Farmall tractor owners set new Guinness world record

Aug 04, 2023

110 tractors participated in a parade to set the new milestone

By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer
Farms.com

Farmall is now in the Guinness World Records index.

“This past weekend, 110 Farmall tractors showed up to the Inverell Showgrounds in Australia to set the world record for the largest parade of Farmall tractors in front of more than 2,500 onlookers,” CNH posted on its Twitter account.

Congrats to our brand, @Case_IH on becoming a @GWR holder! 110 Farmall tractors showed up at Inverell Showground in Australia to set the world record for the largest parade of Farmall tractors. There were tractors from the 1930s up to the current Farmall models participating. pic.twitter.com/HwHxjjx2Vh
— CNH Industrial (@CNHIndustrial) August 4, 2023

The event took place on July 29 to celebrate 100 years of Farmall tractors. It included machines from the 1920s and 1930s to modern-day models.

Each tractor travelled around the 3.2 km (1.9 mi) track as Guinness representatives attended to validate the record.

“It was really exciting to be out there with so many other Farmall enthusiasts, and while we were hoping we could succeed in setting the record, you can never be sure, particularly when you’re dealing with so many vintage machines,” Tom Horwood, a local business owner, told Grain Central, an Australian publication.

Here are some other Guinness records set using tractors:

In July 2010, 1,231 tractors in Dresden, Ont., Canada, set the record for largest tractor parade and benefitted the Canadian Cancer Society in the process.
In September 2014, 115 Zetor tractors participated in a parade in Lithuania to set the record for largest parade of Zetor tractors.
In October 2016, Hubert Berger from Germany travelled 25,378.4 km (15,769.38 mi) through 36 countries on his 1970 Eicher Tiger II tractor. This set the record for the longest journey by tractor.

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