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The glossy paint jobs - on both tractors and engines - seen in other parts of the country are less common in the southwest.
"We don't put paint on these things as much, because the sun kills us," he said. "Even if you cover it with a tarp, the tarps blow in the wind, and that wears off the paint." The other side of the coin is that, in southern New Mexico, there's almost no 'off season' for restoration work.
"We don't have the snow that you all do up north," he said. "We can keep working all winter." Dan's been involved with the New Mexico Vintage Iron Show at the Southern New Mexico State Fair since it started. He demonstrates rope braiding there (his great-grandfather was a ropemaker in Germany). He also gets involved with parades and school presentations. And he keeps his eyes open for new additions to his collection.
For more information: Dan Cook, 4806 Grider Road, Las Cruces, N.M. 88005; (505)524-2984.