My father in law and I stopped into see the tractors and yourg lady greeted us wa extremely friendly. Our guide was very up to date on all of old tractors and was a very interesting tour
Getting to it is like going back in time! But you will enjoy the trip, and by all means bring the kids. they will love the tractor trolley ride in their own little car pulled by an old tractor. Lots of history, beautiful setting. Family owned and run!
My brother was visiting Leesburg during the month of January. He wanted to visit the Farmall Museum, I really didn't want to, I only live a mile of so away and never had the desire to. As he was my guest I went with him, wow did I love it. He and I spent several hours there and enjoyed every minute. I'll be taking visitors there on a regular basis from now on. I want to return!! :-)
I live about 5 miles from this museum and have seen the billboard advertising this along the road many times-so one day I decided to visit it. The people were very friendly and showed me around and explained some of the many different tractors on display. This is a working Farmall dealership with the building being built as a replica of the International Harvester store being built in the 1940-50's. The center red pilon with the IH, the flat roof and muttons windows were seen worlwide
Lynn & I spent a Saturday with 26 of our car club friends touring Paquette's Historical Farmall Museum. This huge museum is about everything International Harvester. The museum is on Stew Paquette's 50 acre Buffalo Nickel Ranch (Yes, they do raise buffalo there). Our exceptional guides, Stew, Ray and Ken, did a great job of telling us about the history of International Harvester dating back to the 19th Century. The museum displayed tractors and other implements from as far back as 1923. The museum looms over 4 huge buildings and diplays more than 150 International Harvester tractors. Following our event, for an extra charge Paquette's provided a catered chicken dinner with bread, baked beans and cole slaw in the air conditioned Show Barn. The entrance building is a recreated IH dealership with a small store with International Harvester items. Please note that with the exception of the Show Barn and the Entrance building the tractor museum buildings are not air conditioned. This was a terrific experience which our members thoroughly enjoyed.
My son-in-law is a died-in-the-wool International fan and was "in his glory" seeing the vintage tractors, trucks, mowers, and implements of this immense collection. He really enjoyed bantering with the docents who shared his interest and passion. This Leesburg gem is a must-see for even the casual antique buff.
Passed by this museum many, many times and kept saying we should go "some day". Yesterday was the day. I was surprised at how beautiful the farm is but the tractor buildings are very amazing. The tractors are restored to all their glory but I was intrigued by the International Harvester vehicles, refrigerators and freezers. Ray answered all of our questions and gave us a lot of history on the tractors and farm equipment. Definitely worth a couple of hours.
Great collection of international tractors and memorabilia it was more than I expected and well worth the admissioni plan on going back every year when I'm on vacation
If you think one tractor is just like any other - think again and go to Paquette's Farmall Historical Museum to find out why they are so different. This hidden gem in the Leesburg, FL countryside is filled with historical farming equipment, lovingly restored to their original splendor by Museum owner Stew Paquette. He admitted he knows nothing about farming but he does know EVERYTHING about all of his tractors and other International Harvester displays. There are several buildings that house not only tractors, but also IH trucks, cars, refrigerators, freezers and anything else made by IH. Stew's passion for his hobby is evident with the small details that he puts out surrounding his displays and his knowledge about them all. He'll even start up any tractor you ask so you can see how it runs. This is a great stop to pass a few hours and get educated and is a great group gathering place. There are nice grounds and it is handicap friendly. There's something here for all, even children.
Loved this place. My 4 year old was in heaven. Very educational. Vintage tractors shined up to impress. Very clean place. I was very glad we stopped to spend the time afternoon here. I would go back.