Advances that helped the introduction of steam-powered cars and that could be adopted for steam tractors included using paraffin instead of coal to heat the water. The liquid fuel needed less space ...

It’s one thing to restore classic cars and trucks, but it’s hard to imagine the effort that George Hoffman put into the restoration of his massive 1911 Rumely 36 horsepower steam tractor. The very ...

BLENDON TOWNSHIP — As tractor enthusiast Dave Snyder demonstrated, it takes a bit more effort than turning a key to fire up a vintage 1913 Case 20/40 tractor. After squirting some gas into a couple ...

FARGO-As Bill Forester, of Versailles, Mo., said while he was in the process of getting the large century-old engine started, "It's a real team effort. If it runs, it'll eventually need fixing. Things ...

Built to last and as big as a dinosaur, it was obsolete before it left the factory in 1920. Nonetheless, with huge wheels and a gay canopy with a red fringe on top, the Huber "steam traction engine" ...

Osage's 1912 Reeves, the largest steam tractor ever built in North America and the only model still known to be in operation will celebrate 100 years this weekend. This year is the 100th anniversary ...

Fordson fans (that’s the brand name of Ford’s original tractors) from Australia to the UK have staged major hoedowns over the past year. Should you find yourself in the Detroit area, stop in at the ...