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In The Queen of the North, the fourth volume in the Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor series, the saga continues for our hero who promises a demonstration of a new, high-speed tractor that is not yet in existence. Unwilling to backpedal on a promise, he outfits a sturdy Earthworm tractor with an aviation motor and creates a beast equipped to conquer Canada’s deep snow and steep mountains…
The following excerpt is from Revolutionary Red Tractors, an ideal book for young readers fascinated with machinery as well as for anyone who wants to learn more about the hardworking people and the machines that feed our world! In this excerpt, the axial-flow combine speeds up harvesting on the family farm.
“Michael!” Linda shouts at her seven-year-old son. “Stay away from the…
The following excerpt is from Revolutionary Red Tractors, an ideal book for young readers fascinated with machinery as well as for anyone who wants to learn more about the hardworking people and the machines that feed our world! In this excerpt, 13-year-old Hannah and her family use technology to help work the farm.
Thirteen-year-old Hannah hears her dad shouting, “We need to finish the…
Celebrate 100 years of Farmall with Revolutionary Red Tractors, an ideal book for young readers fascinated with machinery as well as for anyone who wants to learn more about the hardworking people and the machines that feed our world! In this excerpt, 10-year old Frank and his family buy one of the early Farmalls.
Frank Thompson, only 10 years old, is nervous. Today, he will drive the…
The following excerpt is from Red Combines: 1915–2020 and tells the story of Axel Jarlson, a Swedish immigrant who came to America for opportunity and worked hard to find his way home to visit family for Christmas.
Axel Jarlson was fighting to stay alive with his family in Sweden. The winter of 1891 produced deep snow, six months’ worth, and the only way the farmer’s family could…
The following excerpt is from Revolutionary Red Tractors, an ideal book for young readers fascinated with machinery as well as for anyone who wants to learn more about the hardworking people and the machines that feed our world! In this excerpt, nine-year old James and his family need a tractor that is powerful yet nimble. Meet Snoopy!
James and his siblings are playing hide and seek on a…
The following excerpt is from Revolutionary Red Tractors, an ideal book for young readers fascinated with machinery as well as for anyone who wants to learn more about the hardworking people and the machines that feed our world! In this excerpt, it is the year 1869 and the town is buzzing over the new steam engine that will power the thresher!
William has grown up and has six…
Journalists Al Pearce and Mike Hembree chronicle the journey of NASCAR’s best as they drive their way to that landmark first victory in 50 First Victories. With a combined ninety years of coverage of one of America’s grassroots sports, they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the stories of these fast-and-furious heroes, drivers who ran to the ragged edge—and often past…
The following is an excerpt from Red 4WD Tractors by Lee Klancher.
Perhaps the most important sale in Steiger's first decade occurred on April 22, 1968. Ken McIntyre purchased a Model 1700 with a cab with tinted glass and 23.1-inch-wide tires on a 26-inch rim for $20,307.48. That sale would change the course of the Steiger Tractor Company.
He drove the tractor home from the Steiger farm to…
This article was originally published as a feature in the Ageless Iron section of Successful Farming magazine, where Lee Klancher is a regular contributor.
The red tractors of today would be an entirely different animal if not for three helicopters, a brilliant engineering leader, and a fateful tour of a high-tech facility tucked in the Chicago suburbs.
The story of this day starts with the…