Big Bud Book

Biggest Tractor In The World

Only $37.47

... and you get the 2009 Classic Tractors Calendar FREE

The fascinating story of the incredibly large, extreme machine, the Big Bud 747, biggest/most powerful tractor ever built. By sheer size and scale, the largest farm tractor on Earth. The book is also large, 12 x 9-inch format, packed with powerful pictures of this magnificent machine in Big Sky Country. But the book is not just about the tractor itself; it's about the young crew in Montana that built it, the man who placed the order to have it built to increase cotton yields, the other owners, what it cost and the work it performed. The Williams Brothers, Robert and Randy, of Big Sandy, Montana, wound up owning it, and brought back to work their giant wheat fields. People throughout the U.S., Canada and overseas, know the 747, and hundreds drop in to see it at its home near Big Sandy. It is a legend in its own time. This book tells why. A grrrrreat gift. (Signed by John Harvey, author.)

Classic Tractor Calendar

Our 20th Edition!

"Wanted: More Horsepower." The cover/caption explains that as farms expanded, farmers needed lots more horsepower in the 1970s. Jon Kinzenbaw KINZE, Mfg.) repowered this John Deere 4520, a signal of super-size tractors to come. Other gold standard tractors include a 1968 Allis-Chalmers D-12, a '54 Brockway, a '35 John Deere AO, a '76 Steiger Panther, a '35 Plymouth, a '63 Farmall 806D. Also, a '36 Case CC, a '61 Cockshutt 450, a '28 Hart-Parr 12-24, a '66 Massey-Ferguson 165, a '61 International 4300, and a '38 Graham-Bradley. An Allis-Chalmers combine museum, featuring All-Crop combines, is featured in the "Classic Farm Machinery" section. This beautiful calendar (14x22-in.) with dazzling photographs, will enhance any room in the house. A perfect present for those hard-to-buy-for guys -- and it lasts all year long!
1968 Allis-Chalmers D-12 Series III	1954 Brockway 49G	1935 John Deere AO
1976 Steiger Panther 320 Series III ST-320	1935 Plymouth	1963 IH Farmall 806D
1936 Case CC	1961 Cockshutt 540	1928 Hart-Parr 12-24
1966 Massey-Ferguson 165	1961 International 4300	1938 Graham-Bradley Standard Tread

Countdown to Pennfield

Big Bud 16V-747 Is Coming East!

The largest tractor in the world, the Big Bud 747, is being carried 1,500 miles on two semi-trailer trucks from Havre, Montana to Penfield, Illinois, to attend our 20th Anniversary of the Classic Farm Tractors Calendar, hosted by the I&I Antique Tractor & Gas Engine Club, July 9th through 12th. This get-together is going to be big in more ways than one. Anyone whose tractor has appeared on the Classic Tractors Calendar is invited to Penfield as a special guest. The Allis-Chalmers Partners Club, the American Truck Historical Society, and Cushman Scooter collectors will be there, plus two tractors from the Smithsonian. Daily entertainment, tractor pulls, a farm museum, pedal tractor pulls for the kids, demonstrations galore, a spectacular steam engine spark show, and special fireworks to boot. Where is Penfield? To find Penfield, you may need a magnifying glass, or an official Illinois map that has all the tiny towns. But Rantoul is easily found, and Penfield is just 10 miles due East on highway 136. Or, find Champaign-Urbana, go North on route 45, drive slowly and watch for signs. You may be able to spot the Big Bud 747 over the treetops!