A Wisconsin-made J.I. Case steam engine, first used in the early 1900s to open virgin farmland on the Canadian Prairies before settling in southern Ontario, is poised to return to the country of its origin thanks to the 80-year-old Amish man who has toiled over 20 years to restore it. John Stutzman, a resident of […] Read more
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Steam power enthusiast won’t leave project unfinished
1910 Case engine will soon cross border to Michigan
Supporting the Harvest Brigade
The 1970s and early ’80s were the heyday of MF’s Brantford combine plant
This is the second instalment in our series on the history of Massey’s Ferguson’s combine assembly plant in Brantford, Ont. The early 1970s were good to Massey-Ferguson’s shareholders, and the Brantford combine plant was working flat out to meet demand for its combines. The 410 and 510 had catapulted MF to the front of the […] Read more
