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Spring 2002

April 2002

April 01-April 06:On April 27, 2002 ToyTractorShow.com will celebrate its 2nd Anniversary. TTS will host a silent auction from April 27, 2002 to May 27, 2002 to celebrate its second year on the web. All items are donated by TTS Members and all proceeds will support TTS server costs. To learn more about the auction visit the TTS Auction Page. You can now find information quickly on TTS with the updated search feature on the lower left corner of every page. Along with the search feature a complete TTS index can be found on the Site Map. There are several new machine images now available for TTS Shirts and Sweat Shirts including a new classic 4wd, two cotton pickers and a sprayer. TTS has expanded its AGCO combine history with pages on the Gleaner R-72, Minneapolis-Moline "Self-Propelled" Harvestor, and Oliver 7800. The AGCO MT665 Wheel Tractor is new to the AGCO History section. AmtrackUK Steigers are new to the Steiger History section. New Custom Toys this week include a Terra-Gator Manure Tanker, Log Trailer and Tandem Disk from Josh Raut. Soenke Morbach of Germany has shared a few more of his 1/32 projects with TTS this week. In New Toy News the 1/16 scale 8420 began arriving at John Deere Dealers this week. Scale Models has produced a collectors edition 1/16 scale AGCO DT225 with front duals. The feature tractor of the week is the John Deere 4255. The feature link of the week is Tallon Custom Collectibles at http://www.talloncc.com.

March 2002

March 24-March 31: Read ToyTractorShow.com's Live Chat transcript with Bill Walters Farm Toy Product Manager for RC/ERTL from Tuesday March 19th on Toy Talk . Starting in April Bill Walters will answer 10 questions per month from ToyTractorShow.com readers. TTS owner Jason Hasert will select collectors' questions e-mailed to toytractorshow@hotmail.com. Please title your e-mail ERTL top 10 question and only e-mail it to the above address as it may be missed at the webmaster account. Two new classic 4wds are available for TTS Shirts and Sweat Shirts. The new 4wds available are a Case Traction King and Versatile Designation 6. TTS celebrates 25 years of the Axial-Flow Combine with the full history article by Jim Schroer. Soenke Morbach a talented 1/32 custom farm toy builder, from Germany, is the newest TTS Feature Collector. New Custom Toys this week include James Elder's 1/64 round D-W bale mover. Andre Phillips has sent in a digital picture of his 1/64 1480 Axial-Flow Combine. Jason Jeffers has completed 3 new Titan series combines in 1/64. They include a 6620 Titan II, 7720 Turbo and 8820 Titan II. In New Toy News the 1/16 John Deere 6420 will start shipping to dealers next week. The new 1/16 2700 Disk Ripper and 1/32 Precision II 9420T are expected to arrive in June. Toy Farmin' has re-released its popular 1/64 rock picker. Remember April 1st is your last chance to order the one time offer 1/32 16V-747 models by the Toy Farmer. Peter Simpson's Ultimate Tractor Power Volume 2, K-Z will be released in mid-April. You can learn more about Volume 1 and take a sneak peak at Volume 2 at BigTractorPower.com. The feature tractor of the week is the AGCO DT 225. The feature link of the week is http://www.allis-chalmers.com . Happy Easter to everyone on ToyTractorShow.com.

March 17-March 23: Bill Walters from RC/ERTL will take part in his sixth collectors chat here on TTS this Tuesday March 19th at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT. This live chat will focus only on 1/64 Farm Toy and Model questions only. TTS owner Jason Hasert will take collectors questions at toytractorshow@hotmail.com. Please title your e-mail ERTL chat question and only e-mail it to the above address as it may be missed at the webmaster account. The deadline for questions is Monday March 16th at 9:00 pm EST. One the night of the chat, everyone is welcome to view the chat but only Bill Walters and Jason Hasert will be posting. A full transcript of the chat will be posted on TTS. For those of you not familiar with TTS Chat, when you are on ToyTractorShow's Toy Talk across the tool bar you will see Post Message, Find, Reload, Overview, Previous, Chat, Archive, Register , Login, My Forum. Go to Register and register your name and click back to forum. Then go to the Chat icon on the tool bar and you should all set. New Custom Toys this week include 1/64 scale custom Case Spirit of 76', Zeb Mueller's 1/64 6910T SP chopper, custom 4450s, 8420 w/loader, 8410 w/loader and customized 1560 drill and Kevin Breisch's seven of 1/64 customs ranging from a 9650 STS combine to a tomato vine rower. In New Holland Toy News the new 1/16 scale TM165, blue rotary mower and the 4 piece 901, NAA, 8n, 7840 Ford historical set have been released by ERTL. The feature tractor of the week is the Spirit Of Oliver. The feature link of the week is http://www.modeltractors.com.

March 10-March 16:Bill Walters from RC/ERTL will take part in his sixth collectors chat on Tuesday March 19th at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT. This live chat will focus only on 1/64 Farm Toy and Model questions only. TTS owner Jason Hasert will post collectors questions rather than keeping a list of questioners. E-mail your 1/64 Farm Toy questions for Mr. Walters to Jason at toytractorshow@hotmail.com. Please title your e-mail ERTL chat question and only e-mail it to the above address as it may be missed at the webmaster account. TTS welcomes JRC Farms Custom Farm Toys and Tractors as its newest sponsor. JRC Farms Custom Farm Toys and Tractors is sponsoring the Links page and they customize quality high feature 1/16 scale tractors. Learn more about the 1/64 European John Deere 8420 just released by Ertl on the new 8420 page listed under John Deere Tractors brand history. In New Toy News all of the new CaseIH Precision Models are out. You should be able to find the IH 706, Wagon, STX 450, Case 580 Backhoe on dealers shelves. The first in the set of four 100 years of International Harvester tractors has been released. The IH 5488 is the first commemorative 1/16 scale model in the set of four historic IH tractors. The 5488 was the last tractor to roll of the Farmall line on May 14, 1985. The box becomes a display for the 5488. Ertl made 100 gold plated "chase" tractors for the 5488 release. You have a 1 in 100 cases(1 gold toy per every 100 cases of toys) chance of getting one. This should prove to be a very collectible and hard to find variation. News from the Lafayette, IN. toy show reports the the Toy Farmer had their new 1950T Oliver National Show Tractor (fwa w/ rear duals, 3 pt hitch, fender fuel tanks) made by ERTL on display and a red IH TD14A crawler by Spec Cast and a black 9200i International "Eagel Tour 2000" Semi were on site for the truck/construction toy show. Moore's Toys began shipping there new 1/64 16ft Degelman 4wd dozer blade to dealers last week. Toy Farmin' has introduced a new 1/64 8/15 row Pivot Transport Planter. New Custom Toys this week include Lee Potts decked out 1/16 scale 1981 IH 1486, Ryan Noll's 1/16 Case Agri-King loader tractor, Timo Kittel of Germany customized 1/32 battery operated John Deere 8960, Griff B. has sent in several nice 1/64 tractors including a COUNTY and Kevin Panacek has the most creative piece of the week a 1/64 2+2 MX Magnum. The feature tractor of the week is the White American 60 and 80 series tractors. The feature link of the week is Die-Cast Promotions by F.F. Ertl III, Inc. website: http://www.ffertl3.com.

March 01-March 09: Welcome to the all new look of Toy Tractor Show.com. TTS's brand history pages have been redesigned for easier navigation. You are only three clicks away from the information you are seeking. Click on the brand logo, then click on the Combine, Implement, Tractor or 4wd section and then you will see item you are looking for. There are several new additions to TTS's brand history sections. New to the John Deere section is the 8640 4wd, 8630 4wd, 8520, 4640, and 237 picker. New International Harvester pages include the 4568 4wd the 10 grain drill. New to the J.I. Case section is the 1200 Traction King, 2470 Traction King and 2594. CaseIH section updates include the MX270 Magnum, 8575 Big baler, Mammut 7800 Self-Propelled Forage Harvester and 955 Cyclo-Air 24 row planter. New in the Ford New Holland section is the New Holland 985, 1500 and TR 70 combines. New to AGCO's history section is the AGCO Star 8425. White history updates include the New Idea Uni-System and Super Picker. If you wanted to see what was new at the National Machinery Show In Louisville, KY read Kevin Breisch's Louisville 2002 article. Brandon Casebier is the newest TTS Feature Collector. Hoot has customized a very nice 1/16 John Deere 4430. Lee Potts has created two very nice 1/16 loader tractors in a 4250 and 4450 John Deere. Gordy Schultz has detailed a very nice John Deere 8420 and CaseIH MX 270 in 1/64 scale. KPJ800 has customized a very nice IH 815 combine. Andre Phillips has gone all out in creating a precision like IH 1480 combine. John Schomburg a TTS favorite has created a 1/64 scale Steiger Cougar 1000 and customized a Baker made John Deere 8640 4wd. In New Toy News TTS has the 2002 Ertl releases updated on the New John Deere Toys page. The feature tractor of the week is the Massey Ferguson 8280. The feature link of the week is http://www.structotruck.com.

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