Bryant Young talks to his son Luke as they work on a Frick 1927 steam engine Friday morning at the 46th annual Wheat Threshing, Steam & Gas Engine Show in Federalsburg.

POWELL — Steam-engine tractors had a relatively short lifespan in terms of the length of time they were in use on American farms. But steam engines still live on in farm lore and in the hearts of many ...

If you float the Snake River when the water is low, you might get a glimpse of a steam-engine tractor lying on its side in the river east of the Perrine Memorial Bridge. But the details of how the ...

FARGO-As Bill Forester, of Versailles, Mo., said while he was in the process of getting the large century-old engine started, "It's a real team effort. If it runs, it'll eventually need fixing. Things ...

The sound that comes from a John Deere hit-and-miss quarter-horse power engine may be abrasive to some, but it's a sweet serenade to Leo Heindel. Heindel brought six of the engines to the Black Hills ...

An early version of the International steam tractor. The box at the front is the condenser Britain once led the world in developing agricultural steam power, with stationary engines arriving on farms ...

While modern tractors boast space-age technology, air-conditioned cabs and incredible power, steam-powered tractors built over a century ago can still capture hearts. A group of volunteers in northern ...

Today’s farm tractors generally run on diesel. It wasn’t always that way. As NACFE ramps up for Run on Less Messy – Middle in 2025 to demonstrate the heavy-duty long haul efficiencies of a range of ...