Glen Yoder’s extensive collection includes 100-year-old antique engines. Among his rare assemblage is a Reid oil field engine and a Fairbanks-Morse hit-and-miss engine made for the Mexican market.
Glen’s interest in mechanical things including engines can be traced to past experiences. “Like most kids with farm interests, I had all kinds of scale model tractors. My family helped Grandpa with his farming operation. And so, I was hauling hay with Grandpa’s Ford Model 8N tractor when I was 10 years old,” Glen says.
He continues, “Whenever possible, our family attended antique tractor shows. Through that early farm work and those shows, I started collecting antique engines. At age 13, I was drawn to a David Bradley garden tractor that I bought. I was excited to learn more about engines and how they worked.
