November/December 2023 Antique Power
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The November/December 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 our 2023 Century Tractor; the Shultz family’s 1923 Best 30 Tracklayer.
THE HAYSTACK CRAWLER
The Shultz family’s 1923 Best 30 Tracklayer earned its keep in the hay fields of Nebraska.
as told to Rick Mannen by Ted and Doug Shultz • photos by Brad Bowling
When Doug Shultz was young, he would go on fishing/junking trips with his father George “Ted” Shultz, and the rest of the family, who live in Waverley, Nebraska. They always found time to look for cast iron treasures in the wild, and often stopped to visit fellow collector, Gilbert Fox, near O’Neill, Nebraska, in what is called the grassland country.
Fox had a C.L Best Tractor Co. Model 30 Tracklayer tractor. Doug Shultz would head directly to the Best 30 and dream of not only owning it but restoring and driving it. It was in rough condition with the head off and the cylinders full of water from sitting in the open for many years.
“Every time we would stop by Gilbert’s, I hoped he would sell it to my dad,” Shultz recalled.
Fox would never commit to selling the Best, but Ted Shultz had some single-cylinder gas engines that he wanted. After some wheeling and dealing, he traded the engines for the Best.
“To this day I think it was one of the best trades my dad ever made,” Shultz said.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the November/December 2023 issue of Antique Power magazine!
Other articles in this issue include:
From the Editor
Letters to the Editor
The Canada Connection: Not a Silent Lambe
text by Rick MannenPhotos from the Attic
Still Farming: 1937 John Deere Model B
text by Larry Bromagem as told to Peggy Shank • photos from Bromagem familyAcross Time and Space
Allen Adams’ 1970 C.C.I.L./BM-Volvo Model 810 is a much-traveled rarity now preserved in Indiana.
text by Robert Gabrick • photos by Al RogersThresherman’s Special—Andy’s Allis A
Andy Ebling has never known a day when there wasn’t an Allis-Chalmers A in his family’s collection.
text by Chad Elmore • photos by Brad Bowling2023 Century Tractor: The Haystack Crawler
The Shultz family’s 1923 Best 30 Tracklayer earned its keep in the hay fields of Nebraska.
as told to Rick Mannen by Ted and Doug Shultz • photos by Brad BowlingThe Book Shed: text by Robert Gabrick
A Tale of Two Tractors
Comparing Chuck Bos’ 1955 Minneapolis-Moline Model UB to his 1953 Model UTS
text by Madison Nickel • photos by Brad BowlingClassifieds
Tech Tips: A Turn for the Worse
The “Idiosyncratic” pto Shaft
text by Ted Kalvitis • photos by Stephanie KalvitisTractor Show Readers show off their favorites
Of Grease & Chaff: Tale From a Lost Civilization
text by Ted KalvitisGallery Photo by Dave Preuhs
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