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

A brave new world

Beginning an Oliver adventure

Fired up about a special wagon

Photographic gems of the past

SPROUTS

WANTED: GADGETS, GIZMOS & CONTRAPTIONS

FOR WANT OF A NALL • Lowly nail kept a nation growing

A BRIEF HISTORY OF FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE • SLOW BUT STEADY EVOLUTION OF TECHNOLOGY DELIVERED BENEFITS TO MECHANIZED AGRICULTURE

WON THE BATTLE, LOST THE WAR • AMERICAN BANTAM CRANKED OUT DESIGN FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE MILITARY VEHICLE IN RECORD TIME, BUT STILL COULDN’T WIN PRODUCTION CONTRACT

RECRUITING for the FUTURE • MIDWEST OLD THRESHERS REUNION PAIRS A NEW GENERATION WITH OLD TECHNOLOGY

THE PLOW THAT MADE DEERE FAMOUS

A CASTLE FORCAST IRON • VINTAGE TRACTORS, IMPLEMENTS AND ENGINES FIND A PERMANENT HOME IN 910-YEAR-OLD AUSTRIAN CASTLE

SMALL Wonder • SCRATCH-BUILT HALF-SCALE RUMELY RUNS WITH THE BEST OF THEM

TOOLS of SURVIVAL • DANE IMMIGRANT’S BLACKSMITH TOOLS – THE KEY TO HIS LIVELIHOOD – SURVIVE TO TELL STORY OF FRONTIER LIFE MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO

ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST PROFESSIONS • BLACKSMITHS TODAY USE BASICALLY THE SAME TECHNOLOGY AS THEIR FOREBEARS DID CENTURIES AGO

THE HOME BLACKSMITH • TOOLS, TECHNIQUES, AND 40 PRACTICAL PROJECTS FOR THE HOME BLACKSMITH

ATTENTION: SPECIAL OFFER!

FARM COLLECTOR • RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS FOR THE VINTAGE FARM COLLECTOR

LIVES Our and TIMES • WHEN IT COMES TO MODERN TECHNOLOGY, EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE

SHOWS & SPECIAL EVENTS