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The 1956 445 Minneapolis Moline is owned by Roger Andersen. The mini version of the 445 was built by Roger’s father Carl Andersen in 1956 who was a mechanic for Minneapolis Moline. He built the mini tractor for his 3 sons to drive around. It is now owned by Roger and his Grandson Alex Heindel.
Leo Heindel of Rapid City, South Dakota
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Birthdays ~
2nd – Alex Theodoroff – Customer Service Department
5th – Mandy Woodall – Technical & Returns Departments Supervisor
11th – Dawn McCormick – Customer Service Department
18th – Elizabeth Whiting – Marketing Department & Project Management
18th – Jake Ford – Receiving Department
27th – Dennis Braid – Technical Department
31st – Miles Erickson – Shipping Department Supervisor
Anniversaries ~
6th – Zach Hyder – 5 years – Customer Service Department
15th – Tom Nordhof – 7 years – Technical Department
16th – Eric Carlisle – 5 years – Receiving Department
16th – Alex Theodoroff – 1 year – Customer Service Department
18th – Dawn Miller – 25 years – General Manager
23rd – Jenna Nelson – 2 years – Shipping Department
28th – Angie Crawford – 4 years – Returns Department
31st – Craig Craven – 11 years – Purchasing & Pricing Department Manager
The photo I submitted was taken in July of 2013 by a friend and fellow tractor puller here in Kentucky. I purchased my model 60 in October 2006 in my last semester of college at Eastern Kentucky University studying Agriculture and Horticulture.
I went to the large weekend tractor show at Renfro Valley, Kentucky with friends and had no intention of buying a tractor. I grew up around the old 2 cylinders and always hoped one day to own one. That Saturday morning, while wandering the grounds with two of my best friends, I spotted it for sale. The older gentleman was very friendly and from Lincoln County, Kentucky. He let me test drive it (as my uncle had a 60 and I was familiar with the model) and I immediately knew I wanted the tractor. I asked what he wanted for it and I didn’t hesitate to jump on the $2,500 price tag.
Since bringing it home, it has raked hay, dragged trees for firewood, worked ground, and ran a square baler. I later threw on some 18.4 x 38″ rear tires on it, mounted a couple weight brackets and started pulling in the Northern Kentucky Tug Pullers deadweight pulling club. I didn’t win much (first and second place at Pendleton County Fair, 2nd place at Germantown Kentucky Fair, and a few 1st – 3rd places at our club pulls).
It still earns its keep around the family farm to this day! In addition to this one, I also have a 1958 730 diesel and a 1953 4OU.
Andy Hummel of Morningview, Kentucky
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This is the story of a tractor that spent almost all its years cultivating tomatoes in Merced, California. This 2010 John Deere high crop tractor was built May 11,1961 in Dubuque, Iowa. It’s 59 years old same age as me I was born May 5th, 1961.
It was Shipped June 1st to San Francisco California and sold to the Trinidad brothers by Valley Tractor Co. in Merced, California. It served the brothers very well farming tomatoes until it was traded off to Berenda Tractor Co. in Merced, California.
Sometime in the 70’s it was purchased by Jack Rogina who also farmed tomatoes in Merced. We became partners with the Roginas in the early 80’s and we farmed tomatoes with the tractor until 1986. The tractor was just too under horsepower to keep up with the bigger width equipment. It was retired to Bob Rogina’s farm, Jack’s son kept it until about 2005 when it was traded off to N&S Tractor in Merced, then sold to a farmer in Stockton, California. After he farmed with it for about 10 years he sold it to a fellow in Carson City, Nevada. The new owner put the tractor up for sale on the internet.
I found the tractor and looking at it closely I recognized it as being the 2010. It had a yellow front bolster that we replaced in the mid 80’s so I called the guy and told him to hold the tractor for 24 hours so I could do the number research and sure enough that was the tractor. So I purchased it and brought it back to the same town and ranch it worked on. I spent about 1-½ years restoring the 2010 with most of the parts coming from Steiner Tractor Parts. Now the 2010 runs nice and enjoys tractor shows, parades and retirement.
Augie Scoto of Atwater, California
