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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…
Harvester’s first garden tractor (released January 1961) was simply called the Cub Cadet. It was the product of a rapid development program that went from concept to production in little over a year.
“The product had been a greater success than anyone had dreamed of,” Harold Schramm, the driveline engineer on the project said when describing International Harvester’s entry into the lawn and…
In 1917, Harvester purchased a 414-acre farm just 20 miles from downtown Chicago. The original Farmall was tested on the farm’s gently rolling hills, along with hundreds of other pieces of agricultural equipment. Annual demonstration outings for IHC executives and staff were held there, complete with orchestra accompaniment, circus tents, and lavish catered meals. In the early years, the place…
Robert P. Corley invested 25 years of blood and sweat into his International Harvester Company dealership near Decatur in central Illinois. In November 1984, news hit that Harvester’s agricultural division was to be purchased by Tenneco. While this meant the company would survive, the fact that Harvester would be merged with Case was downright terrifying for those who had imprinted the brand on…