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Farmall 350 Before and After

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Above are two pictures of my son’s Farmall 350, a before and after. I bought this tractor used from a neighbor almost 50 years ago; he had bought it new in 1957.

My son learned to drive on the 350 and for sentimental reasons, he decided to buy it and have it restored / refurbished. When I retired I sold my farm equipment but I kept the 350 and a six foot mower to mow field edges and road sides. As you can see, it didn’t get a lot of TLC in the last twenty two years.

Mechanically it was sound, with a good engine, transmission and torque amplifier, but cosmetically it was ugly! I chased parts all Summer with some yet to go, but I can see the end is near. I drove it home from the paint shop on October the 18th and it was hard to believe it was the same tractor.

Steiner Tractor was a big part of this transformation.

Thank you,

Dan
Monroeville, Indiana

Farmall / International, Tractor Photos, tractor restoration, Tractor Stories

Delivery Changes for the Better

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Try our New Delivery, Save Time and Money

All online orders choosing Economy or Standard Delivery will receive the lowest base rate for ANY size order. Take advantage of this introductory offer between September 13th and October 4th, 2018!

With our new website just around the corner we wanted to introduce our new Delivery options. Now it will be easier then ever to calculate your cost when ordering parts. You can choose to ship Economy when you are in no hurry to start your project, Standard when you are ready to get started soon, or Premium when your tractor is sitting in the field waiting for your help.

With our new options you can also gauge where you fall in the  cost chart and maybe add a little something extra to your order for no extra. We hope this straight forward delivery chart makes things as easy as just picking an option and getting your parts on the way!

Our US customers can take advantage of an introductory price for Economy and Standard delivery services while you wait for the brand new SteinerTractor.com experience, which launches on October 4th, 2018.

Check out all our delivery information here.

 

Shipping & Receiving, Steiner Company Info, Website Announcements

Welcome August additions!

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August brought two little additions to our Steiner Tractor Parts family.

Amanda Mrva (Customer Service Rep), husband Ron, siblings Alan, Olivia and Ella welcomed a new addition to their family. Allison Joanne was born at 3:57am on August 24th. She was 7 lbs 5 oz and 22 inches long.

Congratulations Mrva’s!

Alex MacKenzie (Shipping dept) and girlfriend Trisha welcomed their little addition. Drake Anthony MacKenzie was born on August 25th at 2:40am He weighed 7 lbs 11 oz and  19 ½ inches long.

additions Drake

Drake Anthony MacKenzie

Congratulation Alex and Trisha!

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September Celebrations

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Birthdays ~

1st  – Deona Vorhies

2nd – Zachery Hyder

9th – JR Roberts

19th – Kristin Woods

26th – Christopher Wright

27th – Suzette Thomas

Steiner Anniversaries ~

1st – Mandy (MJ) Crawford – 3 years (Customer Service)

3rd – Lisa Warren – 4 years (Customer Service)

9th – Emily Rosser – 16 years (Purchasing)

24th – Brandi Erickson – 9 years (Customer Service)

29th – Randy Fenner – 9 years (Warehouse – Storefront)

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Case 511B

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1958 Case 511B


My Dad bought this 1958 Case 511B new in 1959 and it’s one of the first tractors I learned to drive. I thought it was time for some needed repairs and a new paint job. I got it finished with some parts from Steiner TractorParts. It stills runs great.

Larry Ratke
Arapaho, Oklahoma

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Sitting in the Shed

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Setting in the Shed
Setting in the Shed – 1957 Farmall 450 Diesel

Back in college I was helping a farmer in the Summer and saw it setting in the shed, and fell in love. It was a 1957 Farmall 450 diesel with TA. He said it hasn’t run in years due to a bad injector. So I am 29 now and 2 years ago it came up for sale so my Dad and I purchased that same tractor.

I was able to find a used injector online and got it running. It needs a radiator due to a hole in the top and a few minor things like a tachometer, headlight wiring, and I did drain 15 gallons of water from the transmission. But it dyno’s at 58 hp which was enormous for a 50’s tractor. And only being produced from 1956-1958 it is rather rare.


I have always loved IH/Farmall tractor since I was little. I have recently acquired my late Grandfather’s restored 1945 Farmall H, and I know he would of loved to see what I’ve accomplished so far with the 450. And it sounds killer with a straight stack. I plan to use the tractor in parades and to use it around the farm when making hay, not work it too hard,  just enough to keep it from dying a slow death from just setting around. I feel all old equipment should have its legs stretched at least once a year.

Jake Rygiel
Wisconsin

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