3-Point Ink, LLC

01/17/2025

Readers can't get enough of these homemade tractor articles! Check out what's coming in the next issue of Heritage Iron Magazine.

Coming in the next issue of Heritage Iron:
Erickson Manufacturing

"Erickson tractors fueled my passion for homemade four-wheel-drive tractors and are the primary reason I began researching and documenting such machines. Erickson Manufacturing may not have grown to the size of Steiger or other manufacturers, but they left a pretty good mark on the history of early 4WD tractors. "
- Jesse Henderson, author and homemade tractor historian.

01/06/2025

Happy SN❄️WY Monday!
The 3-Point Ink, LLC office will be CLOSED today, January 6, due to Snowmageddon 2025. ⛄️We will reopen tomorrow!

You can manage your subscriptions online at:
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Snow days are also the ideal time to online shop for books and tractor merch to get you through the long winter days:
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12/18/2024

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IH Hydro 100 (NEWEST issue!)
Case 1175
Oliver 2655
JD 4050
Steiger Panther CP-1325
White 195
AC 4W-220

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12/13/2024

What does the Oliver friend or family member in your life want for Christmas?
Oliver history and memories.
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12/12/2024

Make someone's Christmas extra special this year with a gift subscription to Heritage Iron Magazine! We bet they read it cover to cover.

That's punny, we don't care who you are. 🎄🎄

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12/12/2024

Inside the current issue of Heritage Iron Magazine

The "problem child" on the farm.
Every farmer has owned that "one" tractor they remember for all the wrong reasons.

And every manufacturer does, too.
For Ford... it was the 6000.

1960: Harold Brock was working at Ford as Chief Engineer. They were working on a powershift transmission known as the Select-O-Speed to come out in the new Model 6000. Still preliminary in testing (and at the time, failing), Ford wanted to get the jump on the competition and introduce this transmission before it was ready. Brock strongly opposed this decision and told the powers that be that if they proceeded without the necessary changes, they would need a new engineer. Ford proceeded with their introduction anyway, which ended badly. Brock left the company.... and went to Deere. The Ford 6000s were pulled back in for rebuilds but not without damage to the company’s reputation.

Ford wasn't the only manufacturer to produce a problem child throughout the years - Allis, Case, Deere, they all had them. Read the full story in the Jan/Feb issue of Heritage Iron Magazine. Link in the comments!

12/04/2024

🎄 Time to start getting those Christmas orders in! 🎄
🎅 From stocking stuffers to subscriptions that keep coming year-round, we've got all the best gifts for that tractor lover in your life!

12/04/2024

🎄 Time to start getting those Christmas orders in! 🎄
🎅 From stocking stuffers to subscriptions that keep coming year-round, we've got all the best gifts for that Oliver lover in your life!

11/26/2024

Just in time for Christmas! 🎄
TRACTORS ARE READY TO SHIP!
We've partnered with our good friends at Le Mars Toy Store to bring you this Oliver 1855 FWA. Get your orders in today! Ph. 712-546-4305.

EXCITING NEWS, Heritage Iron fans and toy collectors!
Heritage Iron Magazine has partnered with Le Mars Toy Store in Le Mars, IA, to bring you this 1/16 scale Oliver 1855 FWA! Only 250 will be produced! For each tractor purchased, you will be entered to win 1 of 2 special edition chase tractors.

ORDER TODAY: 712-546-4305
Orders will be fulfilled by Le Mars Toy Store.

11/26/2024

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯. 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡.

Side note: what a remarkable Oliver! That industrial orange kind of reminds us of pumpkin pie, or sweet potato casserole, or glazed carrots..... or Doritos! Is it Thanksgiving yet?! Whatever orange foods grace your holiday table this year, remember to be thankful for family, friends, fellowship, and the little blessings that are everyday life.

And, because we know someone out there will relate:
"On Thanksgiving, country folks don't eat breakfast. We starve until the food is ready." - Jeff Foxworthy

11/26/2024

The 770 was such a popular model and good fit for every farm that it carried on from the 3-digit through the 100 series and into the 50 series models of the 4-digit era. The 770 is a LEGEND, and it's your Dec/Jan 2025 feature tractor.

11/26/2024

COMING SOON to your mailbox!

Heritage Iron Magazine issue #97 Jan/Feb 2025
- IH Hydro 100: Feature Tractor
- Tony Reed's JD 4010
- M&W's Revolutionary Oil Pan
- Problem Child Tractors
- Peerless: A Homemade Tractor
- Cockshutt 1350
- History Vault, letters from readers, and more!

Not a subscriber? That's unfortunate. (Maybe a gift subscription should be on your wish list... hint, hint. We know that M&W oil pan probably is.)

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Find the link to this issue in the comments!

11/21/2024

🚜 Book of the Week Spotlight 🚜

The Big Bud Tractor Story by Peter Simpson is back and better than ever! This updated edition dives deep into the fascinating history of the iconic Big Bud tractors, from their humble beginnings to their ongoing legacy as some of the largest agricultural machines in the world. Packed with new pages, photos, and a brand-new chapter on Big Bud's return to modern production, this book is a must-read for fans of farming history and machinery.

11/21/2024

Anyone recognize this guy?
Looks like someone we've seen on TikTok. 😏

Writer Ryan Kelly brings you the details of a JD 4010 with a cool story... and an even cooler celebrity owner, Tony Reed. It's coming in the next issue of Heritage Iron Magazine, Jan/Feb 2025, issue #97.

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11/19/2024

11/14/2024

Be sure to check out our digital back issues! A great way to access all those sold out issues!

THROWBACK THURSDAY to a special edition of Oliver Heritage magazine - issue #100!

DID YOU KNOW we now offer a complete set of digital back issues?! The perfect way to read hard-to-find, sold-out issues like this gem!

https://3pointink.com/products/oliver-heritage-issue-100-digital-copy?_pos=1&_sid=21a28a4e5&_ss=r

11/14/2024

THROWBACK THURSDAY to where it all began with Heritage Iron magazine issue #1, featuring the IH Farmall 1206!

DID YOU KNOW we now offer a complete set of digital back issues? The perfect way to read those hard-to-find, sold-out older issues like this gem!

https://3pointink.com/products/heritage-iron-re-print-issue-01

11/14/2024

Of course we'd have a tractor themed Christmas tree! 🚜🎄

The second annual holiday tree fundraiser is underway at the The Milk House! 🎄🎄

This silent auction benefits the Greenville Public Library. Each decorated tree has a bid sheet next to it. Bidding continues until 12pm on November 30. Stop by during regular business hours!

This event is hosted by Friends of the Greenville Public Library. 📚