It might seem rare for to find a teenager today who has a strong passion for restoring antique tractors. But for one Nebraska teen, finding and restoring tractors has become a growing hobby.

“Me and Wyatt stumbled upon the FFA tractor restoration competition, and we decided that it’d be kind of fun to enter. And so the restoration started,” explains Bortner, an 18-year-old with ...

The cover tractor was purchased by Nelsen’s dad, Marvin, new in 1973 from Wacker Implement in Glencoe. “When I decided to restore it, I contacted Byron Wacker, my old boss who lives at ...