Welcome
to Tom's IH Antique Tractor Website. Tractors have always
been a fascination to me, especially the International
Harvester models. This started in 1957 when my Dad bought
the first farm and a part of the deal was a 1944 Farmall H
that was kept in the drive-through corn crib.The very first
tractor Dad had before we even bought the farm, was a
Case VC. It was the first tractor I ever
drove, and I have searched and found one for the
memories it would bring back.The next tractor was a Ford 8N
(my brother still has it) that will not pull the hat off
your head!! I am not looking for one!!!!!!!!
The
first "real" tractor Dad bought (in 1959) was a used Farmall
300; we thought we really had a tractor!! We turned up soil
that had never seen the light of day!! I have that tractor,
today, as a part of the collection.
What keeps
me busy besides chasing down tractors all over the
country? Well, I retired as a school administrator
about 20 years ago, do some farming and
manage the several hundred acres we have in
South-central Ohio, plus look after numerous rental
houses. The antique tractor bug bit me several years ago and
it is a hobby that got out-of-hand, with over 200
International and Case tractors (remember the Case
VC?) in the collection. Many of these tractors earn
their keep on the farm today. I am always looking for the
next one for the collection, and specialize in the "Super
Series" thus the label "The Super Man" was put on me by an
auctioneer. I like tractors of any configuration. I sell
some too as I get a better one for the collection, can't
pass a bargain or have a "Senior Moment". I show many of
these tractors, but can't take them all. The web is the best
way for me to share them with others, and in case you don't
already know, hauling tractors is work!!
Thanks for visiting my site.
Tom
Harp
"The Super Man"
25553 State Route 104
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
e-mail: [email protected]
Bob and Miriam Harp, my parents, who passed away March 2, 2014 & July 21, 2015, respectively. They elected to raise us in a wholesome farm setting and taught us the rewards of hard work.
Mary Harp, my wife of 45 years,who is low maintenance and has put up with this not so cheap "illness", but is sure we are going to the poor house any moment!
Occasionally I get lucky and have a tractor in a publication. Here are some of them.
Cover of Farmers Fastline, March 2001
Inside cover of 2000 January/February issue, "Red Power"
Back
Cover, Antique Power,
2000 January/ February issue
Article
2000 November/December Red Power
Red
Power Magazine
Sept/Oct 2005
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