The other day we had a tractor here from the Horcher farm up in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Before it took off I just had to snap a picture of our little Fordson next to it. This is one of those times when Grandpa would have been amazed to see how far we have come. In the 1920's the Fordson was one of the most popular tractors. Just short of a million were made. Off the line the tractor cost less than $1,000. It was about 10 horsepower or so. Mike's John Deere 8200 model costs about $150,000 and has over 230 horsepower. The part that would really blow Grandpa's mind is the fact that the 8200 can be GPS driven. He might also be surprise that it would cost about $800 just to fill the fuel tank!
