A birthday party in a friend's dad's farm shop led to an interesting discovery: a vintage De Laval portable milking machine from the 1920s. This small engine allowed dairy farmers to milk cows, separate cream and even run light in their dairy barns with the use of equipment for the first time.
Russ' Vintage Iron
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by Russ Quinn , DTN Staff Reporter
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by Russ Quinn , DTN Staff Reporter
In this month's edition of Russ' Vintage Iron we have perhaps solved the mystery of what implement a vintage cast iron seat came off of. In addition, we also look at vintage iron listings on Facebook Marketplace.
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by Russ Quinn , DTN Staff Reporter
DTN Staff Reporter Russ Quinn pays tribute to his uncle who passed away this fall and shares some memories of him.
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by Russ Quinn , DTN Staff Reporter
Most farmers and ranchers are not ones to waste things, which might be why some farmers have a steady supply of "items" and sometimes they might not know what exactly they have. One Iowa farmers asks for help identifying a vintage implement seat he found in a building on his farm.
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by Russ Quinn , DTN Staff Reporter
Ford Tractor Company, as part of an ad campaign, tried to pump up sales of its new Select-O-Speed transmissions in 1959; Ford Tractor dealers were supposed to paint at least one of their tractors gold. Russ Quinn asks if anyone owns, or has stories about, these rare golden tractors.
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by Russ Quinn , DTN Staff Reporter
DTN Reporter Russ Quinn shares one reader's snow story.
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