Vintage Tractors, an overview
The invention of the combustion engine changed the farming world with the introduction of the tractor, replacing the old labour intensive way of using horses and steam. The very early tractors were very basic with a mounted stationery engine, which was used to power a chassis with wheels that was controlled via a chain. The Fordson tractor was produced in 1917 and this tractor was able to do things at a much lower cost and with less labour. By the early 1920’s the Fordson tractor was working in over seventy five per cent of farms. The International, Case, Ferguson, John Deere and David Brown to name a few soon, followed the invention of the Fordson tractor.
The David Brown tractors were invented in 1913 by the Huddersfield Company. The Huddersfield Company also produced gearboxes and engines for the Ferguson tractors. The production of these engines stopped in 1939 because the Ferguson Company was looking to cut costs whilst improving the power.
There are a lot of people that collect vintage tractors and vintage tractor parts. There are also some people that collect vintage tractor manuals. A lot of the vintage tractors are bought and sold through private sales however there are also some vintage tractor dealers who deal primarily in the buying and selling of the vintage tractors.
In many places there are regular vintage tractor shows where people who own vintage tractors can meet up and show off their vintage tractors and members of the public can come along and admire them. There is also a lot of vintage tractor clubs where people are able to chat with like-minded people and swap ideas; these are a great way to meet people that have the same interest.
There is a wide range of vintage tractor books, vintage tractor videos and vintage tractor Internet sites that are available. There are also many websites where people can browse the vintage tractors that are for sale and also parts that are available for vintages tractors. There are specialist sites for certain vintage tractors and also some fan clubs for specific makes where you can meet like-minded people from around the world. There are a lot of companies that deal with importing and exporting various types of vintage tractor and these can be found on the internet.
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