They Specialize In IH Manuals, Service Guides

They Specialize In IH Manuals, Service Guides SPECIALTY/SERVICES Specialty/Services 25-2-40 A tractor and its owner's manual are soon parted and, to the dismay of most people who restore or collect tractors, the two are seldom reunited. If you're looking for an owner's manual for your IH or Farmall antique or collectible, chances are Scott and Cyndi Satterlund, Tigard, Oregon, have it. The Satterlunds operate Binder Books, a company that specializes in original and reprint manuals for all International Harvester products. So whether you have a McCormick Deering Tractor, a Cub Cadet garden tractor or an IHC Scout, they've got the manual. While his professional background is in printing, Scott's grandfather was a Case-IH dealer. Having grown up with "red" blood, Scott began collecting IH literature as a child. This collection increased significantly in size when he bought a wealth of material from a retiring IH dealer in the late '80s. As a collector of IH machines (the Satterlunds own several tractors, engines, a couple of vintage Scouts and a pickup), they realized there was a market for manuals and materials. They acquired the right to reprint International books and literature and, in 1991, opened their business. It was part time at first, but in the past year, they've opened a store where they sell books and manuals as well as toy tractors, tin signs and other collectible items. They've continually added to their offerings. They have International Harvester Co. owner's instruction manuals, parts catalogs, service manuals and even some of the sales brochures used by dealers to sell products. They also stock manuals and parts catalogs for several other makes of farm tractors and implements, including Allis Chalmers, Ford, Case (VA Series only on hand), David Bradley, Avery, Minneapolis Moline and Oliver tractors and Page garden tractors. They don't have all the books for these manufacturers but they're adding more literature all the time. If the original manufacturer is still around and has a supply of the item you need, they can get it for you. Don't hesitate to ask about manuals for products from companies that no longer exist, too, as they can usually help find them. In addition, they have decals, seat pads, painting masks, and even canvas storm covers for Ford 8N, 2N and 9N tractors. As a Red Power collector, Scott is always looking to add to his collection, but there's one tractor he'd really like to find. "It's a wide-front end 1948 C Farmall, serial number 69578. My father bought it when he farmed near my grandfather's dealership just outside Cumberland, Wis. I look for it whenever I'm back there, but no luck so far," he says. You can find a complete list of Binder Books' products on the Internet at www.binderbooks.com. Or you can call them between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific time. If you have manuals you'd like to sell, you can contact the Satterlunds about those, too. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Binder Books, Box 230269 Tigard, Oregon 97281-0269 (ph 503 684-2024; fax 503 684-3990; Web site: www.binderbooks.com; E-mail: sac@binderbooks.com).

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