Binder Books was founded in 1991 by Scott Satterlund, and is currently owned and operated by Cyndi Satterlund. We are a seventeen year old company specializing in original and reprint manuals for McCormick Deering, Farmall & IH Tractors (Farm, Crawler, and Industrial Models) and Implements built prior to 1980, Stationary Engines, IH Power Units, IH Construction Equipment, IH Trucks built through 1990 & the full line of IH Scouts and Cub Cadet Garden Tractors. In addition, we stock manuals for several other brands of tractors, including Allis Chalmers, Oliver, Massey, Ford Tractors from 1939-1960 and some John Deere, too. We also carry Farm Toys and Collectibles, Restoration Decals for many Tractor models and Stationary Engines, along with replacement parts for International Harvester Scouts and Light-Duty Trucks.
Binder Books was started in early 1991 by Scott Satterlund, a passionate International Harvester collector since childhood. Scott grew up around International Tractors and Trucks since his grandfather, William G. Talbot, was a dealer in Cumberland, Wisconsin. The idea began in the fall of 1990, after purchasing a collection of manuals at an auction in Marsing, Idaho. Scott initially planned to sell the original manuals for which he had duplicates. He found there was more demand for these publications than he thought, so he looked into reprinting these titles under license. Scott negotiated the rights from International/Navistar and Case/IH to reproduce the library of technical material produced by International Harvester. After purchasing a digital copier and other equipment, he began reprinting these manuals in his free time (evenings and weekends).
In 1996 after being laid off from her banking job, Cyndi, who was pregnant with their daughter, Jessalyn, started working at Binder Books full time. Two years later, after expanding the business from a bedroom and part of their garage, to the entire garage and storage units, they decided it was time to "move out". Binder Books began leasing space in the Industrial Park on Durham Road in Tigard in January 2000. They hired some employees and began to expand their product line. One year later they moved again, across the parking lot to another unit, twice the size of the original unit. Most weekends during the summers were spent at Antique Tractor Shows in Oregon, California, and Washington.
As their reputation for excellent products and superior service spread, the Satterlund’s continued to expand their product line to include Tractor Toys, Collectibles Items, Restoration Books, Decals, Truck Parts, etc.
Scott Satterlund passed away after a short illness in June of 2003, but his vision of preserving the history and products of a great American company continues under the leadership of his wife, Cyndi. Binder Books currently offers technical and historical documents on thousands of pieces of IH equipment.
Cyndi has since married another IH Truck Enthusiast, Dan Haider. Dan, along with his two sons, are now helping Cyndi and Jessalyn with Tractor Shows and many other aspects of the business.
We thank all of our customers who have been with us over the years. We appreciate your support and loyalty and hope to continue to serve you in the future.
Binder Books looks forward to saving one more tractor, one more truck, and, especially, serving you!
Please note: The names, symbols, and trademarks
mentioned herein are property of International Truck & Engine Corporation,
Case Corporation, Cub Cadet Corporation, Komatsu-Dresser Industries, other
agricultural companies, and are used for identification purposes only. It
is not implied that all manuals listed are a product of these manufacturers.
Cyndi Satterlund 03/06/08