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Pioneer 30-60 Pioneer Gets a New Lease on Life

By Jerry Toews

The Pioneer 30-60 photographed during the building of Highway 63 in Missouri, around 1915.

In February 2000 my good friend and fellow tractor collector Dennis Powers of Boone, Iowa, called to tell me about a Pioneer tractor that was for sale. Dennis knew I had tried to buy a Pioneer twice before, both times getting outbid in the buying process. I had finally come to peace with the idea that I would never own a Pioneer tractor, but here was Dennis calling me with a lead on another Pioneer.

The truth is I'm getting older, and I wasn't sure if I wanted another big project - I actually almost dreaded going to look at the tractor. Undoubtedly it would be a big expense, and I didn't know if I wanted to suffer through the process of not only coming up with the money, but also exerting the work necessary to restore another b...

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