Special appearance: 100-year-old tractor a new sight at S.D. State Fair

Janelle Atyeo
Aug 27, 2019
Aug 27, 2019

Pioneer Tractor — The 100-year-old Pioneer Special owned by Irv King is running again and will be on display for the first time at the South Dakota State Fair.
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Irv King of Artesian, South Dakota, has been tinkering with engines since he was 6 years old, and earlier this month, he was in his shop putting a new platform on one very old but newly up and running antique tractor.

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.