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IH Hydro 100
The Hydro 100 tractor replaced both the 966 Hydro and 1066 Hydro tractors in 1973.
Tony Reed's John Deere 4010
Tony's family tractor was a John Deere 4010 diesel. This 4010 wasn’t just an average 4010, though. This 4010 had an M&W turbo and oil pan.
M&W's Revolutionary Oil Pan
In issue 38 of Heritage Iron, we covered M&W’s New Life Kit and its effects on performance. We recently discovered the Product Info bulletin sent out by Elmo Meiners himself! This bulletin talks about the testing in his own words and is more than worthy of reprinting just as it is.
PEERLESS: Homemade 4WD Tractor
"Peerless" was used for major tillage work and easily pulled a 28-foot Graham-Hoeme chisel plow and 35-foot field cultivator.
Problem Child on the Farm
Almost every family has one – that one tractor that makes you question where you went wrong. Includes IH 560, Ford 6000, JD 2010 and 8010, Allis-Chalmers One-Ninety, Massey-Ferguson 2805, and others.
Cockshutt 1350: A Yellow Tractor in the Big Red Line.
While Oliver had been the primary source of tractors for Cockshutt during the 1960s, a yellow tractor got mixed in the lineup for a short time.
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