July/August 2023 Antique Power
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The July/August 2023 issue of Antique Power magazine is available in our gift shop and will be available in subscriber mailboxes and on newsstands soon. Featured on this issue’s cover is Jack Purinton’s 1933 John Deere Model GPWT “High-Steer.” Here’s a snippet of the cover feature story to enjoy…
DESIGNED TO WORK
Jack Purinton’s 1933 John Deere Model GPWT “High-Steer” was built especially for row crop farming.
text by Madison Nickel • photos by Brad Bowling
John Deere tractors have been a part of Jack Purinton’s life as far back as he can remember. His father Jack Sr. started Barton County Implement in Lamar, Missouri, in 1956. Jack Jr. started his career by working in the parts department and later took over the dealership. He expanded the dealership and established other locations throughout southwest Missouri.
Today, Purinton’s collection of approximately 150 tractors is housed in a former Ford dealership, neighboring Barton County Implement, which is now owned by Heritage Tractor Inc. The collection holds several rare and unique tractors.
Purinton finds the chase as exciting as anything. He has been known to bring home a flat deck trailer with a garden tractor on the gooseneck because it did not fit anywhere else. While not all his tractors are John Deere, “green” is his color of choice. Several of these tractors are special in that their story adds provenance that makes them even more interesting. The featured 1933 John Deere GPWT high-steer tractor is a perfect example.
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Jack Purinton’s 1933 GPWT “High-Steer”
Jack Purinton refers to his tractor as his “high-steer” to differentiate the tractor from earlier “side-steer” tractors. High-steer tractors were produced for only few years and fewer were built. Purinton had wanted to add one of these to his collection for years and had his sights set on one not far from home. He would often ask the owner if he wanted to sell it, and the owner always said that he was going to restore it himself.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the July/August 2023 issue of Antique Power magazine!
Other articles in this issue include:
From the Editor
Letters to the Editor
The Canada Connection: In it for the Long Run—Threshing in Canada text and photos by Rick Mannen
Tough Life—Great Retirement
The Reynolds-Alberta Museum’s 1908 International Harvester 12hp Friction Drive tractor is a true survivor.
text by Madison NickelOliver’s Super Fleet
A 1956 Oliver Super 77 diesel has found a pleasant retirement on an Ohio Sesquicentennial Farm.
text by Robert Gabrick • photos by Al RogersA Case 530 in Massachusetts
Russell French’s 1965 Case 530 represents the 1960s that were a time of change for the J.I. Case Co.
text by Chad Elmore • photos by Chuck VranasDesigned to Work
Jack Purinton’s 1933 John Deere Model GPWT “High-Steer” was built especially for row crop farming.
text by Madison Nickel • photos by Brad BowlingA Designer’s Life
Garry Bowhall played a key role in the design of White Farm Equipment’s Model 4-150 four-wheel-drive tractor.
text by Rick MannenTech Tips: Cast Irony
text by Ted Kalvitis • photos by Dacy BerryThe Book Shed
text by Robert GabrickClassifieds
Show Guide
Of Grease & Chaff: I Should Have Known Better
text by Ted KalvitisGallery photo courtesy Art Janse collection
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