In the early 1960's I can remember the IH dealer in Ashkum, Il. sold a new 560D with a FWA(elwood) ON IT TO A FARMER FROM Bonfield, Il. At about the same time a farmer west of Ashkum brought a M&M 706 FWA from the M&M dealer in Odel, Il. As I understand the 560WFA was traded for a 806DFWA (factory equip.)(with huge rear tires) which was than traded for a 1066FWA about 1987. It was in the early '90's when the FWA's started showing up in Ashkum and Pella townships. Back in the '60's I can remember my Dad remarking why would anybody want something that big and awkward. The first real 4WD showed up in Ashkum M&M AT14LP plainsman(I think that was the model) and a all wheel steer case(not sure of the model number) About 1959 there was a blacksmith assembling articulating 4wd's with old tractor rearends and 4-71 Detroit diesel engines.(I found one of them and am trying to get it running) If I have made any errors I hope somebody will correct me and/or add more information. I should also mention the tandom tractor hitches that appeared for a few years in the early to mid '60's and also Lloyd Erikson(hope I spelled his name right) was building 4wd drive tractors from about 1950 to 1960. Armand
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Today's Featured Article - An Old-Time Tractor Demonstration - by Kim Pratt. Sam was born in rural Kansas in 1926. His dad was a hard-working farmer and the children worked hard everyday to help ends meet. In the rural area he grew up in, the highlight of the week was Saturday when many people took a break from their work to go to town. It was on one such Saturday in the early 1940's when Sam was 16 years old that he ended up in Dennison, Kansas to watch a demonstration of a new tractor being put on by a local dealer. It was an Allis-Chalmers tractor dealership,
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