September/October 2023 Antique Power
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The September/October 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 Jordy Bester’s 1959 Ford 841 Powermaster. Here’s a snippet of the cover feature story to enjoy…
Increased Power and Traction
Jordy Bester’s 1959 Ford 841 Powermaster tractor is kept in tip-top condition in memory of his father.
text by Robert Gabrick • photos by Carrie Nickerson
Tractor historian Tharran E. Gaines wrote that as farms increased in size in the 1950s, Ford needed to expand its tractor lineup if it was to compete. Early in 1955, after years of a single model, it began the transformation with the 600- and 800-series. “For the first time, Ford Motor Co. is making tractors in more than one size,” wrote Farm Journal. “This is the new, bigger 800 series with about 30% more horsepower than the 600’s. A model labeled ‘850’ will have five forward speeds, an ‘860’ will add live pto.”
The magazine featured eye-catching photographs of a two-plow 600-series tractor on one page and a “Full 3-Plow” 800-series tractor on the other at work. The text declared, “Ford steps ahead again! This time to bring you more low-cost tractor power … more tractor models to choose from … and dozens more advanced tractor features to help make your farming far easier and more profitable than ever before.”
Ford now had a selection to best fit farmers’ needs. It featured a 30 percent increase in horsepower for the Red Tiger engine that powered the 800-series, a 5-speed transmission, the adjustable Rest-O-Ride seat, and live pto. Ford’s advertisement in Successful Farming in September 1955 promoted the “new Power Parade” of 12 tractor models to meet every farming need, “whether you farm 25 or 2,500 acres.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the September/October 2023 issue of Antique Power magazine!
Other articles in this issue include:
From the Editor
Letters to the Editor
The Canada Connection: Tractors Aplenty
George White’s First Quality Line
text by Rick MannenPhotos from the Attic
Scaled Down, Built Up: Keeping History Alive with Models
David Clayton’s model tractor collection helps tell the story of tractor farming.
text and photos by David ClaytonFlock of Eagles
The story of Bill Koski’s 1925 Eagle began with a well-known collector.
text by Chad Elmore • photos by Carrie NickersonA True Barn Find
Ohio collector Mike Androvich was delighted to find a rare and experimental 1936 McCormick-Deering O-20 orchard tractor.
text by Madison Nickel • photos by Brad BowlingIncreased Power and Traction
Jordy Bester’s 1959 Ford 841 Powermaster tractor is kept in tip-top condition in memory of his father.
text by Robert Gabrick • photos by Carrie NickersonTogether Again
“Gramps,” the Farmall H, and M&W Gear’s Aftermarket Bonanza
text by Bill Burnham and Peggy ShankClassifieds
Show Guide
The Book Shed
text by Robert GabrickTractor Show
Readers show off their favoritesTech Tips: Let ’er Drop!
Removing the Perkins Model AD3-AG3 flywheel
text by Ted Kalvitis • photos by Dacy Berry, unless notedOf Grease & Chaff: Almost “Evian”
Mineral-rich West Virginia creek water is not healthy for tractor radiators.
text by Ted KalvitisZ
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