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"When you get the early stuff, there's no parts around," he says. "You've got to make whatever you need. But I like stuff that was made before 1920. That first generation of tractors was just real colorful. They're real hard to find anymore."
Frank's collection includes a friction drive Heider, a 15-30 cross motor Huber, a 20-35 Eagle, a 25-50 Baker, two Rumelys (a 20-40, and a 30-60 model S), and an Emerson Brantingham 12-20. More than a few are candidates for restoration.
"I look for the really early and unusual tractors," he says. "I have an 18-36 Hart Parr I brought home in a box from North Dakota. The guy that sold it to me told me it was rough, and he didn't lie."