100 Year Old Tractor Assembled and Running in 6 Days!

1912 Hart-Parr 20-40 Tractor also known as the "Steel King"
Serial #4721 - One of three known to exist. 2.5 years of restoration work with final assembly completed from August 12 - 17, 2021.

Special Thanks to...
Dan Crist of Quinter, Kansas for having the foresight to save this tractor for
over 50 years and entrusting us as the next caretakers.
Lou Buice for having the vision to make this restoration a reality.
K.R. Hough for his excellent engineering and project management skills.
My Great Grandfather, Louie Ewing Buice for buying the 18-36 Hart-Parr
in 1930 that started it all.

Thanks also to...
Rusty Steed - Robinson, TX
Mike Summers - Waco, TX
Jason Clark - McGregor, TX
Andy New - Pendleton, IN
Roby Whitehead - Killeen, TX
Andrew Martainson - Dalton, MN
Benjamin Roth - Elgin, ND
Tim Pomeroy - Western Development Museum - Saskatoon, SK
Hadley Jenkins - Rapid3D - Calgary, AB

Services:
Circle City Heat Treating Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
Alvin Soukup - Alvin’s Body Shop - West, TX
Wenzel Metal Spinning Inc - Fremont, IN
Temple Towing - Temple, TX

Parts:
Metals Supermarket - Indianapolis, IN
Henry Simons - H&J Machining - Carrington, ND
John Tysse - Crosby, ND
Lyle Spitznoggle - Wapello, IA
McMaster Carr - Chicago, IL
Aubrey Stringer - Valley Mills, TX
Hochstetler Grain - Nappanee, IN
Belmont Metals - Brooklyn, NY
Trigon Products - Pearland, TX
American Sleeve Bearing - Stafford Springs, CT
Vidimos Inc - East Chicago, IN
Jerry Toews - Goessel, KS

Machining / Fabrication:
Productigear, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Horner Industrial Group, Indianapolis, IN
Abrasive Waterjet of Indiana - Noblesville, IN
Innovated Machine Services - Valparaiso, IN
Alvin Cave - Cave Welding - Pendleton, IN
Cen-Tex Sheet Metal - Elm Mott, TX
Herrera Cabinets - McGregor, TX

Foundries / Patternmaking:
J.T. Buice - Waco, TX
Leroy Baumgardner - Leroy Machine - Spring Grove, PA
Wally Bercaw - Wally’s Workshop- Waynesboro, PA
Kory Anderson - Dakota Foundry - Webster, SD
Doug Vaughn - Fairmount Foundry - Hamburg, PA
Roland Bohrer - R&B Services - Hanover, PA

The Most Understanding Wives in the World:
Regina Buice
Betsy Hough
Liz Buice

Video produced by J.T. Buice

[SteamPilot]

Great video, J.T.! Awesome to see a tractor like this come back to life, and I hope I get to see it in person someday soon. Take care and God bless!

[johnball]

Wonderful, and thank you for sharing with us!