Nothing makes a Grandpa happier than posing with his granddaughters on his 1944 Farmall BN.
Charlene Shumaker
Bellevue, Michigan
2022 Tractor Photo Contest Winner
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Nothing makes a Grandpa happier than posing with his granddaughters on his 1944 Farmall BN.
Charlene Shumaker
Bellevue, Michigan
2022 Tractor Photo Contest Winner
1946 Farmall H tractor owned by Chris Brady in Lebanon, Kentucky. I enjoy driving my tractor on country roads in Marion county. I plan on showing my tractor at an antique tractor show and driving my tractor in a parade at the local festival Marion County Country Ham Days in Lebanon, Kentucky the last weekend in September.
I did not restore it myself. I bought it after it had been restored. Not sure how many years ago it was restored. My dad and I have done a lot of work to my tractor.
Chris Brady
Lebanon, Kentucky
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Back around 1950, the boys were mowing hay at Lake Tahoe when the motor started to overheat and steam. They tried to get back to the ranch house for water but did not make it. They burned a hole through the cylinder wall and there she sat for a year or two.
The Ponderosa Museum took the tractor and put it under a big old tree for the kids to play on. She sat there for about 70 years and then was headed for the junkyard. My son, Bill Jr. saw it and knew his Dad had to have it out on the ranch. I think he paid $50.00 for it and sent it out to me in 2019.
I had rebuilt an F-12 before so this was not new to me. However, I was 83 years old at that time and I sure had my hands full. Two years later, in late 2021 I had it all back together but was not strong enough to crank it! So step two was to install the Flex plate, starter, and then alternator and a small dashboard. Now WOW, just touch the pedal, and off she goes.
Bill Watson Sr.
Lamoille, Nevada
My father-in-law, Dennis White, retired in 2013. He decided he needed a hobby and took an interest in locating tractors to restore. To date, he has fully restored 13 tractors and is currently working on his 14th.
Dennis retired from being a mechanic at a tractor implement dealership where he worked on farmers’ tractors every day. So, it only makes sense that his love for tractors did not stop at retirement. He continues to add additional tractors to his collection as he comes across tractors that need to be restored. As a family, we enjoy sharing these tractors with others by riding in numerous tractor rides, parades, and sometimes just a stroll around our town on a nice day.
Dena White
Osceola, Iowa
2022 Tractor Photo Contest Winner