Machinery editor Scott Garvey travels to a southeastern Saskatchewan farm to check out a rare piece of tractor history: the WA-14, which Oregon manufacturer FWD Wagner built for John Deere in the late 1960s.
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A look back at John Deere’s WA-14 tractor
What was it like for a farmer to use one of those rare machines in the field?
Vintage equipment club preserves memory of IH
The International Harvester collectors club hit the road to promote its upcoming annual event
The Western Canada International Harvester Club, chapter 38, made an appearance at the Ag in Motion farm show recently to promote itself and recruit new members.
Farmers refresh a Roto Thresh
West-central Saskatchewan farmers find and restore a rare classic combine
It isn’t often I get to follow up on a machinery article more than a decade later. But in the case of Mervin Lloyd’s Roto Thresh combines, that’s exactly what happened. Back in 2011 I spoke to Mervin Lloyd of Fiske in west-central Saskatchewan about his thoughts on the unique Roto Thresh combines he owned […] Read more
VIDEO: White Farm Equipment collection a nod to Manitoba farmer’s roots
Manitoba farmer Craig Rubeniuk has one of the most unique farm equipment collections around. A fan of the former White Farm Equipment brand, Rubeniuk currently has 28 working tractors and an impressive collection of dealership and memorabilia of the brand. Recently, he took machinery editor Scott Garvey on a tour to take a look at […] Read more
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