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Ride Date: January 29, 2016.
Leaving the office to ride was hard as hell for the first four Fridays. I’m changing a ton of systems right now, and much of it must go live in the next month or two. I typically work a lot of hours—I truly don’t count and don’t want to start—but 2016 has been a step up. I’m excited to be making some critical changes and working on new projects, so the hours fly…
Wilson Gatewood bought his International 1468 in 1997. He is the only the third owner since it was delivered to the dealer in Madison County, Indiana. Other than its short life at the dealership, this 1468 has only lived in two counties, about 30 miles apart from each other: Tipton and Hamilton. The original owner got this particular tractor after trading in his 1456. He ran it for five years…
Introduced in 1948, the Model C was the replacement for the Model B. It was larger and heavier than the Model B, but used the same narrow front end and was designed to be a two-row cultivator. The Model C no longer used the dropped-rear drive of the Model A and B. Instead, the Model C used larger rear wheels and a straight axle like those introduced on the F-12 and used on the Model H and M.…
This rare bird is an industrial version of the venerable 806, which was the flagship of the IHC line when it was introduced in 1963. The high-horsepower tractors were available with front-wheel-assist, and the front-wheel-assist on this 2806 is a factory-installed option made by Coleman for IHC. Late owner Sylvester Hohlfield restored this tractor shortly after having a kidney transplant.…
Front-wheel-assist is one of the rarer features found on the International 706 line, and this 1965 706 was fitted with the front-wheel-assist from an 806. "I had no idea what it was worth at the time," owner Lyle Johnson said of his purchase of the front-wheel-assist assembly. The hardest task was timing the front and rear wheels to match speed properly, which requires the front to turn about 5…
The venerable M is one of the most important machines built in the 20th century. The tractor was a major leap forward when it was introducted in 1939, coupling cutting edge technology with a timeless design penned by the firm of famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy. Hundreds of thousands of the machines were deployed, and they were instrumental to the mechanization of the American farm. This…
The 88 series International tractors set a new standard industry-wide when they were introduced in 1981, featuring radical styling and innovative technology. This 1984 model is the last year of production, not to mention the last year for International Harvester, which was purchased by Tenneco. This particular 3088 has been meticulously restored by Mark Parker of Burlington, Kentucky. The…
The cub was one of Farmall's strokes of genius, a small tractor widely reputed to have been designed for tiny one-horse tobacco farms in the south. The machine worked well on small farms, and was snapped up by farmers big and small during the machinery-hungry 1940s. The tractor's usefulness on small acreage plots and the fact that it's light and easy to tow and store makes it an essential…
The Regular was the first Farmall and, for that matter, the first commercially successful row-crop tractor. The Regular was one of the key models that helped the tractor ultimately replace the horse. This Regular spent 73 years on a ranch near Boerne, Texas, before being purchased by Harold Sohner in 2000. This 1927 production year has special significance, as Ezra Sohner, Harold’s…
The earliest International Harvester Company tractors are in short supply today, and this Type D 25-hp is one of about two dozen such machines known to exist. The machine weighs about 8 tons, and is powered by a 25-horsepower single-cylinder engine that fires only once every 20 revolutions. The tractor has a gear forward and gear reverse drive, and top speed is in the 3 mph range. This…