Letters to the Editor

By Bill Vossler
Published on April 1, 2007
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Left: A 1951 Case DV vineyard special. Designed specifically for vineyard work, the DV is 9 inches narrower than the Case DO, which is designed for orchard grove applications.
Left: A 1951 Case DV vineyard special. Designed specifically for vineyard work, the DV is 9 inches narrower than the Case DO, which is designed for orchard grove applications.
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Below: A 1942 Case SO.
Below: A 1942 Case SO.
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Below: A 1947 Case VAO. The VAO is wider than its companion Case SO.
Below: A 1947 Case VAO. The VAO is wider than its companion Case SO.
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Below: Three of the Buckerts’ five Case orchard tractors (front to back): 1951 Case DV vineyard special, 1942 Case SO and 1947 VAO.
Below: Three of the Buckerts’ five Case orchard tractors (front to back): 1951 Case DV vineyard special, 1942 Case SO and 1947 VAO.
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Fred Buckert with a couple of orchard tractors, a 1947 VAO on the left, and a 1942 Case SO on the right.
Fred Buckert with a couple of orchard tractors, a 1947 VAO on the left, and a 1942 Case SO on the right.
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Alan Buckert with another rare item from the Buckley antique collection, a Case mounted corn picker.
Alan Buckert with another rare item from the Buckley antique collection, a Case mounted corn picker.
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Below: Danny Buckert.
Below: Danny Buckert.
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Left: A 1947 Case VAO. “That one is my favorite orchard tractor,” says Danny Buckert, “because I found it, and because it was our first one.” Case produced just 5,254 VAO tractors.
Left: A 1947 Case VAO. “That one is my favorite orchard tractor,” says Danny Buckert, “because I found it, and because it was our first one.” Case produced just 5,254 VAO tractors.
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Right: This view of the fenders on the Buckert family’s 1951 Case DV vineyard special shows a fine restoration job.
Right: This view of the fenders on the Buckert family’s 1951 Case DV vineyard special shows a fine restoration job.
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The Buckert family of Hamilton, Ill., collects
Case orchard tractors for three reasons. First, as a family,
they’ve collected tractors for more than 40 years. Second, the Case
orchard tractors they favor are different from most tractors found
in Illinois, where they live. And third, Case orchard tractors were
built in small numbers.

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