HERMISTON, Ore. — In the early 1980s, Tony Amstad bought a John Deere Model R diesel tractor, and his collection only grew from there. “That was always kind of my favorite tractor,” Amstad said.

"With Minneapolis-Moline, that was the first tractor I drove, in the early 40's," said Nick Schmidt, owner of a vast collection of vintage tractors and farm equipment, many of which were ...

The hobby of collecting and restoring antique farm tractors is a quiet but busy adventure filled with hard work disguised as fun, just like most things agricultural. Charles Meier has had so much fun ...

DICKINSON, N.D. - A line of rusted tractors, neatly tagged and laid out according to make and model, might seem like the start of a junkyard, not the beginning of an auction - yet for many on Saturday ...

MEAD (AP) — Rows of green antique tractors, parked with their yellow wheels near to touching, fill a 100-foot-long Quonset hut. The next hut over is stuffed with parts — steel wheels, choke rods, ...

Although it’s just a hobby, Howard Axelson has plenty to show for what he does in his free time – a 150- by 50-foot shed “squeezed” full of antique tractors, some of which date back to the 1920s, and ...

CORNLAND - The tiny burg of Cornland, a bump in the road on Illinois 54 midway between Mount Pulaski and Springfield, is now the official center of the antique tractor collecting universe. A huge ...

Lou Buice is helping preserve examples of early 20th-century farm technology through his family’s hobby of restoring and maintaining some of the oldest farm tractors ever built. In a large metal ...

If you are looking for a gift for your favorite Classic Tractor Fan, check out the 2013 Calendar from the folks at Classic Tractor Fever. On the cover are two John Deere vintage models. Better than ...

A lot of folks had that reaction, twice, in 2015, as the two highest ever auction sale prices on Farmall H tractors were recorded this year. First came the 1939 model H with SN 504 sold on an October ...