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FEATURE TRACTOR: CASE 1896
CASE released its last "new" tractor series in 1984 - the 96 series. This series of tractors included the model 1896 and 2096, with the 1896 the focus of this story. the 2096 is very similar, but just a bit more powerful. Feature tractor owner: Duane and Kyle Jackson from Daleville, IN.
Kerr Auction
No one could have predicted that this auction would set not one, not two, but three sales records that would take the Muscle Tractor world by storm...
Remembering Allis
It's been a while... Forty years to be exact, since a new Allis-Chalmers tractor rolled off the line in West Allis, WI. The downfall of Allis-Chalmers is not a simple story by any means... a mix of poor timing, a failing economic climate, and decisions made behind the scenes at the corporate level that just didn’t pan out.
Cobs, Cow Tanks and Corn Cribs:
Take a seat in a 4020 with a John Deere 300 picker and ride (read) along filling corn cribs on a blustery November day in Western Wisconsin.
History Vault
The Ag scene from 40, 50, and 60 years ago.
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