Indholdsfortegnelse for March 2022 i Farm Collector

Need an escape from news of the day? We have the perfect solution! In this issue of Farm Collector, we’re soaking up a couple of crazy hot summer days, marveling at a young woman who basically taught herself how to restore an antique tractor, admiring a lavish restoration of a corn binder dating to the 1890s and thinking about collecting antique spark plugs. And why not? What good is it to slog through a hotter-than-hello day at a show if you can’t rekindle a bit of that warmth on a cold winter day? In the process of remembering, you might just summon up a memory of an unbelievable demonstration of nearly century-old equipment or a rare machine with a remarkable back story. Things happen so fast at shows, and then…

Last issue, we looked at a little wagon history, as well as the way wooden wagon wheels and the front and rear gears were made. Today’s focus is on the rest of the wagon. A pole, called a reach, connected the front gear to the rear. The reach was usually a 2-by-4-inch piece of white oak with a hole at the front for the king bolt, and a series of holes about two-thirds of the way back for the reach bolt. Steel plates reinforced the reach at wear points, such as at the king and reach bolts and the surfaces that rub on the sway bar as the front gear is steered. By removing the reach bolt and sliding the rear gear forward or backward on the reach, the length of…

It wasn’t bolted down At 72 now, I remember it like it was yesterday. I believe I was about 14 at the time; that would have been around 1964. Grandpa did custom baling for some local farmers, and I – being the youngest boy on the farm and too small to throw bales of hay – was the official baler driver, using an Oliver 77 wide front and Oliver baler. Brother Jim and helper Rodney were on the wagon. This time I was pulling Mr. Jones’ wagon and, like usual, everything was going fine (I thought) until I looked back from the windrow and saw I was just pulling the wagon frame, and spitting bales on the ground. Looking back further, there was the bed on the ground, a stack…

Arizona Apache Junction, Arizona, March 12th, 2022. Rodeo Park, located at 1590 E. Lost Dutchman Blvd. (corner of Lost Dutchman Boulevard and Tomahawk Road) Sponsored by Arizona Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association. Tractor parade and Pull. Antique gas engines display and demonstrations. Classic and antique tractors, all makes. 9 AM to 4 PM. For more info: 623-435-3955, WWW.AEDGETA.ORG - www.facebook.com/AEDGETA/ Minnesota SWAP MEET and COMING EVENTS! Minnesota: 45th annual Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Swap Meet, April 22-25, 2022. 6 miles east of Le Sueur, Minnesota. Expecting nearly 900 vendors. Free admission, vendors pay for inside or outside space. Website: pioneerpowershow.com Info: Mike and Julie Bluhm, email: julieb5841@gmail.com. Phone: Home 507-934-5841 or Cell: 507-327-4927. Inside space info: Barb Bruns, 507-345-3750, email: barb.bruns2@gmail.com. Tennessee 29th Annual Appalachian Antique Farm…

The genius of pioneer inventors can confound us. Countless contraptions that revolutionized farming in the 19th and early 20th centuries have become contemporary curiosities, or even mysteries. Here are six sent in by readers. Do you know what they are? Answers to the March 2022 items will appear in the May 2022 issue. Answers for new items in this issue must be received by March 4, 2022. MARCH MYSTERY TOOLS A. Piece measures 14 by 5 inches. Cast piece is attached to board covered in black fabric. Marked Patd June 20, 1899. B. Found in the extremely low waters of the upper Snake River in Kanabec County, Minn. The wishbone shape had a wooden insert that is nearly all rotted away. Two bolts held the wood insert in place. The one…

Rick Cicciarelli has been collecting spark plugs for just a few years, but he’s already firmly entrenched in the hobby. Elected president of the Spark Plug Collectors of America (SPCOA) in 2021, he is an enthusiastic ambassador for the hobby. The Ithaca, New York, man says networking with longtime collectors is a perfect way for those new to the category to learn about spark plugs, their values and variations. When it comes to spark plugs, the variety of style, composition, colors, designs and markings are nearly limitless. Here’s Rick’s take on the hobby, by the numbers: 11 Rick caught the collecting bug at age 11. Growing up in upstate New York, he was inspired by his parents’ interests in antiques. His spark plug collection was born out of a love for…