Learning to change engine oil, replace spark plugs and work on a vehicle's brakes were rudimentary to what would become a hobby interest in antique mechanical equipment. The Rumely was a successful tractor, but the company went out of business when several years of drought brought financial hardships on the Canadian farmers who made up most of the Rumely tractor business. He's had tractors and numerous other one-cylinder engines similar to the Fairbanks Morse that were common from 1910...

The main categories are farm tractors, antique tractors and garden tractors. This group is having its meeting earlier then other monthly meetings because of all the fun that is planned. All are welcome to dress the boat up in red, white, and blue and invite friends and neighbors to come along for the ride. Many organizations in and around Fox Lake support this show and this year, $15,000 worth of fireworks will go up in smoke. Hayes is sponsoring a tractor parade and a boat parade. Extend...

Locally sold through CMC Engineering, under the CMC Motors Group, the multinational group with a head office in Switzerland, says it has seen vibrant construction drive sales of its equipment which include earth-moving machines, crucial for modern road-making. Locally sold through CMC Engineering, under the CMC Motors Group, the multinational group with a head office in Switzerland, says it has seen vibrant construction drive sales of its equipment which include earth-moving machines,...

Police say the man ran over the 26-year-old woman with his tractor and then ran from police. Police say the man told them he ran over the woman after she shot at him with a hand gun. You can send a story to multiple email addresses by separating the email addresses with a semicolon (;) This station will not store your email address or your recipient's email address or use them in any way. A valid email address is required. A valid email address is required. Arkansas Man Charged With...

Jeffrey Lin submits: Caterpillar (CAT), along with other machinery stocks, was down on a strong tape yesterday after the Commerce Department reported a larger-than-expected drop in durable goods orders. Hitachi Construction Machinery co., the world s biggest maker of large excavators, said earnings are rising faster than forecast as construction, and mining booms in China, Russia and India drive demand. The same argument weighted on Caterpillar s stock until they blew away last quarter s...

First, public awareness and capacity building among key stakeholders, including government agencies and key ministries, banks, equipment suppliers, business associations and education institutions to ensure that everybody is on the same page about what leasing can provide. First, public awareness and capacity building among key stakeholders, including government agencies and key ministries, banks, equipment suppliers, business associations and education institutions to ensure that...

India s big volume tractor market, which is currently reaping a rich harvest after four-years of degrowth, is now moving up the value chain as well. And the catalyst is the retail boom which has kicked off a trend in contract farming for which such multi-utility machines are ideally suited. Given the rush for corporate and contract farming, multi-utility high-power tractors like 5310 are now becoming more the norm than the exception. But feature frills on farm equipment? Yep, it s already...

A Plumsteadville farmer who hosted hayrides and pumpkin picking at his farm died this week after a tractor accident, his son said. accident on Tuesday, said eldest son Bruce Hellerick. He was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital, where he died from the injuries, his son said. According to Police Chief Duane Hasenauer, Hellerick was able to tell responders he had been planting a field when he got off the tractor and apparently hit the wrong lever. He suffered a head injury, Hasenauer said.

This increase in operating costs and expenses related primarily to a number of additional sales support costs associated with our western and work boot business, higher group health insurance payments, and facility renovation costs, which were partially offset by lower research and development costs and employee benefit charges. This increase in operating costs and expenses related primarily to a number of additional sales support costs associated with our western and work boot business,...