3-Point Ink, LLC

02/28/2025

Our Tractor Girl is out and about today working with students in Washington, MO!

Heritage Iron Editor, Sherry Schaefer, is in Washington, MO, today working with a group of students and doing a little "tractor judging." More info coming soon!

02/28/2025

02/20/2025

As tractor geeks, we love:

- Calendar dates which are also tractor models, aka: 2-20, Two-Twenty.
- Check numbers that are tractor models.
- When the last four of a phone number is a tractor model. Such as, 3-Point Ink's 1550 phone number.

2-20 = TWO-TWENTY DAY!

The first Two-Twenty rolled off the assembly line on March 17, 1969 - the first serial numbered tractor was 1004. The Two-Twenty was nicknamed “The Landhandler”, and this became so popular with Allis-Chalmers that they eventually used the term as the title for their direct mail publication and for some of the other models, but the name originated with the Two-Twenty.

Owner: Vern Veldhuizen - Richmond, IL
📷: Super T

02/12/2025

Day 1 of NFMS is underway! Stop by and see Sherry in the West Hall, booth 1233. She likes flavored coffee and dark chocolate if you're feeling generous for the upcoming holiday.❤️🙃

02/06/2025

Stop and see us next week during the National Farm Machinery Show! We'll have coloring books for the little tractor lovers in your family. 🙂 West Hall - booth 1233.

02/03/2025

WE'RE HIRING!

Job Title: Office Assistant
Location: Greenville, IL
Full-time in the office

About Us:
3-Point Ink is a publishing company specializing in agricultural publications. We produce two bi-monthly tractor magazines, Oliver Heritage and Heritage Iron, along with tractor-related books and merchandise. Our mission is to preserve the history and memories of older farm tractors and equipment, ensuring their legacy lives on.

Key Responsibilities:
The Office Assistant will provide essential administrative support to our team while contributing to customer service and shipping operations.

Customer Service:
• Assist customers with subscriptions, orders, and product inquiries.
• Engage with customers on our social media platforms, responding to questions in the comment sections and direct messages.

Administrative Support:
• Answer phones and manage general email inquiries.
• Enter and maintain subscription data accurately.
• Process merchandise orders received via phone and mail.
• Maintain filing systems and ensure documents are organized and easily accessible.
• Handle incoming and outgoing mail promptly.
• Order office supplies and manage inventory as needed.
Shipping & Fulfillment:
• Process and package customer orders for shipping.
• Keep track of and maintain inventory of shipping supplies.

What We’re Looking For:
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to engage with customers in a friendly and professional manner.
• Customer-Focused: A customer-first mindset with a genuine desire to help people and solve problems.
• Detail-Oriented: Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks at once without compromising quality.
• Tech-Savvy: Comfortable with Mac systems, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and navigating social media pages.
• Team Player: Ability to collaborate with a small, dedicated team and contribute to a positive work environment.

Please send resume to: [email protected]

01/28/2025

🚨‼️SUPER SALE ALERT ‼️🚨

Get SUCCESSES AND INDUSTRY FIRSTS: IH 1940-1980 for ONLY $5! 😮

The legacy of International Harvester often focuses on the lasting memories of the distinctive red farm machinery. Collectors and restorers have done remarkable work in keeping the IH brand alive. Best-selling author of The Breakup, What Really Happened, Paul Wallem, shines a light on the many successful products developed by IH between 1940-1980, some that were "industry firsts."

Included are never before published photos and stories about the design and development of IH products, including the top-secret Axial-Flow combine project.

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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:
https://heritageiron.com/
https://oliverheritage.com/

Snow days are also the ideal time to online shop for books and tractor merch to get you through the long winter days:
https://3pointink.com/collections

12/18/2024

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12/13/2024

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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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Heritage Iron Magazine - a magazine tractor lovers read cover to cover.

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.