Antique Tractors – How Did They Make ‘em in Olden Days?

Antique tractors for sale? How's that? Can there be people in the world who are interested in buying antique farm tractors? For what? Well, definitively not as an industrial machine. The design and performance of antique tractors cannot match their modern day counterparts. People buy antique tractors for sentimental reasons. Antique garden tractors, antique pulling tractors, antique case tractors and antique pedal tractors among others appeal to those collectors who enjoy tinkering with old machinery and hearing a vintage motor roar to life.

What Is An Antique Tractor?

Technically, an antique tractor is any tractor that was made before the 1970's, although those produced back to World War II would most probably be considered "vintage" with the even older models considered truly "antique." Brands like John Deere, Farmall, Allis Chalmers and Ford were sold by the thousands for many decades.

Steam-powered tractors appeared at the end of the 1860's and were, in reality, nothing more than small locomotives. Though they were temperamental and somewhat prone to exploding, the steam tractor revolutionized agricultural efficiency. At the end of the 1880's a breakthrough was accomplished with the introduction of gasoline tractors.

In the 1920s a blacksmith named John Deere founded Deere & Company, a corporation dedicated to the manufacturing of agricultural machinery. Among their products, John Deere tractors have always been regarded for their high quality and performance.

The Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co. was founded in the 1840's, but it wasn't until 1914 that it entered the tractor business. Unfortunately, it only lasted until 1985. After many decades of serving the farm industry, the company sold almost all of its divisions and dedicated itself to the energy sector. Luckily, the Allis Chalmers brand can still be found on antique tractors for sale.

International Harvester was created in 1902 as a consequence of the merger between the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and the Deering Harvester Company. In 1924 they introduced their line of tractors, which endured until 1985, when it sold most of its farming divisions. Today, Internationa l Harvester is known as Navistar International Corporation and makes mid-sized diesel engines.

Ford has always been known for its line of cars and trucks, but many people aren't aware that they also manufactured tractors until 1993 when they sold their tractor division to Fiat Agri. Founded in 1903 by Henry Ford; this company began to experiment with tractors in 1907.

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