Western Development Museum urged to preserve prairie tractor heritage
Museums must collect out-of-date farm equipment to safeguard prairie farming history for future generations.
- By Calvin Daniels
August 15, 2025
key points from this story:
- Mixed tractors featured at Yorkton show
- Versatile tractors highlighted as out-of-place
- Versatile led 4WD tractor market historically
- WDM urged to preserve old farm equipment
- Few Roto Thresh combines remain today
- Collecting history interests younger generations
Mixed in among the static tractor displays at the recent Threshermen's Show and Seniors' Festival in Yorkton were two tractors that seemed out of place yet were also to my mind a herald of what Western Development Museums must jump on.
The line of equipment was generally old and rusty with near forgotten company names such as Rumely Oil Pull.
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