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Tracks and Two Cylinders

Florida collection showcases tractor favorites

By Bill Vossler

Dr. James “Jim” Sheppard has come a long way from his roots, when he and his father farmed with mules in southern Alabama. Nothing shows that distance better than Jim’s incredible collection of about 100 completely restored tractors, including Caterpillar, Holt, Best, John Deere and more. The 72-year-old’s collection is poetic justice, because Jim was the driving force in getting tractor power onto his father’s farm. “When I was 12,” he recalls, “after my urging and cajoling, Dad finally decided to trade the mules and get a tractor.