Please watch your step when entering this blog. We are currently under construction. Antique Iron Media now has a consulting member joining the the team. Judy Snyder has taken on the task to make the site better. She plans to help me make a more user friendly experience. Future plans include more pages that with … Continue reading Upgrading
I was asked several times, over the holiday season, when my next book would be released. We are now into the month of March, and I've kept this announcement relatively quiet. The fact of the matter is this. Don't be looking for my next book anytime soon. I won't share any great detail. There is … Continue reading Regrouping
Never make home repairs on a Sunday In over 60 trips around the sun I've learned wisdom. Unfortunately, what I learn, the brain memory didn't always take. Most followers of this blog know I'm not the most mechanically apt. I'm not ashamed to admit that. A good part of my restoration is hired. I refer … Continue reading Adventures under the sea…nk
My fravorite aspect of the tractor phenomenon is the social human interest. The antique machinery is wonderful to view, and the sight and sound, of antique farming. is a joy to witness. When its all said and done, whats truly important is the fellowship and commonality. The season for tractors may be in a lull … Continue reading Breaking Bread
I heard about the plan Keith Ladage and Mark Dozier had schemed several months prior to the Half Century of Progress show. Keith had planned on making two trips, back and forth accross the state, hauling his two Model As, a Model T, and golfcart. Originally, Cindy Ladage had been recruiting me to help out … Continue reading A Networking Tale
Most times, my readership doesn't read articles that get very political on my blog. A debate of color preference may be provoked, but beyond that, I don't write hard-hitting exposure pieces. I'm sure the readership is well aware of our bizarre political climate of late. If a reader comes to my blog for something light … Continue reading Illinois Political Concern
Three years ago, The Ladage Tractor Drive started because of a bridge. Author and Blogger Cindy Ladage standing on Ladage Bridge The family history can be traced clear back to Abraham Lincoln's time. That is a pretty good indication that the Ladage family is well established in central Illinois. Their ancestral linage also has ties … Continue reading Honoring the Family
Buchheit store manager in Jacksonville, IL Eric Michuson, had a great success for public relations when he managed a store in KY. His KY store hosted an antique tractor drive-in. It's not hard to imagine he had corporate blessing. Kenny Buchheit,a second-generation owner of the company, is also the founding curator of the American Tractor … Continue reading Buchheit Tractor Day
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