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Fieldside Classics Archive
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Fieldside Classics: 1976 Case 1570 “Spirit of ’76” Tractor
Posted on July 4, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 7/4/2015) Happy Independence Day, America! 1976 was a big year for America, and numerous companies got into the spirit of things with Bicentennial-themed products. We’ve covered several of […] -
Fieldside Classic: The Mystery Car In The Mountains
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsOn a recent trip to the mountains a friend pointed me in the direction of this abandoned shell of an old car. There cannot be too many if any salvageable […] -
Ag History: Ford N Series Tractors And The Handshake That Changed Farming Forever
Posted on February 21, 2021 | 107 Comments(first posted 2/21/2015) Two men, both of Irish descent, both christened Henry at birth and both raised by a mother named Mary. Each fathered a single child. Raised in rural, […] -
Fieldside Outtake: International KB-6 – Don’t You Want Me, Baby?
Posted on July 28, 2019 | 13 CommentsHow can one possibly resist the allure of this gorgeous truck? I laid eyes on it a few weeks ago, or, better yet, it laid eyes on me and just […] -
Fieldside Classic: 2011 Valtra T202 Direct TwinTrac – You Can Have It Both Ways
Posted on April 8, 2019 | 11 CommentsValtra is a manufacturer of tractors and agricultural machinery with production facilities in Finland and Brazil. In 2004, Valtra became a fully owned subsidiary of the globally operating AGCO company. […] -
TOAL: 1973 Massey-Ferguson 135 – Nearly Perfect
Posted on January 26, 2019 | 8 CommentsDad had a yearning for another tractor. A co-worker of mine had a Massey-Ferguson 135 Diesel that his father had bought nearly new in the 1970’s, and after decades of […] -
Tractor of a Lifetime: 1956 Ferguson TE20 – Little Grey Fergie
Posted on January 12, 2019 | 21 CommentsGrowing up and living out in the countryside almost my whole life, there has always been a tractor in my life. I grew up with this little Grey Fergie, and […] -
Fieldside Classic: Fendt Farmer 270 V Compact Tractor – Stationary Engine For The Time Being
Posted on December 23, 2017 | 14 CommentsCompact tractors are mostly used by fruit growers and horticulturists. This Fendt Farmer 270 V drives a pump, creating a temporary waterfall. The combination drains water from the orchard in […] -
Storage Yard Classic: More Dual Oldsmobile Toronado Dual Axle Madness
Posted on September 21, 2017 | 47 Comments(first posted 8/18/2013. I’m re-running it as a preview of a rather unusual dual-rear-axle FWD car home-made conversion I found the other day, but rather different from the Toronado). The […] -
CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Classic Farm Tractors
Posted on August 21, 2017 | 15 CommentsMany classic farm tractors were also present at the Oogstdagen-event I visited recently. Here’s an impression, starting with a David Brown 770 Selectamatic from the UK. This model, with a […] -
Name that Car-cass and bonus Ghost Town
Posted on July 18, 2017 | 20 CommentsI came across this picked over and crushed remainder of a car when we recently went on a family hike to the ghost town of Lille, Alberta. I believe I […] -
Tractor Show Classics: 2016 Ewijk Festijn – Special Guest: John Deere
Posted on June 19, 2016 | 19 CommentsMany classic John Deere tractors showed up at the recently held Ewijk Festijn (a classic vehicle show and fair), neatly lined up alongside the road. But there was more to […] -
Geyser Classic: Deutz D15 Tractor – Luftgekühlt Amongst Lots Of Hot Water
Posted on August 27, 2014 | 28 CommentsWhile in Iceland with the family earlier this summer, we of course trekked to see the original Geyser from which all others take their name – “Geysir”. At the visitor […] -
Gardenside Classic: 1988 BCS 715-6 Two-Wheel Tractor – My Italian Exotic, Which Always Starts On The First Pull
Posted on June 1, 2014 | 28 CommentsWarm weather is here, and it’s time to get out the exotic Italian in my garage garden shed for some al fresco tilling. I know Italian products get maligned a […] -
Curbside Parody: I Only Need Some New Parts
Posted on March 28, 2014 | 32 Comments(My apologies to Bonnie Tyler and whomever wrote “Total Eclipse of the Heart”) Every now and then I get mighty peeved that you never drive me ’round […]