They Duplicate Battery Boxes For Antique Tractor

They Duplicate Battery Boxes For Antique Tractor TRACTORS Antiques 22-4-38 Fred and Brian Ifft, Fairbury, Ill.: This Illinois father and son team duplicate battery boxes for antique tractors. "We've probably built 50 units in the six years we've been doing this," says Brian. "Most of them have been for International tractors, particularly 650's, but we've also built a few for Allis's. "We use 14 or 16 ga. metal or whatever the original box was made out of. If it's a box we haven't made before and don't have a pattern for, we ask farmers to send us the old battery box in order to copy it as closely as possible. "There are some old tractors, such as a few models of Deere's, that had such fancy pressed battery boxes they're out of our league. "Prices average about $150 and it takes a couple of days for us to complete a unit." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Fred Jr. and Brian Ifft, 18139 E. 1100 N. Rd., Fairbury, Ill. 61739 (ph 815 692-2894).

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