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My Threshing Machine

06/03/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

The old threshing machine has been parked in the barn for 40 years and many memories were made threshing with it when I was a kid.

I called my 85 year old dad to see if he could come out and show me where and how all the belts went, they had all been taken off the thresher when last used. Dad came out and we got all the belts in place and checked and greased everything. We started it up and lo and behold it all worked and ran like it had never been parked for all those years. I even ended up getting 3rd place in the parade.

Tim Gibson
Fordwich, Ontario, Canada


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!

1945 Farmall M

06/01/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

This is currently our oldest tractor on our ranch/farm here in Northeast Pennsylvania. It’s a 1945 Farmall M that has had a few upgrades over the years to make it perform better/stronger than some in the Super Series. It has high compression pistons that increases the horse power, 2 sets of live hydraulic remotes and a recently rewired 12volt distributor system and new tires.

It’s used on our smaller, single beater, single axle IH manure spreader, wheel rake for hay and pulling square bale wagons from the field to the barn and running our New Holland small square baler. It’s fun to run unless it’s 90°+ outside. And it and it’s brother, our 1953 Super M are always kept inside when not in use.

The ole saying continually rings true that “they don’t make ‘em like this anymore” which is why we take such good care of them as we help promote and prolong the long heritage of our ageless iron from the 1940’s and 50’s.

Randy Kuhn
Delano, Minnesota


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!

Allis Chalmers

05/30/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

I bought this Allis Chalmers tractor from a guy who’s dad had restored them to factory like. The older fella went through the whole motor and rebuilt it. Went through the clutch and transmission. He restored all kinds of tractors Farmall, Allis Chalmers, Case, John Deere and more. Unfortunately he passed. He left all the tractors to his children.

I found the tractor listed on Facebook in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Aiden Weiler
Schoolcraft, Michigan


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!

1952 Farmall M

05/23/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

This 1952 Farmall M was restored by Hunter Breese in 2021 for the JBDewar Tractor Restoration Education Program. The tractor was gifted to him by family-friend Jeff Smith. It was bought new by Jeff’s family and stayed in the family until gifted to Hunter.

Hunter Breese
Paso Robles, California
Tractor Photo Contest Winner

Allis Chalmers D-21

05/17/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

Allis Chalmers

This is our families Allis Chalmers D-21 series 2 that we have owned and used for over 30 years.  When my grandfather purchased the tractor, him and my father restored it. We still use this tractor every year for fieldwork like discing and plowing. We love to also try and show it off every now and again when we get the chance.

This picture was taken at a family friend’s barn just down the road.

Harnishfeger Family
Fairland, Indiana
Tractor Photo Contest Winner

Enter our annual tractor photo contest at SteinerTractor.com/photo-contest.
Contest runs April 3, 2023 – June 30th, 2023.

Mothers Day Deal

05/11/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

Receive a MIS3153 Steiner pink baseball cap for $0.14 with your retail order of $59.00 or more!

Enter coupon code  MOM23 at checkout

Offer good May 11th – 14th, 2023 11:59 pm EST

Taxes and delivery not included in total. Cannot be used with special order items, gift cards or be combined with other offers. Retail orders only. While supplies last.

Tractor, Come Home

05/08/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

I bought a 1955 Case 400 tractor in the mid-1970’s to use on my parents’ small dairy farm in northern Dunn County, Wisconsin. The “400” (as we called it) served us well for many years. Eventually, I got married and moved off the farm, and my parents retired from farming shortly thereafter, ending three family generations of dairy farming. (The fourth and future generations of our family retain the farm and land for recreational use.)

My wife and I bought a new home with a large lot in the early 1990’s. We needed a lawn tractor for mowing, and the decision was made to trade in the old “400” in 1994—a decision I would come to regret in the years that followed, as it proved to be the most reliable and capable workhorse of the tractors retained on the farm. The Eagle Hitch on the “400” also proved to be invaluable and unmatched for maintaining farm roads and completing wood cutting tasks on the farm. During the time of first ownership of the “400,” it never had a major breakdown. The “400” always started and was ready to work.

Fast forward 22 years. In 2016, I was working for All States Ag Parts (ASAP) in Downing, Wisconsin. They are in the business of buying old farm equipment and tractors to scrap out for parts. One day at work I noticed an old Case 400 tractor in the ASAP salvage yard, like the one I used to have. The tractor was in terrible condition as it had been in a shed fire, and it had been sold to ASAP by the tractor’s owner so they could salvage what they could from it to sell. While looking over the old tractor, I noticed a hitch modification that was similar to one I had implemented on my old Case 400 tractor. I also noticed an alternator bracket that looked identical to one I had fabricated for a changeover to a 12-volt electrical system on my own Case 400.

I got to wondering about these observations, and that night after work I went home and dug in some old papers and found the serial number for my old Case 400 on the bill of sale from the trade-in for the lawn tractor.The next day at work I compared the serial number I found at home with the serial number on the burnt-up Case 400. Amazingly, the numbers matched! The charred heap was my old “400”! To me, this was more than just a funny coincidence. This was a second chance of owning my favorite tractor, as I still regretted parting with it in the first place. I decided then and there that I was going to buy what was left of my old “400” from ASAP and restore it. After handing over $200, it was mine once again. Although it did not look anything close to the classic farm workhorse I remembered, I believed it would again one day.

During the off-and-on six-year restoration project, I kept a log of expenses and of each and every repair made. The total cost of the restoration came to $4,715.26, including the $200 to purchase it from ASAP—not to mention the work, challenges, and frustrations—but it was worth it. Getting the engine to start again was relatively easy after it was cleaned and checked over. The rear end was a challenge to restore, as many of the internal components were stuck and had to be freed, and seals needed to be replaced. The rear PTO housing required the most work, including bearing and seal replacements along with installing a “new” used hydraulic pump and valve. Finding parts for a 1955 tractor was frustrating, with countless hours spent searching online and parts being ordered from all over the country.

While the farm has changed, the “400” is now better than ever and will still be doing the work it does best in keeping up food plots and wood lots for family enjoyment for years to come. And maybe I’ll show off my “new” old “400” in an occasional community tractor ride or tractor show. My tractor has come home to stay.

David Amble
Menomonie, Wisconsin


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!

June Birthdays and Anniversaries

05/03/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

Birthdays

1st – Craig C. – Purchasing & Pricing Manager

8th – Logan C. – Purchasing Team

9th – Jeremiah H. – Shipping Team

13th – Toni S. – Customer Service Team

21st – Dee H. – Customer Service Team

28th – Lisa W. – Customer Service Team

29th – Jill H. – Customer Service Team

Anniversaries

14th – Natasha R. – 2 years – Customer Service Team

14th – Tim H. – 2 years – Shipping Team

15th – Andrew W. – 24 years – Marketing Team Supervisor

17th – Jeff K. – 31 years – Warehouse Manager

20th – Dan S. – 22 years – President

Cinco De Mayo Savings

05/02/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

5% off your retail order of $55

Coupon code:  CINCO23

Offer good May 2nd – 5th, 2023 11:59 pm EST

See details then start shopping at SteinerTractor.com/specials

May Featured Photo

05/02/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

Massey

My name Is Cole and I am 19 years old and I love old tractors! I live in West Bridgewater Massachusetts with my family on a small homestead. When I was probably 10 years old I used to mow our yard with a 1973 Massey Ferguson MF14 garden tractor. It began to have some problems so it was set aside and we got a more reliable mower. It sat for many years and I always wanted to get it going again. In the summer of 2020 my dad and I pulled it out and got it started. I was happy to have it running, but I wanted to restore it it’s former glory. I began the long process of restoring it, and after a year I had completed it. It was very frustrating at times but in the end I learned an immense amount and decided that I was ready to take on another project. 

One day my mom sent me a listing of a Massey Ferguson 50 tractor that was not running and in need of some love. I had not considered a tractor of this size for my project tractor; I planned on another garden tractor. This tractor was more involved than a garden tractor, but after some thinking I was sold. 

On the Fourth of July 2021, my family and I went to New Hampshire to get the tractor. It was not running and had a loader on it so it was some work to load it, but we got it on the the trailer to bring it to it’s new home. Within a week my dad and I had it running. I started working through some general maintenance like changing its fluids and a few other things. The tractor is extremely reliable, it can sit for a month and yet still start right away. She is always ready to work. I want to restore it, but for right now, she has some work to do as well as celebrate the Fourth of July!

Cole Milbery
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Photo by Owen Milbery

Growing & Saving a Climate for Tomorrow

04/21/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

Head on over to www.SteinerTractor.com to maximize your Steiner Tractor Parts savings. 

Get $10 OFF when you place a single retail order of $79 or more!

During checkout, simply enter the coupon code TREEHUG.

Hurry, this promo ends 04/28/23 at 11:59pm (EST.) 

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May Birthdays and Anniversaries

04/20/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

Birthdays

15th – Logan W. – Shipping Team

15th – Josiah R. – Customer Service Team

20th – Rachel A. – Customer Service Team Supervisor

23rd – Jayce Z. -Inventory Control Team

27th – Amanda M. – Customer Service Team

Anniversaries

1st – Travis P. – 13 years (Shipping Team)

5th – Michael M. – 9 years (IT)

5th – Amanda M. – 15 years (Customer Service Administrative Team)

6th – Deona V. – 13 years (Purchasing Team)

16th – Jacob F. – 6 years (Receiving Team)

20th – Jenny B. – 27 years (Vice President)

21st – Logan W. – 5 years (Shipping Team)

28th – Kory M. – 8 years (Purchasing Team)

1946 Minneapolis Moline R

04/17/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

I restored this 1946 Minneapolis Moline R that my Dad bought new. It did not run when I got it and the overall paint condition was bad from all the pigeon droppings. Many hours were spent rebuilding the engine which required a new cam, rocker arm, rings, and bearings.

This tractor was the main “workhorse” for many years to plow, disk, plant, cultivate, and do all the other tasks that you do on a small 109-acre dairy farm in northern Illinois. My 4 brothers and 2 sisters and I all learned to drive with this tractor.

David Reeverts
Onondaga, Michigan
Tractor Photo Contest Winner

Oliver Big and Small

04/14/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

It was late August and I’d been waiting for the perfect night to photograph my Dad’s Oliver 1655 with my daughter’s 1855 pedal tractor. We’d bought her pedal tractor before she was born, my Dad’s tractor had just been fully repainted, and I had a vision that initially looked completely different than this.

I photographed the tractors together with his in the background before deciding to line them up. He really didn’t want any part of being in the pictures but when I asked him to be in “just this last set” he went (hesitantly) willingly. In his basic mowing clothes and her crazy baby ponytail, this moment was born. She turned to find Grandpa and he waved back to her.

Lindsay Dinkla
Casey, Iowa
Tractor Photo Contest Winner

1953 International McCormick Farmall Super A

04/12/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

This is my 1953 International McCormick Farmall Super A. No, it isn’t shiny and new, although some parts have been repainted. Why, because at 69 years old it’s still doing work.

This tractor came to my family in either 1973 or 1974. We moved from closer to town, out into the country, and my Dad purchased it to use on our small farm. Where you say, Gwinnett County Georgia. Those who know it, know it’s now basically Atlanta, the city has reached out. Meanwhile, I still live in the vicinity, so my tractor mostly works at some leased hunting land. Bush hogging, food plots, and the like.

Way back when we got the Super A, my Dad and I rebuilt the engine, I still remember going to the local tractor dealer and getting the parts. He went with the oversized pistons and sleeves for more power. The head was rebuilt by Bailey’s Machine Shop, a local business like the tractor dealer that no longer exists. He must have done it right, it has served well over the past 40+ years with no major issues and still has good power.

I plan to pass it along to my son and grandsons someday. What a great old tractor. The picture is me and my family at The Bostwick Georgia Cotton Gin Festival, a great tractor event.

Keith Ledford
Grayson, Georgia

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!

April Featured Photo

04/04/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

My brother and I are twins and have farmed together all our lives, being 3rd generation on the same farm. We farm tomatoes, corn, alfalfa, almonds, wheat, and cotton.

We both collect and restore antique tractors. I collect John Deere, and Joe collects Case tractors. We both collect mainly Hi-Crop tractors. The orchard tractors shown have both been restored by Joe and me and are part of our own collections. There are not a lot of tractor shows in California but when there’s one we love to attend.

Thanks to Steiner Tractor Parts we have restored and keep our tractors running in tiptop shape!

Augie Scoto
Atwater, California
Tractor Photo Contest Winner

Save on your basket full of tractor parts!

04/03/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

Hop on over to SteinerTractor.com and fill your basket with tractor part savings!

Get 20% off when you place a single retail order of $199 or more.

During checkout, simply enter the coupon code HOP20

Hurry, this offer ends on 4/9/23 at 11:59pm (EST). The $199 minimum does not include delivery or taxes.

My Father’s Allis Chalmers G

03/25/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

This 1948 Allis G was purchased in the early 1990s by my father. It sat in his barn still wearing its very neglected work clothes until his death in 2014. I told my family that I would like to have it to restore and keep because it was my Dads.

After 4 years of working on it in my spare time it is 99% complete. This was a fun project to do, to honor the man that taught me so much about mechanics and perseverance to complete this project.

Tom Cregger
Cascade, Maryland


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!

Jesse and Grandpa’s Tractor Time

03/24/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

When my Grandson, Jesse, was less than a year old he began to ride with me on our tractors, and you could see the smile show his joy in anything tractor. He was born with a heart issue and spent a lot of time in and out of the hospital, but when he came home he was ready for a tractor ride.

We had a Kubota cab tractor, John Deere skid steer, Farmall H, and I bought a Farmall Cub just for him. He loved to work on the tractors, fix flat tires, and bush hog the pastures. Every Friday at the end of a long work week, I would get a cold beer, Jesse would get a Root Beer and we would ride the tractors, he called it Tractor Beer Friday. This became a tradition that I will always cherish because Jesse passed away recently at 4 ½ years old from a ruptured artery.

He may not physically be with me but he is always riding with me on the Farmall Cub, observing Tractor Beer Friday.

Thomas R. Shirley
Pendleton, South Carolina


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!

Finnegan’s Sweepstakes

03/06/2023 by ST Leave a Comment

Sweepstakes

Enter for your chance to win a $25 Steiner Tractor Parts gift card!

Enter at www.SteinerTractor.com/Lucky-17

Sweepstakes runs March 6th – 16th, 2023 11:59 pm EST

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