Specialized Tractor Designed To Roll Sod

Specialized Tractor Designed To Roll Sod TRACTORS Miscellaneous With 40-in wide rear steel wheels and front steel wheels that are 16 in wide Bill Hedrick’s Farmall H is one-of-a-kind The wheels are as high as they are wide and designed to pack sod before it is cut and lifted “A neighbor knew I collected tractors and one day he told me he had an H I needed ” recalls Hedrick “I said I didn’t need another H but he said this one was different I went to see it and he was right I had never heard of anything like it ” Hedrick thought he had seen everything when it came to tractors He and his son Jason are avid collectors They currently have 89 up 5 from only a few months ago “They follow me home ” says Hedrick who began collecting in 1970 “In those days an older farmer would die and you could buy a good running older tractor for $300 ” In the nearly 50 years since he has assembled a wide variety of brands models and types including homemade tractors Only 2 or 3 in the collection are either not restored or not running People wanting to see the unique H and other tractors in the collection can do so during the Hedrick tractor day in June He and his son get every tractor out and moving over the course of a week “We pick a day and invite friends and neighbors to come for the day ” says Hedrick “Some of them bring their equipment Last year we had 275 people 150 tractors and 43 gas engines We even have a parade and a thresherman’s dinner ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bill Hedrick 2232 W 750N West Lafayette Ind 47906 ph 765 463-1715

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