unclear. There are no Coldwell patents during this time period. Although old lawnmower lore holds that it was based on an English patent, nothing has been substantiated. It is not known whether this first Coldwell motor lawnmower is still in existence. There are pieces of information indicating that Coldwell sold a 40-inch motor mower beginning in 1898 and possibly as late as 1901. The engine was made by the Lackawanna Valveless Motor Company, Buffalo, New York. It is not known how many of these mowers were made and whether any still exist. From 1902 to the late 1920s, Coldwell used an alphabet system to designate each newly introduced motor lawnmower. The system used 16 of the 26 letters in the alphabet. The 10 letters not used were I, K, N, O, P, S, T,
U, W, and X. The letter X was used as a parts designation for hardware. The term “style” was associated with the first 4 letters which was replaced by the term “model” for the next 12 letters. Of the 16, 7 were riding lawnmowers and 9 were walk-behind lawnmowers. To power these lawnmowers, Coldwell used a variety of engines such as Riotte, Lackawanna, Mason, Fuller & Johnson, Woodpecker, Gray, Continental, Red Wing, General Electric, Coldwell, and Briggs & Stratton. Of these engines, two have a direct connection with Coldwell. In late 1904 or early 1905, Coldwell purchased the Lackawanna Motor Company, Buffalo, New York. After moving the equipment to Newburgh in 1905, production of the Lackawanna line of engines continued. These engines were used in the Style B, C, and D motor lawnmowers. Coldwell sold Lackawanna in late 1911 or early 1912. The new company relocated manufacturing to Ballston Spa, New York. The other engine was designed and manufactured by Coldwell in 1- and 2-cylinder versions from 1928 well into the 1930s. These were used in Models
Beginning in 1892, a line of steam-powered lawnmowers was produced by James Sumner in Leyland, Lancashire, England. V, Y, and Z. Examples of these engines are frequently seen at old engine shows, mounted on boards and sadly without the mower chassis. Coldwell’s motor lawnmowers were made in two different locations in Newburgh, New York. After the Coldwell Lawn Mower Company was organized in late 1891, a new brick factory building was constructed. A November 1910 fire destroyed this building. Fortunately for the company much of their completed inventory of lawnmowers was spared. Within one month, Coldwell purchased the nearby Newburgh Steam Mill building. Built in 1844–1845, this large multi-story brick factory building still stands on the banks of the Hudson River. The long dock on the front side of the building allowed lawnmowers to be easily loaded onto ships. This area was also the location of a large 16-foot by 352-foot electric sign featuring the
company name. A railroad line on the backside of the building allowed lawnmowers to be loaded into rail cars directly from the third floor. On top of the cliff, two stories above the railroad line, was a pedestrian bridge which provided access from 302 North Water Street directly into the offices and showroom. Currently, Coldwell factory production records and serial number charts are unaccounted for. In the absence of these factory records, research must rely on company advertising, catalogs, literature, manuals, and artifacts to fully document the history of these early motor lawnmowers. This is where you, the reader, can help. Please let me know about further information and surviving examples. What follows is a short description and an image (when available) of each style and model of the Coldwell Alphabet Line of motor lawnmowers.
Style B: 35 inches; 1,200 pounds; Lackawanna/ Coldwell; 1 cylinder; 2 cycle; 4hp; 1905–1915 No Examples Known to Exist
Style A “Steam”: 40 inches; 3,000 pounds; Mason #2; 2 cylinder; 8hp; steam boiler; 1902–1908 One Example Known to Exist: After many years on static display, this mower, located at the Rough and Tumble Engineers, Kinzers, Pennsylvania, has been steamed up and is now back in operation. Volume 11 Issue 3 | L&GT 45
Style D: 40 inch; 2,200 pounds; Lackawanna/Coldwell; 2 cylinder; 4 cycle; 12hp; 1907–1915 One Example Known to Exist
Style C: 40 inch; 1,500 pounds; Lackawanna/ Coldwell; 2 cylinder; 2 cycle; 8hp; 1905–1915 No Examples Known to Exist
Model E: 40 inch; 1,100 pounds; engine type unknown; may be related to Model C; 1915–1917 No Image Currently Available No Examples Known to Exist Model H: 30 inch; 500 pounds; Woodpecker, Fuller & Johnson, Gray Marine; 1 cylinder; 1915–1925 No Image Currently Available Numerous Examples Known to Exist
Model F: 40 inch; 1,100 pounds; Woodpecker, Fuller & Johnson, Gray Marine; 1 cylinder; 1915–1917 No Examples Known to Exist
Model G: 35 inch; 600 pounds; Woodpecker, Fuller & Johnson, Gray Marine; 1 cylinder; 1915–1925 No Image Currently Available Partial Remains of One Example Known to Exist
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Model J “Clipperbuilt”: 40 inch; 1,100 pounds; Continental, Model U; 4 cylinder; 4 cycle; 20hp; 1917–1921 Two Examples Known to Exist
Model L: 25 inch; 245 pounds; Fuller & Johnson; 1 cylinder; 4 cycle; 1922–1928 Numerous Examples Known to Exist
Model M: 40 inch; 1,600 pounds; Red Wing; 4 cylinder; 4 cycle; 10–12hp; 1922–1935 Four Examples Known to Exist
Model Q: 18 inch and 21 inch; 157 pounds; General Electric 1/4hp and 1/3hp; 1926–1932 One Example Known to Exist
Model V “Cub”: 21 inch; 355 pounds; Coldwell; 1 cylinder; 1.6hp; 1928–1938 No Examples Known to Exist
Model R: 25 inch; 355 pounds; Fuller & Johnson; 1 cylinder; late 1920s One Example Known to Exist
Model Y “Jr.”: 25 inch; 475 pounds; Coldwell; 1 cylinder or 2 cylinder; 1928–1938 No Examples Known to Exist
Model Z “Twin”: 30 inch; 493 pounds; Coldwell; 2 cylinder; 3.2hp, later 5hp; 1928–1938 No Examples Known to Exist
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What Do You Get When You Cross ç A HORSE and a CHICKEN?
A Tractor, Of Course! By Jon Carpenter | jricci@reellawnmower.com
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hat do you get when you cross a horse and a chicken? You get a tractor that looks a lot like this one. I took what was left of a Bantam tractor and some leftover parts from my Wheel Horse tractors and built a hybrid. The first time my wife Dawn saw a Bantam she had to have one. So, like every good husband (who has a wife who tolerates his hobbies) would do, I bought her one. Well, what was left of one, anyhow. The body was super rough, and it was missing about everything else except the grille. Someone had polished the grille, which I thought was the best thing since sliced bread. I searched every swap meet I could go to, looking for the parts I needed to complete her restoration. After years of nagging “when are you going to get my tractor restored,” I came up with a different plan. Being a Wheel Horse fan, I decided to use the back end of a Wheel Horse and the front end of the Bantam. With a little creative sheet-metal work, TADA! I was off to the races! What to use as an engine was a whole other story. But my decision was made easy when the pump on my pressure washer went out for the second time, leaving me with a 5hp Honda engine. This was a perfect power plant in my mind: easy to start, no battery to tend to, and parts galore. I tried to keep the best of both tractors. The beauty and uniqueness of the Bantam front end and the long proven durability of the Wheel Horse rear end. I hope I did it justice. The all-important part is I ended up with a very happy wife!
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ç Jon starts the process of rebuilding the BantamWheel Horse. ê The hood of the Bantam was in terrible shape.
é The front end of the Bantam was also in rough condition and was redone by Jon. è The rear end, rear axle, and the fenders are from Wheel Horse components.
The all-important part is I ended up with ç a very happy wife!
é Dawn is enjoying a ride on the tractor on her birthday.
é The complete tractor ê The polished grille makes this little machine sparkle!
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Miniature Minneapolis The
By Roger Schultz| Jetman57@sbcglobal.net
I have been restoring garden tractors for about 10 years now. The Lawn & Garden Tractor Magazine has been an inspiration to me. I like Simplicity and Allis-Chalmers tractors. I have restored a Simplicity 7016, AC716, AC916, and AC919, along with a lonely 129 Cub Cadet used as a cherry picker with a winch. Volume 11 Issue 3 | L&GT  51
The wheels were converted from a 6-bolt pattern to a 5-bolt pattern.
8x16 lug tires were soon added.
The axle had to be reworked to accommodate the 16-inch rear wheels.
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I started with a Cub Cadet 124. I used the frame and drivetrain. Then I found some Chevy 16-inch wheels. They were a 6-bolt pattern, and I needed a 5-bolt pattern.
I am a retired American Airlines mechanic, and I just love doing this as a hobby. But when I ran out of things to restore and ran out of storage, my mind started to wonder. I thought about the time I was 12 years old and drove my dad’s 1952 Minneapolis Moline Model G tractor. I decided to make a 1/4-scale reproduction of that tractor, not knowing what I was getting myself into or how long it would take. All I had to go by were some pictures and my memories—from 50 years ago. I came to realize that each year they changed some features of the tractors, so some of my pictures weren’t as I remember my dad’s tractor. I started with a Cub Cadet 124. I used the frame and drivetrain. Then I found some Chevy 16-inch wheels. They were a 6-bolt pattern, and I needed a 5-bolt pattern. So I cut out the 6-bolt pattern, made a 5 bolt and welded it in. I then mounted 8x16 lug tractor tires on the rims. For the front wheels, I went with a tri-rib 10-inch wheel. I had to modify the spindles to match my new wheel hubs. I modified the axle center pivot to compensate for the added height of my 16-inch rear wheels. The operator’s platform is behind the rear axle. I built a platform with a seat and all the controls. From there, I had to route a hand clutch, the steering linkage, and a foot brake pedal. The steering linkage came from a steering column out of a small Chevy car. I was able to adapt it to the Cub Cadet steering box. I used a Kohler 301 (12hp) engine and designed my own clutch system to make
Roger made the fenders from scratch.
To make it even more authentic, Roger added a small propane tank.
The tank was converted for gas use.
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The front grille and radiator were the largest challenge.
The instrument panel was scaled and made by Roger.
The tractor is complete. Here is the front view. The grille looks just like the grille on the farm tractors. 54  L&GT | May/June 2017
This view gives a nice overview of the custom-made dash and the offset steering.
Then there was the challenge of the radiator and the grille. I could find nothing that came close to resembling it, so I knew I would have to build it from scratch.
it a hand clutch. I didn’t want to have a big air cleaner outside the hood, so I redesigned it to be under the hood. My dad’s tractor ran on propane. To give it that look, I bought a new 20-pound propane tank and redesigned it for my tractor. It is used for gasoline, however. Then there was the challenge of the radiator and the grille. I could find nothing that came close to resembling it, so I knew I would have to build it from scratch. I knew I needed some weight in front to offset me sitting behind the rear axle. So I used 3-by3-inch and 2-by-4¼-inch thick tubing to build the radiator shell. Then I cut out an old radiator to fill in the center. For the grille, I took a piece of flat metal and cut out each slot by hand. This took a lot of time, but what’s time to a retired mechanic? When I was finished, I found I didn’t need any extra weight for the front of the tractor and everything came out perfect. Another challenge was the instrument panel. Some tractors had flat square panels, but not my dad’s. So I had to shape and make it from scratch. Building it to scale made everything very tight, but I got all the wires in there after building my own wire harness. Well, I’m not a professional writer, but that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I didn’t have much money or fancy tools to get the job done. Sometimes I would have an idea and halfway through it I would find it didn’t work and have to start all over. It took 1½ years, but I’m pleased with the way it turned out.
The custom miniature Minneapolis Moline
The left-side view of the tractor
Another look at the rear showing the custom fenders and decals
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FOR SALE Wheel Horse 1077, Raider 10, Charger 12, small Toro 5hp, also have lots of Wheel Horse parts for sale. Call Mike IL, 630-392-3163. Due to declining health, selling my collection. Call Jerry at 205-454-0258. John Deere 120, all original, runs and mows great. Asking $2,000. Call Ed in PA, 724-484-7444.
1966 Wheel Horse 656, looks good, runs good, drives great, can deliver to the Extravaganza in Evansville IN on June 9. Located in central Indiana. $500, all reasonable offers considered. Call or text Roger at 765-720-8454. Photo above.
Very nice Wheel Horse dump cart, new tires and tubes, sand blasted, primed, painted. Can deliver to Evansville Extravaganza in June. $250 firm. Call Roger at 765-720-8454. Greencastle, IN. Photo above.
1964 Simplicity Landlord, 11 hp Tecumseh, sickle bar mower, rototiller, belly mower to go with. Has original manuals. Has original paint. $2000. Call or text Marshal in Ontario at 705-8750714. Photo above.
1968 Wheel Horse Commando Six. This machine actually has a Kohler 8 HP engine. Also, this machine has a Wheel Horse 42 inch sickle bar mower. Everything works well. The engine runs well, but a bit hard to start at times. Asking $950. Bill in Missouri 417-8580984. Photo above.
1974 John Deere 140 HI 14 HP Kohler with new seat, carb, Brinly plow, hitch, with original tires $1,400.00, or with AG tires $1,700.00. Call Terry in Illinois 815-440-9679. Photo above.
Set of Lawn & Garden Tractor magazines Vol. One thru Vol. Eleven complete set of 62 issues $475.00 plus shipping. William at 804-240-1660.
MASSEY FERGUSON MF-16’s. Selling one or both. One is an older restoration and the other is a very nice original. Everything works and both run excellent, have decks. Call for information, 612-369-6984. Photo above. John Deere #8 cart, all original, complete, excellent condition. Call Bob in NY, 860-250-7519. 56 L&GT | May/June 2017
For Sale: Allis Chalmers 620 with Ark 600 loader; 3 point hitch; good tires; runs well; photos available. $4,800. Call 260691-0051. Terry in IN, 260-691-0051. I am selling all my collection of 34 Wheel Horse tractors, 27 garden tractors and 34 implements. Please look on my web site http:/rbwheelhorsestables.yolasite.com Phone 519-786-5298 Roy from Ontario, or email roystew@xcelco.on.ca.
Case 446 with mower deck $750.00; Toro / Wheel-Horse 520-H with deck, grader blade, 2-stage snow-blower $850.00; Wheel-Horse C-160 with 2-stage snowblower $800.00; Simplicity 9020 PowerMax $2,750; White 9hp chipper-vac $400.00; 72 inch front mount mower attachment for a Ford CM-274, very good condition $1,250.00. Call Fred in WI at 262-338-8639. 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.
Classifieds 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.
Straight From the Horse’s MouthThe Wheel Horse Story, Hard Cover, 265 Pages plus DVD, 203-376-4258, www.wheelhorsestory.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. 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. 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.
A very good, original Wheel Horse 2-piece seat. It is very clean, no rust. Can deliver to the Extravaganza in June. $75 or reasonable offer. Roger in IN, 765-720-8454. Photo above. 1054 Wheel Horse, Serial #48854, all new tires, rear weights, 10 HP Kohler E start, new seat, headlights, starts & runs strong, new dash, 3 speed & reverse, no deck, restored for show, call for price and more information. ALSO FOR SALE is a new aluminum sulky, 24” wheels, made for 1054 Wheel Horse, can send pictures, asking $650 for the sulky. Call Tom in CA, 805-462-8315. Ford Jacobsen battery cover and all new hardware and wood panels. Model year 66 to 71 model years. 75 dollars plus shipping. Contact Josh in PA, 717-367-0756.
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. Various Wheel Horse, Simplicity, and Cub Cadet 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 317-8313284 or 317-696-7447. Massey Ferguson 24S in great condition. New side bag for MF 8 garden tractor. Contact Kelly in NE at 308-641-2838. Gravely 12hp engine, all new rebuilt, ready to hook up to a Gravely rider or walk behind, with gear drive, $495. Also repaired and repaired 2-wheel Gravely. Call Perry in IN 765-714-1947. Craigslist in Lafayette, IN for photos.
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WANTED 14.5 hp vertical shaft B&S, must be in good working order. 360-498-5167 in WA, Dwayne. Looking for a hard cap for 1970 John Deere 110, call Bob in NY at 860-250-7519. Magna-Trac garden tractor made by Magna American Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio literature, brochures, manuals, or equipment. Contact Gene 573 680-9786. Kohler K-12 fan shroud or complete motor 1949 rope start. Clint 269-683-1789 or W8ZWY@aol. com Niles,Mi. Looking for a 3 digit serial number Club Cadet, will travel, will step up and pay (within reason) any condition considered. Robert, 615-948-6439. A battery box for a Gravely 500 series 2 wheel tractor. Please contact Peter at jdeere317@att.net. Panzer tractors and attachments. Copar Panzers, Pennsylivania Panzers, front mount mowers, sickle mowers, V-snow plows, tillers, seeders, loaders, Brinley attachments, power sprayers, wagons, bucksaws, brush cutters, Original Cabs, canopy, wheel weights, weight boxes, sweepers, umbrellas, thermo foggers, lawn equipment magazines, literature, advertisements, binders, pictures. Series Panzer collector! Email Panzerboy707@yahoo.com or call 410-812-3134. Volume 11 Issue 3 | L&GT 57
MAY 5 Windsor, PA 23rd Annual Little Guys Show on the Steam-O-Rama site in Windsor, Pennsylvania. Featuring Massey Ferguson and Ford. Hosting the 13th USA National Motorized Pedal Tractor Meet and the 28th PA State garden tractor plowing contest. Lots of fun for everyone. For more information contact Charlie Cully at 717-266-2711 or Tom Eller at 717-266-5029. MAY 5, 6 Nashville, IN 29th Annual Antique Tractor, Engine, and Machinery Show featuring Cockshutt Farm Equipment, Oliver Farm Machinery, Minneapolis-Moline Machinery, White Equipment, Hay Equipment. Over 100 vintage antique tractors, farm machines, lawn and garden tractors will be on display. For More Information: Jim Kelp: 812-322-9036 Http://bcama.net. MAY 5–7 Pawnee, O 51st Annual Oklahoma Steam Traction and Gas Engine Association Show at the Steam Grounds Park on E. Beck Dr. Dedicated Garden Tractor area in the center of the grounds. All brands welcome. Equipment should be at least 25 years old. Parade of Power, Corless Power House, Blacksmith, Corn Meal grinding, Wheat Thrashing, Plowing, Saw Mill, Flea market, Arts & Crafts, Farm Toys, Pedal Pulls, Live Music, Food vendors, & More. For more information contact Les Currie, OST&GEA Garden Tractor Chairman at lrcurrie@yahoo.com or Call 405-743-2255 or www.oklahomathreshers.org. *JUNE 9–11 Evansville, IN Lawn & Garden Tractor Magazine Extravaganza in conjunction with the Southern Indiana Antique Machinery Club Classic Iron Show. 700+ garden tractors, walk behind tractors, lawn equipment on display. Farm tractors, hit & miss, steam, flea market, toy show, and more. Lots of fun for the entire family. For information contact Kate 812-455-5870. JUNE 23, 24 Biglerville, PA 19th Annual Wheel Horse Collector’s Club Show at the South Mountain Fairgrounds. Local food vendor, games for all ages, tractor parade, large “horse trading” area, camping available. Featuring the model 520 Wheel Horse tractor. For more information, call Daryl Horning at 610-473-2791 before 9 pm, EST. JUNE 24 Sandwich, IL 46th Annual Sandwich Early Day Engine Club Show, featuring garden tractors and model engines. Come and learn about our agricultural history. Bring something to show or come out 58 L&GT | May/June 2017
and enjoy the day with the many antique tractors, engines, and equipment. For more information call 815-498-2013 or email sandwichengineclub@yahoo.com. JUNE 24, 25 Martinsville, IN Morgan County Antique Machinery Association’s 25th Annual Show, at the Morgan County Fairgrounds. Toy show, working exhibits, steam, tractors, engines, sawmill machinery, tractor games, flea market and swap meet. Fun for the whole family. For more information, contact Dave Zoller, 765-5372750. www.mcsma.org. *JULY 7,8,9 Portage, Wisconsin 2017 Annual Garden Tractor Daze, featuring Jacobsen-made 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 Woodmobile, 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 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. 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 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 in formation call 724-785-6855, www.nationalpike.com. SEPTEMBER 2, 3, 4 Pontiac, IL Central States Thresherman’s Reunion will feature ROOF Equipment and hope to get a large turnout of Roof 60s and Rood Palominos. Contact Dave for more information, 815-5790026. For more information on Roof Machines, check out the Facebook page Roof Mowers Talk Palomino 60 and More. 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 815-626-1121. Email: parkwaycenteract@att.net.
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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 of lawn & garden on display. For more information contact Dave Carton at 309-441-5915. www.vintagefarmequipmentshow.com. OCTOBER 21 Dickson, TN Bob & Rob’s 10th Annual Garden Tractor Show. All makes and models of garden tractors welcome. Free set up spaces for vendors; tractor games and women’s skillet toss; Rob’s World Famous Chili served at noon. For more info, email rgwetterau@ gmail.com, or call 615-948-6439. * L&GT/HAPCO Parts will be in attendance.
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