The November/December 2018 issue of Antique Power magazine will be available in subscriber mailboxes and on newsstands soon. Our latest cover tractor is also our 2018 Century Tractor—a 1918 International Harvester Mogul Model 10-20 which is owned by Ted Shultz of Waverly, Nebraska.

One Cylinder Was Enough

Ted Shultz struck the motherlode when he bought a job lot of International Harvester Mogul tractors that included a 1918 Model 10-20.

by Tyler Buchheit, photos by Al Rogers

Early tractors, or traction engines as they were sometimes called, were slow and heavy. Their purpose was to replace steam traction engines and animal power. Many firms had been producing gasoline- and kerosene-powered traction engines since the turn of the 20th century, but these designs were often based on scaled-down versions of steam engines, weighing many tons.

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 Antique Power COVER — NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 *Antique Power* COVER

George “Ted” Shultz of Waverly, Nebraska, came to own three Mogul 10-20 tractors in 2007, when friend and fellow collector Bill Overturf of Oak, Nebraska, decided to sell some of his collection. Shultz had asked Overturf numerous times to sell him a stationary gas engine and to let him know if he ever decided to sell any of the Moguls.

On a Sunday in April 2007, Schultz was in Indiana visiting a fellow collector who had a collection of the older-style Mogul tractors. Meanwhile, Overturf left a message for Shultz that same morning telling him that he wanted to sell his collection.

The following Monday morning, Shultz made a deal on the stationary gas engine and retrieved it later the same week. Overturf had already loaded several semi-loads of sold tractors and parts, leading Shultz to assume that very little of the collection remained. To Shultz’s surprise, the previous buyers had bought very few of the rare items.

As he and Overturf walked around, they came upon one of the Mogul 10-20s. When Shultz asked if the Mogul was for sale, Overturf responded that all the Moguls and parts that he had acquired over the years would be sold in one lot—he had spent a lot of years collecting and wanted the Moguls to stay together.

To read more about our Century Tractor, a 1918 IH Mogul 10-20, pick up a copy of the November/December 2018 issue of Antique Power magazine!

Home

November/December 2018 Antique Power

One Cylinder Was Enough

Ted Shultz struck the motherlode when he bought a job lot of International Harvester Mogul tractors that included a 1918 Model 10-20.

Other articles in this issue include:

Antique Power