THE NEWBIE - Antique Power magazine articles often refer to a particular tractor’s horsepower or other ratings as determined by the Nebraska Tractor Test results. You might wonder what “Nebraska Tractor Test” means and how those ratings came to be established and accepted everywhere. The origins and evolution of this testing are an interesting part of tractor history, with worldwide consequences.
Read MoreWhat is wrong with this picture? Youve seen a Farmall H before, havent you? Its the right shade of red. It even says IH McCormick Farmall H right there on the hood. Look closely, because it is the subject of a two-page story in the July/August 2015 issue of Antique Power magazine.
Read MoreALES FROM THE BACK 40 - As I write this month’s Back 40 blog installment, the first big winter storm has hit Wisconsin. Thankfully, here in the north central part of the state, we only got a little snow mixed with some sleet and ice pellets, which made for challenging driving, but not anything too bad. Our friends to the north received several inches of the white stuff. On the farm, snowfall made for additional chores as we had to clear several hundred yards of roadway…
Read MoreTALES FROM THE BACK 40 - Growing up on a 400-acre farm in the rolling hills of southwestern Wisconsin provided me with a fertile field for my memories. I was born in 1966 in Boscobel, Wisconsin, and lived on our farm on Hwy. 61 between Boscobel and Fennimore. From an early age, I was fascinated with the equipment on our farm. My parents say that among my first words was “ba-to” (for “tractor”). They put me in my baby seat and stored me in an unoccupied calf pen in our barn while they milked cows.
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