Category: Collectors’ Corner

This is the second installment in a two-part series reviewing important terms for the antique tractor collector. Please use my…

Once the lore and romance of old iron gets into your blood, you cannot help but desire to learn more…

Growing up in the 1970s, my classmates and I were tortured with the theory that the sun would burn out…

Regardless of if it has shiny paint or is still in its work clothes, a collector tractor is living a…

A wonderful thing about the collector tractor hobby is the bond that these machines create between an eclectic group of…

Intake, compression, power, and exhaust are the four strokes of an Otto cycle engine design. Within the engineering community, the…

Collecting, maintaining, and running antique iron often rewards a newcomer with a level of success that can bewilder the seasoned…

With the distributor and carburetor already covered in previous installments, it is now time to make your tractor run as…

Three things need to happen to gasoline to allow for combustion in an engine. It needs to be broken down…

Author’s note: This is Part 1 in a three-part series. Part 2 covers servicing a carburetor, while the last installment…