Missing his life in the fields, he bought and restored an old Porsche tractor.
After that, Milstein was hooked, began collecting tractors, and met with other retired farmers.
“Agriculture in Israel is disappearing, along with the camaraderie,” says Milstein. “This country was strong due to its united communities, and today it’s torn and polarized. This tears me up inside, but then dozens of volunteers come from the north and south to the museum, filled with enthusiasm and joy of giving and working together. They give me hope.”
You can look at the photos of the tractors and items on their website
one significant and unusual tractor in the museum's collection is a Bucyrus TD9 bulldozer, a truly astounding story accompanies it:
It was purchased from the surplus of the American army, and it was decided to use it to fortify the settlements in the western Negev (Israel) after WW2
In 1947, the tractor worked on fortifications that proved very effective in holding off the Egyptian army for a number of critical days.
Apparently, the Bucyrus also participated in the marking out of the 1949 Armistice Line, commonly known as the Green Line, a fence marked by deep ditches along the divide between the State of Israel and her Arab neighbors.
big gallery of tractor photos there at : https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/museum/museum-classics-the-israeli-tractors-and-agricultural-machinery-collection-part-1/
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