As Good as Gold

By James N. Boblenz
Published on December 1, 2005
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Right: SDO-3 orchard tractor, owned by Chuck Schneider, Dryden, Mich.
Right: SDO-3 orchard tractor, owned by Chuck Schneider, Dryden, Mich.
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Above: A SD-1 air-cooled unit owned by Wendel Kelch, Bethel, Ohio.
Above: A SD-1 air-cooled unit owned by Wendel Kelch, Bethel, Ohio.
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Below left: The experimental 6-cylinder Sheppard, owned by John Camden, Pearson, Ind.
Below left: The experimental 6-cylinder Sheppard, owned by John Camden, Pearson, Ind.
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Below: SD-3 with disc, owned by Art May, York, Pa.
Below: SD-3 with disc, owned by Art May, York, Pa.
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Above left: Sheppard Diesel conversion in a B.F. Avery tractor owned by John Camden, Pearson, Ind.
Above left: Sheppard Diesel conversion in a B.F. Avery tractor owned by John Camden, Pearson, Ind.
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Above center: A SD-2 with mounted 2-row planter owned by Lynn Klingaman, Columbia City, Ind.
Above center: A SD-2 with mounted 2-row planter owned by Lynn Klingaman, Columbia City, Ind.
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Above right: SD-3 with disc owned by Art May, York, Pa.
Above right: SD-3 with disc owned by Art May, York, Pa.
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Right: SDI-3 industrial mining tractor and trailer owned by John Camden, Pearson, Ind.
Right: SDI-3 industrial mining tractor and trailer owned by John Camden, Pearson, Ind.
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Like the “Forty-niners” panning for gold in
“them thar hills” of California, modern day prospectors turn over
many rocks looking for a certain “yellow gold” tractor … a Sheppard
Diesel. Few are found, but the rare nugget is worth all the effort.
And, like the Forty-niners, these prospectors cherish their bits of
gold as much as those rugged individuals did 150 years ago.

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