I Almost Forgot About That!

By Zach Brown
Published on January 17, 2025
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by Zach Brown

You ever drive past a place so many times that you kind of forget it’s there? When I was in college, I drove on I-70 through Illinois so many times that very few locations stick out in
my mind.

One such location I never paid much attention to was the American Farm Heritage Museum in Greenville, Illinois. Before I started at Farm Collector, I didn’t pay it any mind. The first few times I drove by, I only thought that it looked like a rather impressive museum. Now that I spend most of my time engrossed in the world of vintage farm equipment, I can’t help but be more and more curious every time I pass by this museum. One of these days, I’ll make some time to visit.

Speaking of almost forgotten things, Josephine Roberts wrote a lovely piece about a less well-known British tractor. The Fordson E27N may often be called a “stopgap tractor,” but many still find it to be a fascinating and charming machine. You can read all about the E27N in this issue’s Tales from Wales.

On a less-related note, one of our stories in this issue features some of the oldest pieces I’ve seen. The Yoders’ antique collection is certainly a unique one, and Fred Hendricks has a full rundown.

If you looked at this issue’s title and thought, “Did they really not notice putting two ‘challenges’ on the cover?” I have a story to answer just that question. Barry Tuller’s “The Challenge Challenge” goes in-depth on the effort it took to restore his Challenge vertical engine to a functional and show-ready engine.

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