Machinery Pete Podcast

Machinery Pete chats with Rodney Miller, host of the well-loved TV show “Small Town Big Deal” on RFD-TV and 300 other TV stations across the country. Rodney has deep farming and farm equipment roots, being from Benton, IL where he still has a farming operation. He was also a force behind the growth of Montana Tractors from $3M in annual revenue to $80M+ back in the day, before moving on to CEO position with McCormick. Rodney is a huge IHC tractor and equipment collector and shares many wonderful stories with Pete on all things Red equipment, including a Fire Truck that was actually at Ground Zero on 9/11.[:34] - Machinery Pete’s gives background on today’s guest[5:31] - Interview with Rodney Miller begins[11:46] - About Rodney’s show “Small Town Big Deal”[22:11] - The first episode, importance of telling stories of veterans[26:15] - Positivity in media[31:56] - Rodney’s tractor collection[45:09] - Growing up in Benton, IL, farm roots[1:14:02] - Final words from Machinery PeteMachinery Pete was founded in 1989