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April Gift Card Winners
“My Barn”
April’s winner of a $100 Steiner gift card is Nick Borges from Staten Island, New York. He keeps his Farmall M in My Barn™. Our monthly winner is drawn randomly from all of the customers who have added a tractor to their barn while logged into their Steiner account. Congratulations Nick!
Review Winner
Congratulations to April’s review winner, Tim Dubai from Franksville, Wisconsin! He writes, “The parts that were ordered are correct and delivered within a week. I will be needing more parts in the future to finish my project, and will be ordering more in the future.” Our winner is randomly drawn from all of the reviews submitted to us during the month of March and will receive a $25 Steiner gift card. Thanks for the review Tim!
Subscriber of the Month
April’s lucky winner of a $200 Steiner gift card is Donald Niehaus from Donnellson, Illinois. Donald’s favorite tractor is the John Deere 630 and has been a Steiner e-mail subscriber since Februrary of 2015. Congratulations Donald!
1959 Massey Ferguson 35
1959 Massey-Harris-Ferguson 35 tractor. A few years ago, I was offered to salvage what I wanted from an old barn. The MF35 was parked alongside the barn engulfed by thorns, bushes and saplings growing through and around the tractor. The tractor had been sitting there for quite some time, of course. The tires were all dry rotted and at a glance you would’ve bet that any piece of this tractor that used to move was most likely seized up.
I am not mechanically literate but my good friend Bill Bart is, Bill owned a body shop and has worked on cars his whole life. Bill took a look at it and thought that the MF35 could be saved. That is all he had to say. The problems consisted of a blown head gasket, seized bearings, bad clutch (that took eight different attempts to replace), dry rotted tires and belts, fluids and battery were all fixed or replaced. At one point, while the tractor was partially apart, Bill mentioned about painting the tractor. I liked the idea so we torched and cut multiple bolts to disassemble the remaining parts to now add the painting job to the timeline. Bill painted most of the MF35 as I sanded, wire brushed and power washed the rotting rims in preparation. Once the MF35 was painted, final touches like the decals, lights and brand-new tires were ordered and replaced.
After completing this project, this tractor has become a part of the family. As with anything in life, the MF35 journey included fun times and times of disgruntlement. When I look at the tractor, I feel empowered and thankful for friends. A special thank you to Mark and John Boadle; John is the walking encyclopedia in the subject of farm tractors. Lastly, a big thank you to Bill Bart that thought we could save this MF35, and we did.
Jim Boyles
Pine Plains, New York
Tractor Photo Contest Winner
1944 Allis Chalmers B
The story starts out at a summer bbq we held. My wife, a local realtor, had invited one of her past clients who had noticed our 1948 Farmall Cub and asked me if I had any interest in another old tractor, I know such a silly question! They said they had an old Allis Chalmers B that he and his dad started restoring but lost time and interest and it’s been sitting at his parents house that they just sold so it had to go. He said if I could get it out from the back yard then I could have it for free!!
So I went there the following weekend and winched it up and out of the back yard and on to the trailer. The motor was seized and all the sheet metal was off it and laying in the leaves for years. After looking up the serial number we found out it was a 1942. Once we got it home we pulled the valve cover and the head and was easily able to free up the motor, then we cleaned the carb and the gas tank and she fired right up!!
The next thing I know I’m driving an hour away to purchase a 1944 Allis Chalmers B parts tractor that was completely torn apart but had better tires, original AC hydraulic piston, shutters and a complete electrical system. Wasn’t long before my wife realized the free tractor would not be so free lol. We got the 42 running good with the help from more parts from Steiner. Then it was time to paint and put it back together, we still have some work to do but as of 11/20/22 it was put together and running for the first time in almost 20 years and we couldn’t be happier with the progress.
Dylan Barese
Gaylordsville, CN
If you would like to submit a story with photo(s) about an experience with your tractor, interesting facts about its history, or a restoration project, please go to Tractor Story Submissions. If your story is picked to appear on the blog you will receive a FREE Steiner hat. Some stories will also go on to be published in our quarterly magazine. We look forward to hearing your story!