May/June 2023 Antique Power
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The May/June 2023 issue of Antique Power magazine is available in our gift shop and will be available in subscriber mailboxes and on newsstands soon. Featured on this issue’s cover is Michigan collector Tom Reed’s 1956 Massey-Harris Model 444. Here’s a snippet of the cover feature story to enjoy…
The Massey-Harris “Triple Four”
A beautiful 1956 Massey-Harris Model 444 is one of Michigan collector Tom Reed’s favorite tractors.
text by Madison Nickel • photos by Al Rogers
Touring the countryside with an antique tractor is a favorite pastime for Tom Reed, and his 150-mile-long journeys require dependable tractors. A thorough rebuild is all but a non-negotiable requirement, and his 1956 Massey-Harris
(M-H) Model 444 easily goes above and beyond.
He lives on the 400-acre farm in Horton, Michigan, that has been in the family for five generations, and farming the land is nostalgic for him. Settled by his family in the 1860s, the farm has a rich history with M-H equipment.
Reed and his brother John, both retired teachers, collect tractors and own about a dozen. The brothers have rented out most of their land but still enjoy working with the tractors they remember seeing when they were kids. They started collecting tractors with an M-H Challenger, a tractor that their father had owned, and that good tractor started Tom Reed’s lifelong admiration of Massey-Harris.
Reed was 16 when M-H released the 444, and he remembers how he thought it would be nice to own one. Although he was unable to buy a new tractor back then, Reed knew he would own one someday.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the May/June 2023 issue of Antique Power magazine!
Other articles in this issue include:
From the Editor
Letters to the Editor
The Canada Connection: The Three-Plow Tractor Era
text by Rick MannenPhotos from the Attic
Annie’s Great Return
text by Rick Mannen • photos from Rick Mannen and Antique Power archivesRising Stars: “Grease Monkey!”
A Ford 960 is Connor Bradfield’s first tractor, and he restored it following in his father’s footsteps.
text by Rick Mannen • photos by Al Rogers, unless notedGermany’s Green Farm Power
Dale Landwehr’s 1977 Deutz Model D 30 06 brings a taste of Europe to American farming.
text and photos by Fred Hendricks, unless notedBall Game
Jake Snider’s World Series 1953 Allis-Chalmers Model IB
text by Jake Snider • photos by Jeanine DaigleThe Massey-Harris “Triple Four”
A beautiful 1956 Massey-Harris Model 444 is one of Michigan collector Tom Reed’s favorite tractors.
text by Madison Nickel • photos by Al Rogers“A Real Four Plow Tractor”
The North Carolina father and son team of Larry and Shane McDowell restored this 1926 Minneapolis 17-30 Type B.
text by Robert Gabrick • photos by Brad BowlingRemote Control Case!
Sterren Myklejord’s 1925 Case Model 18-32 Crossmotor tractor has the rare extended front axle for plowing service.
text (as told to Rick Mannen) and photos by Sterren MyklejordThe Book Shed
text by Robert GabrickTech Tips: Old-Style Farm Rebuild of the Delco Starter
text by Ted Kalvitis • photos by Dacy BerryOf Grease & Chaff: Where the Best Berry Pies Come From
text by Ted KalvitisClassifieds
Show Guide
Gallery photo courtesy Art Janse collection
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