Dedicated to Deutz

Family heritage is at the heart of Wisconsin Man's German-built tractor collection.

By Fred Hendricks
Published on May 10, 2022
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by Fred Hendricks
Dale imported this 45hp 1957 Deutz Model F3L514 tractor from Canada. It was restored in the Landwehr Repair Shop in Stratford, Wis.

Deutz tractors have been a family tradition in the Landwehr family for decades – so it’s only natural that Dale Landwehr’s collection would grow from that established connection. “Being a dedicated farmer, my dad became a self-made mechanic,” Dale says. “As a sideline to farming, Dad repaired lawn tractors and mowers. His mechanical service grew into repairing neighbor’s tractors and farm machinery.”

Dale’s dad especially enjoyed working on a neighbor’s Deutz tractor. Needing a replacement tractor, the neighbor encouraged Dale’s dad to become a Deutz dealer. “That was an easy sale, as our family’s heritage is German and Deutz tractors were manufactured in Germany,” Dale says. “And Dad had learned about the Deutz tractor during his military service in Germany.” The dealership soon became a reality and the first load of new Deutz tractors arrived in the fall of 1976.

As a teenager, Dale worked alongside his dad in the shop, tinkering on various pieces of equipment. “After you’ve worked on equipment, you become addicted,” he says. That led to collecting scale model Deutz tractors and, eventually, to antique tractors.

Collection includes Deutz-Fahr line

While travelling in Germany, Dale added to his collection. “Deutz-Fahr holds an open house in conjunction with the annual Agritechnica farm equipment show in Hanover, Germany,” he says. “As a dealer, I’ve attended on two occasions. Early releases of Deutz-Fahr scale models were made available at the show. Naturally, I took advantage and bought several models during those events.”

Dale and his sister have assumed ownership of what is now a Deutz-Fahr dealership located in Stratford, Wisconsin. The Landwehr Repair Shop handles Deutz-Fahr tractors, implements, parts and service. They also offer short-line equipment.

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