Harmon honored with Greytak Big Bud illustration

A Havre businessman and the legendary tractors his company has produced and rebuilt have been immortalized in a drawing by legendary local artist Don Greytak.

Ron Harmon, owner of Big Equipment Co. LLC, said he received the drawing of himself and all five models in series 1 through 4 and the largest tractor in the world, the Big Bud 747 manufactured in Havre in 1977, as a belated 70th birthday gift.

Harmon said he was "just about in tears" when he first caught a glimpse of the drawing in Greytak's studio.

"It was a very humbling experience," Harmon said.

The drawing was commissioned...