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The State Historical Society of Wisconsin owns a McCormick Automower. It's the single cylinder version, probably built in late 1899 or early 1900 for display at the World's Fair in Paris. Kinda like a concept car at a big car show. There may be a Deering Automower slightly older somewhere in the Paris, France area, but we've never gotten any confirmation. The Tractor owned by Case Corporation is either the sixth or seventh tractor IH built. It's a friction drive built in 1906. There may be another friction drive still in existence that is still older. As for specific models of tractors, there are two preproduction 1923 Farmall regulars in existence. Case Corporation also owns QC-503, the first Farmall tractor ever delivered to a customer. QC-506 is also in existence, I think in a museum down south. WD-40 #501, the first Diesel wheel tractor produced in the U.S. (its technically a pre-production tractor) does exist, about all I know. Many other IH firsts and preproduction tractors are also known to exist. My opinion is the Dain is a JD, and is a preproduction run, not an actual production tractor. Technically, every 1924 Farmall is also a preproduction tractor as well, including QC-503.
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