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A new era of IH design takes shape in this excerpt from Red Tractors. Learn more about tractor design, innovation, and history on our FUEL blog, and check out Red Tractors 1958–2013.
The new 40 and 60 series tractors would feature an all-new square look. The line was due for a makeover. The smooth lines used on the hundred series tractors had originally been penned by the Raymond…
The following machine can be found in Red Combines 1915–2015 alongside many other rare and limited-production combines from the US and beyond!
The Arcus 2500 was an innovative but flawed machine built by the German manufacturer, MDW. Despite its impressive capabilities, the experimental combine had a short run, with less than a dozen produced. The…
During research for Victory Motorcycles 1998–2017 (April 2018), author and long-time Victory media representative, Mike Dapper interviewed Bob Nygaard, Polaris Hall of Fame Inductee and key figure in getting Victory motorcycles on the road. In this exclusive interview, Nygaard takes us into the Victory War Room where discussions of adding a motorcycle division to the Polaris line first took place…
In this story by author Lee Klancher, a 1959 Model 8010 Experimental prototype and its maker are reunited, 50 years after creation. Read about the design of the of New Generation line’s most powerful tractor, and how the Keller Collection resurrected this historic prototype that was bound for scrap. Find more about this tractor and others like it in John Deere Evolution by Lee Klancher. When…
This Red 4WD Tractors excerpt takes us into the expansive Australian wilderness, where red clay and arid heat combine to create opportunity. With the help of Steiger 550s, a foreign agricultural entrepreneur endeavors to turn 75,000 acres of inhospitable terrain into high-production farmland. The conditions are brutal, the land is endless, and the scrapers run non-stop, seven days a week…
This excerpt from Red 4WD Tractors follows the South Pole Traverse—a seven-machine convoy over the Transantarctic Mountains that included four Steiger Quadtracs, not too far from stock. The journey was four years in the making and charted over two thousand miles of inhospitable arctic terrain. Read more accounts of adventure, peril, and innovation in the award-winning books Red Tractors and…
In this excerpt, former IH Engineer Ken Blaha chronicles the design, development, and production of the 1482 pull-type combine. Blaha’s seven-year career with IH was devoted entirely to 1482 development, from 1974 to 1981. Filled with trials, errors, successes, and lessons, this step-by-step narrative provides a comprehensive view of the creation and perfection of an industry-changing combine. …
In this excerpt, former IH Engineer Ken Blaha chronicles the design, development, and production of the 1482 pull-type combine. Blaha’s seven-year career with IH was devoted entirely to 1482 development, from 1974 to 1981. Filled with trials, errors, successes, and lessons, this step-by-step narrative provides a comprehensive view of the creation and perfection of an industry-changing combine. …
The following is an excerpt from Red Combines by Lee Klancher et, al. This passage illustrates the salesmanship of bringing IH Combines to Central Asia in the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse. With abundant natural resources, limited access for imports, and fledgling independent economies, Case IH saw the region as a prime opportunity for international business.
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The following is excerpted material from Stories from the Heartland, written by "Farm Progress America" radio broadcaster, Max Armstrong. That book is out of print.
Armstrong's 40 year career in radio broadcasting began as a young boy, when he strung an antenna wire from his bedroom window to a pole behind the chicken coop in the backyard. He was only 11 years old and his signal only…