Minnesota Tractor Shipped To Europe

Minnesota Tractor Shipped To Europe TRACTORS Miscellaneous 25-4-21 "FARM SHOW readers who have older model tractors for sale might be interested in how I bought a tractor in the U.S. and shipped it over here to Europe. Might be a new market for them," says Jens Andersen, Kerteminde, Denmark. "I am in an antique tractor club and had been looking for an International 1568 because it was never sold in Europe. Only a few people over here know that the V-8 diesel in this tractor is original and that when doing light pulling, it runs on only four cylinders. "The great thing about the Internet is that you can find tractors all over the world. I found a 1974 model in Farmington, Minn., and paid for it in advance. A friend and I traveled there to pack it up for shipping back to Denmark in a standard shipping container. That was a little tricky. "We first took the cab off and narrowed the tractor down to 89 in., the width of the container. We cut 13 in. off both rear driveshafts and pushed the wheels in against the frame, ending up with 87 in. We drained the fuel tank, leaving just enough to drive into the crate. "After four weeks it arrived at my place. The first thing I did was to weld the axle pieces back on. A nearby shipyard examined the axles and told me I should use a rod for manganese-steel, since the axles were extremely well-hardened. I used angle iron and clamps to keep the axle centered and straight. "Since then, I've entered tractor pulls and the welds have held. I also use the tractor with a 3-bottom reversible plow and a 23-shank chisel plow. "I had it painted and then started taking it to shows. People over here are amazed by this tractor." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jens Andersen, Hyrdevej 61, 5300 Kerteminde, Denmark (ph 011 456 532 4430).

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