Hello. And welcome to this site - a site dedicated to all aspects of finding and restoring antique farm tractors. (And even reporting “classic tractor sightings”.) Whether you’re young or old, if you have ever wanted to rebuild one of these wonderful machines - or dreamed of owning or even just driving one - you’re in the perfect place. The “sweet spot”.

I grew up on a small farm, where we had chickens, raised our own beef and I milked the cow every evening. (My Dad milked in the mornings. I’ve never been an early riser.) We produced grass hay from the main pasture, and we fertilized that pasture with manure taken from the barn.

All of which would have been impossible without the help of our trusty old Fordson tractor (which was very similar to the one shown above). It mowed and hauled and spread, day after day, without complaint - except for the constant racket due to the lack of any muffler! (I’m surprised I didn’t go deaf as a teenager.)

All of the neighbors had tractors, too. The neighbor down the road owned a Continue reading this post…

Every year our small town puts on a “Touch-a-Truck” event, and this year was no exception.

You probably have them in your area, too. It’s a great time for little kids (and even really, really big kids) to sit in a large vehicle, thrash the steering wheel around while pretending to drive that monster - and of course, honk the horn. (Or in some cases, blow the siren. Even better.)

This year, as usual, there were the dump trucks, fire engines, sea rescue vehicles, buses, and a whole raft of really interesting stuff. Of course, I just passed all that by (yeah, sure I did) - because I was especially looking for the tractors.

You see, this was the first year they were to add a “Touch-a-Tractor” section to the show. After talking with the organizers, I found out they were expecting Continue reading this post…

It was a pretty beat up two-tone blue 1980-something Ford pickup. But the two guys in the cab were both laughing and having a great time.

I think I know why.

I’ll bet they didn’t even notice that I passed them, or cared how tired that old F150 was, and I guess I wouldn’t either. You see, they were towing a beautifully restored Allis Chalmers WC farm tractor. It was painted a handsome Continue reading this post…

As I was driving into town last week on our little country road, I found myself following a tractor with a rear-mounted side-delivery rake. Because of that rake, I couldn’t see what kind of tractor was hauling it.

Unlike most people, I’m usually perfectly happy to follow a slow-moving farm tractor - especially if it is a classic. But that day I was in a mad rush to get to the bank before it closed, so when the driver eased his mount over into a wide driveway opening, Continue reading this post…