As an avid tractor puller growing up, Stacey Allendorf always had a special bond with Farmall tractors, but it wasn’t until her husband surprised her one day, that she was able to add a piece of red equipment to her shed as an adult.
“Before we met when I was out of high school, I used to pull antique tractors, and he knew that, but he wasn’t a part of it at that point,” she says. “He saw this one in town in Shullsburg, and he asked me if it was worth buying. I said, ‘Well, if it’s got brakes, it’s worth buying.’”
The two went to look it over, but they didn’t buy it that day. She thought that was the end of their story with that particular Farmall Super M. Little did she know her husband had quite the surprise up his sleeve.
“I came home from work one day and he said he had a surprise for me,” she says. “We went out to the shed and there it was, the Super M sitting there, and he goes, ‘You always said you wanted a convertible,’ and I said, ‘Yes, I did.’ So, this is my tractor, the only red one on the farm.”
What makes the tractor even more special is the fact the Allendorfs think they are only the second owner of the antique tractor.
“The story I got is it was sold new at the local dealership, and they took it back in on trade,” she says. “And as far as I understand we are the second owner of it.”
The Farmall M and Super M tractors are both what she used in tractor pulls, so having a Farmall M back in her possession made it even more special. And today, it’s not one they only use for parades. The Allendorfs still put it to work and use the Super M around the farm on occasion.
