Apr 18, 2019 | Museum Tour |
The Utah Oil Refining Company was the first Refinery in Utah and started in 1908 with crude shipped in from Colorado. The oil Brand was Vico and the gas was sold as Pep 88. These two porcelain signs are examples of the early models of sign logos found at Lakeside...
Apr 17, 2019 | Museum Tour |
This very early Caterpiller Crawler came up at an Auction and I couldn’t refuse buying it since it reminded me of a similar tractor/crawler I plowed Cherry orchards with in Montana as a teenager. The Two Ton was the first tractor built by Caterpiller. I think it...
Apr 16, 2019 | Museum Tour |
This very early Caterpiller Crawler came up at an Auction and I couldn’t refuse buying it since it reminded me of a similar tractor/crawler I plowed Cherry orchards with in Montana as a teenager. The Two Ton was the first tractor built by Caterpiller. I think it...
Apr 15, 2019 | Museum Tour |
In 1917 Ford began production of the Fordson Tractor which was supposedly the Worlds first mass produced tractor. Someone else already was using the Ford Tractor name so they had to come up with something original and Fordson was it. Henry loved tractors and wanted to...
Apr 14, 2019 | Museum Tour |
Not sure why I bought this old J Deere tractor other than to just have 4 more tires to have to worry about keeping filled with air. It looks good along with all of the other tractors and provides variety in the collection. Lakeside Storage Museum has become a...
Apr 13, 2019 | Museum Tour |
I’ve always wanted a big Steam Tractor and when I found this one for sale at a Beaverton OR auction I figured this was my chance to realize my dream. After buying it I then learned it was almost 11′ tall and weighs about 25,000 lbs and requires a split...
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