Sweet Ride

Another Montana Superstar hits the show circuit. In February, the Bugle covered the coming out party for another International Superstar Ford F-1066 which was headed for the IH Collectors Club convention in Iowa. Now Big Bud 16V-747, the mammoth machine owned by the Williams brothers of Big Sandy is heading heading out and will be on display July 9-12 at Historic Farm Days Penfield, Illinois.

This monster was built in 1977 by Northern Manufacturing in Havre for a cotton operation in California. After leaving the cotton business, Big Bud saw duty at Willowbrook Farms in Indlantic, Florida. In 1997, the Williams brothers were able to purchase the tractor and return it back home to Montana. At 27-feet long, 20-feet wide, 14-feet high and tipping the scales at over 100,000 pounds, Big Bud can lay claim to the title of “World’s Largest Farm Tractor“. Firing up the awsome 16-cylinder, 900 horsepower engine lets everybody know that Big Bud is on the job. Robert Williams says the machine draws crowds to his Big Sandy farm, as well it should.

This sweet ride is truly a Montana celebrity. Today you can buy Big Bud toy tractor replicas, Coffee Mugs, Steins, Coasters, posters, a calendar and its even its own fan book. I even found a Big Bud signature edition polo shirt on Ebay autographed by the Williams brothers. See the video on YouTube. The “Monstrosity of Montana” is off to Illinois to do Montana proud!