Farm Collector

Farm Collector is a monthly publication celebrating vintage farm equipment. Since 1998, Farm Collector has featured unique collections, extensive renovation projects, early farm practices and related attractions. Enthusiasts also turn to Farm Collector for previews of notable shows and auctions, and extensive classified advertising

Farm Collector

Change is the only constant

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

SPROUTS

WANTED: GADGETS, GIZMOS & CONTRAPTIONS

Magazines Caught in the Middle • PUBLISHERS HAD TO BE NIMBLE TO SIDESTEP COMPETING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS’ VOLLEYS

THE Z AND ME • REMEMBERING THE START OF HIS FARMING CAREER – AS A 6-YEAR-OLD AT THE WHEEL OF A 1936 MINNEAPOLIS-MOLINE MODEL Z

AN OLD-FASHION TOOL BOX

CARRYING THE LOAD • MISSOURI MAN’S COLLECTION SHOWCASES MORE THAN 200 HAY CARRIERS

KEEPING IT TOGETHER • FARMER TURNS DOWN OFFER FOR BARN’S DECADES-OLD HAY EQUIPMENT

The Tractors in My Life tells one man’s story of half a lifetime of rescuing half-dead tractors and collecting live ones. • With over 180 pictures in color and black and white.

EARLY TWO-CYLINDER ERA • HISTORIC WATERLOO BOY

THE FIRST COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL GAS ENGINE • COMBUSTION INNOVATION SET IN MOTION WITH PRIMITIVE DESIGNS

THE PORCUPINE INCIDENT AT TIP TOP LAKE • A TALE INVOLVING BOTH JANE DOE AND A RAMBUNCTIOUS MOUNTAIN CRITTER

BACK IN THE FOLD • GONE FOR DECADES, PAPPY’S TRACTOR FINDS ITS WAY BACK HOME

ROUND AND ROUND • ICONIC ROUND BARN HOLDS RELICS – AND SECRETS – FROM THE PAST

WEBSTER TRI-POLAR IGNITER TIMING • HOW TO GET A “HOTTER” SPARK AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE ENGINE COMBUSTION

THE MIDGET NO. 2 SEEDER • IOWA COMPANY GAINED EARLY PROMINENCE AS MANUFACTURER OF WHEELED GARDEN TOOLS

FARM COLLECTOR • RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS FOR THE VINTAGE FARM COLLECTOR

SHOW & SPECIAL EVENT