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The following is an excerpt from Journey to the End of the World, which chronicles the Expedition65 voyage to the bottom of South America. Clocking over 10,000 miles and 13 international border crossings on adventure bikes, the veteran group of riders tackled soaring Andes mountains, relentless rains of the Amazon basin, and a wild crossing of the world's largest salt flat in Bolivia.…
How do we inspire a workforce to sustain high performances in dynamic, challenging, and competitive environments? Most big companies have access to funding, training, and technology yet still lack the ability to fully access human potential. The increased pace of business in today’s world has brought a brand of turbulence that can cloud our direction.
This book will transport you through the…
When I competed for the first time at the Indy 500 in 1983, the fastest drivers could lap at an average speed of 200 miles per hour. They would drive for 2 1/2 miles down long straights and through four 90-degree corners every forty-five seconds. Tom Sneva officially broke through the 200-mile-per-hour barrier for the first time in history in 1997. Six years later, I could do an average lap speed…
In this excerpt from Red Tractors 1957-2022 by Lee Klancher, the legacy of the 1206 is told.
Just as the H and M had taken the agricultural world by storm, the 706 and 806 proved that Harvester’s engineering team was capable of designing robust and reliable machinery. And even as those first of the 06 series tractors were an immediate success, Harvester’s Farm Equipment Division (…
A replica of an International HT340 Turbine Tractor sold at the Mecum Auction in November 2019. This is the story of the real HT340s, including the location of the lone survivor as well as the mysterious examples that disappeared.
In late 1959, Solar Aircraft Company lost several key military contracts for their turbine engines and so decided to court an investor. The one that best suited their…
Destined to replace the 06 series, the 56 series was introduced in 1965 with a single model: the 656. International’s Farmall 656 was billed as a 12-month worker, efficient enough to handle lighter utility work and powerful enough to pull a 4-5 bottom plow.
The Farmall 656 was released as an individual model without much fanfare. In the first production year, only Farmall versions of 656 were…
The following is the opening excerpt from Lois Pryce's new book, Revolutionary Ride, detailing her experiences travelling solo 3,000 miles across Iran on a motorbike.
In the first week of December 2011, in London, I was approached by a stranger with a proposition that would eventually lead me on a journey of thousands of miles to a land of secrets, fear and an irrepressible lust for life.…
In 2011, at the height of tension between the British and Iranian governments, travel writer Lois Pryce found a note from an unknown Persian man left on her motorcycle outside the Iranian Embassy in London, asking that she journey to his hometown to find out what Iran is really like. So, to everyone's surprise, she went. The following is an excerpt from her book Revolutionary Ride, recounting her…
One of the key innovations by Case IH in the 1990s was the Quadtrac. The high floatation provided by tracks is of great interest to farmers, as it allows them to get in the field when conditions are too wet for tires and also compacts the soil less, which is better for the crops.
The idea took root at Case IH in the late 1980s, when a variety of forces encouraged the company to create a tracked…
The success of the 7100 series Magnum tractors in the Southwest United States brought a demand for a tractor with more engine horsepower and hydraulic lift capacity. Case IH developed the 7150 Magnum tractor to meet this need.
Starting in late 1990 and early 1991, a very limited number of these units were sold through the Memphis sales office to select dealers in southern states. These were to…