MOLINE -- It started with restoring one tractor after he retired from Deere Harvester in 2006. "I got interested in tractors and going to tractor shows," Terry Culley, of Silvis, said Saturday during ...

"With Minneapolis-Moline, that was the first tractor I drove, in the early 40's," said Nick Schmidt, owner of a vast collection of vintage tractors and farm equipment, many of which were ...

If you didn't grow up in farm country, you've probably never seen a Minneapolis Moline UDLX, probably never even heard of it. It enjoys a certain antique mystique among farmers, part of a failed ...

GENESEO — The Antique Engine & Tractor Association’s Working Farm Show will mark its 60 th anniversary at this year’s show, Friday through Sunday, Sept. 17-19, at the show grounds, north of Geneseo on ...

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — Since 1997, when he bought his first tractor, Keith Jones has been a collector. That first one had sentimental value: It was his grandfather’s. His grandmother made him buy it ...

Machinery Pete sees plenty of classic iron on the auction trail, but these 10 collectibles from the past year stood out--and for good reason. Look through his top classics of 2014, then vote on your ...

The sun appeared Saturday morning just in time for drivers and spectators to enjoy the fifth annual Quad-Cities Area Heritage Tractor Parade and Show in downtown Moline. That kept the 28 tractor ...

CHARLESTON - Chuck Wooten was a teenager in 1972 when a blizzard struck his family's Paris farm and the temperature plummeted to 20 below zero. Wooten said the subzero weather kept much of his ...

It’s rare in more ways than one, and it’s about as complete as they come. This model was built only in 1973-74 in Charles City, Iowa and was a twin to the Oliver, with a different color. It was also ...

— The collecting of antique machinery is a hobby for many locals in this area, but behind the glimmering paint of a freshly restored John Deere tractor is a sense of nostalgia that brings residents of ...

For almost a century, one-third of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds was devoted to a single purpose. Not rides. Nor animals. But farm machinery. Across sprawling Machinery Hill, acres of tractors and ...

Take a step back in time via the Riverbend Steam and Gas Association's 48th annual antique tractor and steam engine show Thursday-Saturday, July 14-16. The show features a large variety of vintage ...