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How a Threshing Machine Works - Farm Collector
WEBFeb 9, 2011 · How a Threshing Machine Works. The first threshing methods involved beating grain by hand with a flail, or trampling it by animal hooves. An early threshing machine, patented in 1837 by Hiram A. and John A. Pitts, Winthrop, Maine, was powered by horses walking on a treadmill. Improvements were made to the original machine until late in …
The Tough International Harvester Cub Cadet Compact Garden …
WEBApr 1, 2004 · The sixth line of Cub Cadet tractors was introduced in late 1971, and included models 86, 108, 109, 128, 129, 149 and 169. The tractors sported new hoods, grilles, instrument panels and many safety and convenience updates. Of course, the frame was wider up front to accommodate larger engines.
100 Years of Cletrac - Farm Collector
WEBNov 11, 2016 · By Paul Trowbridge. | Published on November 11, 2016. The Hart-Parr/Oliver Collectors Assn.’s annual Summer Show, celebrating 100 years of Cletrac, was held during the New York Steam Engine Assn.’s 56th annual Pageant of Steam, Aug. 10-13, in Canandaigua, New York. The event was said to be the largest showing of Cletrac and Oliver crawlers ...
Whatever Happened to McCormick-Deering? - Farm Collector
WEBAug 1, 1998 · McCormick-Deering farm implements and Farmall tractors helped IHC become the giant of the industry. Its 1923 U.S. farm equipment sales of $150 million tripled those of second place Deere & Co. “Harvester is, of course, the greatest single agricultural enterprise in the world,” trumpeted Fortune magazine at the time.. However, even a corporate giant such as IHC wasn’t immune to the ...
An Old Iron Legacy of Plowing - Farm Collector
WEBSep 8, 2020 · courtesy by Dwight Anderson. Farmers sometimes allow plow enthusiasts to hold plow days at their land. The fields get plowed, and the enthusiasts get a chance to really work their equipment. The last thing Dwight Anderson expected to be doing in retirement was plowing with a tractor. However, when he inherited his father’s 1946 Farmall H …
Allis-Chalmers Crawlers: An Impressive Track Record
WEBOct 7, 2016 · Tractor torque converter unveiled. Allis-Chalmers’ first application of the GM Series 71 engine was in their new 29,000-lb. Model HD-14 in 1939. It used an inline, 6-cylinder version with a total displacement of 426 cubic inches and …
Antique Cider Presses: Pressed Into Service - Farm Collector
WEBSep 6, 2012 · Available in all sizes. Cider presses were produced in two basic styles: the one-tub press and the two-tub press. “The one-tub press required only two people to complete all the operations,” Joe says. “A new single-tub press advertised in the 1918 Bingham Hardware Co. catalog sold for $12.50 ($190 today).
The Reaper Revolution - Farm Collector
WEBJun 1, 2004 · By Farm Collector Staff. | Published on June 1, 2004. Few people changed American agriculture more than Cyrus McCormick. His invention, the McCormick ‘Virginia’ reaper, revolutionized farming by combining many steps involved in harvesting crops into one machine. McCormick’s reaper could cut more wheat in …
Ten Agricultural Inventions that Changed the Face of Farming in …
WEBJun 23, 2022 · An agricultural inventions timeline of the most significant agricultural inventions during the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries. Ten years ago this month, the first issue of Farm Collector hit the mail-boxes of the first subscribers, so it seems appropriate to do a “Ten Most” column about the history …