It has been almost a month since we launched the new version of the site. In the process we have rediscovered some old stuff. We have reorganized material from the old site and placed items under one heading. For example, any post dealing with the Newgren lift is now in a single location – Parts>Hydraulic Implement Lifts>Newgren Lift.
We have added new items too. There is now a section for “Other Hydraulic Lifts” that includes information on three lifts that didn’t make the “Jeep Approved” list. There is a “1947 Equipment Book” available now under Parts>Implements and Accessories.
More new material will be coming soon. We plan to do more regular posts and will continue our efforts to find and fix lost links. If you do find a broken link, please let us know.
We just received the Farm Collector Show Directory 2019. While marking the calendar for the shows we regularly attend, we noticed some exciting news. These shows normally feature one of the major tractor manufactures. These tractors get the best display locations and therefore receive the most traffic. Since at many (most) shows we are the only “Jeep” brand tractor we have assumed that we would never be granted “featured” status.
Until this year. Two, that’s right two, of the shows we normally attend are featuring, in one case, “Ford, Orphans & Oddball” tractors and “Lesser Known Classics…” in the second case. We prefer the term “Lesser Known Classics” to “Orphan” or “Oddball”, but we won’t complain (actually we will, but not until we have secured a prime spot). We will be sure to report on this development this summer.
Edit – Shortly after posting this, Bill Norris sent me the following show ad. As far as I know this is the only show of 2019 featuring Farm Jeeps!
Now back to your regularly scheduled program.
Speaking of programming, we are working hard to complete the transformation of farmjeep.com. We have added new sections including Stories, Shows and Ask Farm Jeep. We have also added history sections for each of the “Approved” lifts. Based on suggestions, we have added a section on equipment and options and will, in the future, be adding information on other hydraulic lifts made for the Jeep .
Please continue to help make farmjeep.com better. Help us find errors and fix broken links. We look forward to hearing from you.
We are happy to announce the launch of the new www.farmjeep.com site It is still a work-in-progress, but this update is long overdue. We have saved the old site at oldfarmjeep.com just in case you might wish to access it. Everything has been moved over to the new site, except for broken items.
We have several goals for the new site. The first is to keep it up to date, eliminating broken links and adding new resource material. The second is to make it easy to find the Farm Jeep information you need. We are making sure all the information we have posted on a subject, the Newgren lift for example, is located in one place.
The third goal is to increase the amount of historic material available from our own research and from others. We will be making articles and resource materials available from our own collection in addition to linking to other sites. We are aware of important farm jeep related sites that have disappeared and hope to bring them back.
The final goal is to continue to tell farm jeep stories and most importantly to have fun sharing them with you.
