As the old year fades to a new beginning, I’m straying yet again from our typical vehicular themes to show you a broader round-up of my 2025 machinery encounters. This handsome but derelict tractor sits in a bay-side field… more»
Tractors
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Diesel Survivor: 1970s Kubota L175 Tractor
Categorized as a sub-compact utility tractor, this 1970s Kubota L175 diesel tractor is one cool and useful choremaster that would have a million uses for most of us. It’s fun (for me at least) to close out 2025 with… more»
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Late 1970s Case 446 Tractor W/ 44″ Mower Deck
While it’s not a restomod muscle car from the 1970s, or a dusty barn find, I hope this Late 1970s/early-1980s Case 446 Tractor with a 44″ mower deck is at least somewhat as interesting to a few (thousand) readers… more»
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Farm Find: 1980s John Deere AMT 622 Transporter
The seller doesn’t list any numbers or show a VIN or data plate or anything like that, so we aren’t sure what year this John Deere AMT 622 Transporter is; it could be anywhere from the late-1980s to the… more»
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Early Grader! 1937 Caterpillar No. 10 Auto Patrol
Time to wax poetic about one of my favorite topics: construction equipment. Not only is the history of these machines intimately entwined with human progress, but learning how the first guy came up with the first forklift, grader, excavator,… more»
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JCPenney 16HP Garden Tractor: 1970s MTD 990
Catalog companies spent decades rebadging products made by others and offering them to consumers as something made by Sears-Roebuck, Montgomery Ward, JCPenney, and many others. This JCPenney 16HP Garden Tractor (basically an MTD 990) is listed here on Facebook… more»
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Worth Fixing? 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
Plymouth found a niche in the late 1960s performance car boom – the budget-minded muscle car. The gimmicky Road Runner debuted in 1968 and quickly proved to be a top seller with more than 81,000 copies in 1969 (its… more»
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Pre-Gator: 1990s John Deere AMT626
Deere & Company knows a thing or two about making tough, working vehicles for tough working people who need not the cheapest, but what is often the best machinery available. This 1990s John Deere AMT626 is listed here on… more»
BF Exclusive: 1948 John Deere Model B
Up for sale in Saint Joseph, Missouri, this 1948 John Deere Model B is described as a show-quality example that’s been carefully gone through and made ready for display or work. The seller lists a number of recent updates… more»
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Restored Fleetline Series: Oliver Series 77 Orchard
Much as the pork industry used the slogan, The Other White Meat beginning in 1987, to tout its “healthy” white meat as compared to chicken, Oliver tractors are often considered the other green tractors. John Deere almost had a… more»
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1975 American-Coleman MB-4 Aircraft Tug G-40-F
The seller has this cool, tough, unusual 4×4 tug with four-wheel-steering listed as a 1973, but the info included on the photo of the data plate shows it as a 1975, so that’s what I’m going with. This 1975… more»
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Big Bruiser: 1951 Clark Yardlift 150
I can only take so many vintage cars before I need to revert to something that can take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’. Besides, I’ve seen the light: a forklift is so mighty handy. I recently managed to… more»
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Select-O-Speed: 1964 Ford 4000 Tractor
Looking fantastic, the seller says this 1964 Ford 4000 Tractor is an older restoration, and it appears in really nice condition from looking at the photos. This gem is listed here on Facebook Marketplace in Pardeeville, Wisconsin, and the… more»
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Runs Great, Ready to Work: 1945 Oliver Cletrac AD
T.J., big thanks for this catnip of a tip, so we can feature the 1945 Oliver Cletrac AD crawler for sale here on facebook Marketplace. The Cleveland Tractor Company merged with Oliver in 1944, folding its variety of tracked… more»
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Survivor SUV: 1989 Dodge Ramcharger LE 4×4
Among the rugged full-size SUVs of the late 1980s, the Dodge Ramcharger has always stood a little apart. Competing with the Ford Bronco, Chevrolet K5 Blazer, and GMC Jimmy, Dodge’s big two-door 4×4 never sold in quite the same… more»
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1922 Cletrac Bulldozer and Adams Leaning Wheel Grader
The more I drive on America’s freeways, the more I think something like a bulldozer might be the way to go to take care of those left lane hoarders and texting drivers. This 1922 Cletrac Model W 12-20 Bulldozer… more»
