Farm Toy Report

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JAYDEEZ strives to bring you the finest scale replicas both factory and custom made. Many of the products we have to offer are hand or scratch built giving you the opportunity to own, or give as a gift, a "one of a kind" item. So if you are looking to add to your collection, duplicate a full size piece that you or someone you care for owns, or just pick up one for your desk or knick-knack shelf, we hope you can find it here. If you do not find what you are looking for and would like to have us help you locate it, drop us an e-mail and we will be glad to oblige.

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he Toy Tractor Times

With the World of farm toy collecting changing in the 21^st century, so too are your popular sources of information. On November 1^st, 2002, the popular Toy Tractor Times magazine and the online website Toy Tractor Show.com combined forces to bring to you the new The Toy Tractor Times.com e-zine version. The Toy Tractor Times.com e-zine version will appear on the Internet as a paid e-zine version in January 2003. It will combine features of both sources of farm toy information into one online edition. Toy Tractor Times owners Rick and Linda Larsen have sold their magazine to Toy Tractor Show.com’s creator and owner Jason Hasert.

The Toy Tractor Times is a farm toy magazine that began publication in August 1983. Linking together the chain of farm toy collectors, the Toy Tractor Times has served the needs of farm toy collectors for 19 years. The magazine includes interesting articles on farm toy collecting as well as upcoming toy shows and advertising. Each year since 1986 the Toy Tractor Times offers a special anniversary model for sale to the public. The tractor is limited and models sold during a two-month ordering period determine quantities. The 2002 Toy Tractor Times Anniversary tractor is a Farmall 400 produced by Spec-Cast. Look for an exciting anniversary model from The Toy Tractor Times and ToyTractorShow.com next year as the two news sources join forces and The Toy Tractor Times celebrates its twentieth anniversary in 2003.

The ToyTractorShow.com is a website for toy tractor collectors and tractor history enthusiasts. It covers toys and tractors built from 1970-2002. ToyTractorShow.com's mission is to serve as the number one interactive source of toy tractor, modern tractor history, and collector projects on the web.

Jason Hasert founded ToyTractorShow.com on April 27, 2000. Jason has been collecting toys, equipment brochures, and pictures since the late 1970's. In the its first year Toytractorshow.com expanded from web page on toy tractors depicting the farming season and featuring collectors favorite models to include major equipment brands in May 2000, the newest toys available in July 2000 and in August 2000 launched it first message board for collectors called Toy Talk.

In the year 2002 ToyTractorShow.com continues to grow. In February of 2002 ToyTractorShow.com offered its first line of Polo and Sweat Shirts. TTS Toy Talk's popularity has grown by leaps and bounds in 2002 with over 40,000 farm toy collector posts. An exciting change came to TTS is April 2002 with the creation of the Farm Toy Report. The Farm Toy Report is a monthly review of the latest toys available in the farm toy hobby, articles on classic 1/64 and 1/16 tractors offered from 1970-2000, custom built projects, tractor history and a very popular monthly top 10 Question and Answer section with RC/Ertl farm toy manager Bill Walters. Over 3,000 collectors read the Farm Toy Report Monthly.

With the new The Toy Tractor Times.com (http://www.toytractortimes.com) coming in January 2003, this will be a great new look to the World of farm toy collecting. Collectors will be able to come together and view the new e-zine version through a pre-paid subscription. The e-zine version will feature some of the “hot” topics such as precision models, increasing values of older 1/16^th and 1/64^thmodels, how to build a 1/64^th display, pedal tractors, 1/32nd European toys, what’s new on the market, as well as a variety of other topics. Collectors will be able to continue and read articles written by a few of their old Toy Tractor Times favorites as well as new writers from Toy Tractor Show.com. The Toy Tractor Times.com e-zine edition gives collectors a great opportunity by not having to wait for the mail to get their magazine, not having to pay shipping costs, and collectors can log on to the e-zine version from the convenience of their home or office.

The Toy Tractor Times.com and Jason Hasert look forward to a great year of collecting in 2003 and look forward to its new e-zine customers in January 2003.

What TTS-Times means to farm toy collectors on-line

The Toy Tractor Times is a farm toy magazine that began publication in August 1983. Linking together the chain of farm toy collectors, the Toy Tractor Times has served the needs of farm toy collectors for 19 years. As we near our 20th year of serving the farm toy community we are excited to join forces with Toy Tractor Show.com to bring collectors interesting articles on farm toy collecting as well as upcoming toy shows and advertising on line in an e-edition. This new format allows us to bring you the latest farm toy news and stories first. For a comprehensive out look on the farm toy hobby and toy tractor history in all scales join the ToyTractorTimes on-line.

ToyTractorShow.com will remain free site open to all collectors on-line providing the same level of service and information on the farm toy hobby, custom projects, toy and tractor history and of course the most up to date information on the newest farm toys collectors have enjoyed since April 27, 2000. The ToyTractorTimes is a long standing and well known print magazine that will start serving the on-line community as an e-zine filled with in-depth articles on farm toy topics such as 1/16 and 1/64 tractor values and variations, Precision collecting, 1/64 custom project building, display building and much more. ToyTractorShow's Farm Toy Report will continue as a free service featuring the Ertl Top 10, New Toys and will feature ToyTractorTimes highlights for you the reader to review and decide if you would like to subscribe to The Toy Tractor Times e-zine. Look for The Toy Tractor Times to debut on-line in 2003.

Our goal at ToyTractorShow.com and The Toy Tractor Times is to help the farm toy hobby grow in the 21st century and to help link the world wide collecting community together to share ideas and collection interests on-line.

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Les Sigrist

Parts Specialist

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Classic Toy Tractor Review

A "Little Blue" History

by Daniel Adamson

Dan Adamson is an avid 1/64 collector and has one of the most complete collections of Ertl 1/64 farm toys in the Nation. You can read more about Dan at http://www.toytractorshow.com/dan_adamson.htm

Genesis

Ertl offered three models of the Genesis tractor. The Ford 8770 standard, 8870 with FWA, and an 8970 with duals and FWA. All of them had front weights and gray rims. These models came with a black tractor frame. The model numbers were placed at the front of the tractor near the grill with the FORD being back by the cab. The FORD also had a red stripe under it. Something to point out is that while FORD is on the side. A New Holland symbol is on the front. A sign of things to come? After the merger Ertl stopped production of these models and re-released them as New Holland. They were the same models with the same wheel configurations as the Fords. The main differences are going to be in the colors. The New Holland models have a gray frame and white rims. The name and model number sequence on the sides were changed as well. They now had the model numbers by the cab and the New Holland up front by the grill. The red line was changed to a white line under New Holland. I have two toy show models. The first is a Ford 8870 with glass in the cab. The cab top reads Genesis Collector 1995. The other show tractor is a New Holland 8970. This one has a sticker on the cab top that reads Farmfest 99 Redwood Co MN. There is no glass in the cab. I know a few more show models exist, but I do not have them. The Ford models were in a short production run and have become harder to find. The 8970 has been the hardest to find, but has stayed under $50.

5640/7740 Tractors

The 7740 on the railroad car was originally produced by ertl as a Ford 5640 with ROPS. With a slight decal change it was later changed to a New Holland 7740 with ROPS. The other changes were the colors and the loader. It went from Ford blue with white fenders to an all blue model. The rims also changed from a light gray to white on the New Holland. The New Holland model was also updated with the new loader. The old loader is all blue and the bucket is larger than the new one. The new loader is now blue with a black bucket. It also has a new casting and a smaller bucket. The bucket is a little wider, but not as deep. It is easy to recognize these changes because the new loader has more rivets. I believe there are more versions of these models and I hope to find them at the National this year.

Rail Car

I picked these two pieces up at hobby shops in the mid ‘90s. CAT equipment was also available on railroad cars. The model in the rear is a New Holland 8970. It is a standard 8970 with no special features other than it has as “M.T.H. Farms” printed on both sides of the hood. Both rail cars also have “M.T.H Farm Equipment Company” printed on their sides. The model in front is a New Holland 7740. Once again there is nothing special about the tractor except for the “M.T.H. Farms” that is printed on both sides of the loader. The 7740 has the old style loader with a blue bucket.

Versatile 4wds

Scale models introduced 1/64 Versatiles to the collector in the mid ‘80’s. They have always been well liked and now sell for a food price at shows. The first models were the 836,876, and 936. They had duals, a Versatile yellow grill and cab top and they came with or without a first edition stamp on the frame by the grill. The later models came with all the above descriptions except they had single flotation wheels. The toy shows for these models included ’86 Alleman and St Louis. A sticker is placed on the fenders to indicate the show. Toys shows were reflected on all three models. After the mergers of Ford, New Holland and Versatile the colors were changed to reflect the brighter lemon yellow of New Holland. At that time the Versatile “V” on the grille was dropped and was replaced by the Ford oval. Of course there were a few models that escaped the factory with the Ford oval and the old Versatile yellow color. Weather that was there intent to use up old inventory and then switch or if it was actually a mistake I’m not sure. But it makes for a nice variation to add to your collection. These lemon yellow Versatiles were only made in a dual wheel version. There were no first edition models and the Versatile “V” was dropped from in front of the name Versatile on the side of the cab. Toys shows for the lemon yellow models include an 846 with Sun Belt Expo Moutri GA Oct 19 1988 on the cab top. An 846 with W. Brooklyn on the cab top, and an 836 with Ford NH Dealer Meeting Reno NV 1988 on the cab top. The last Versatile produced by Scale Models were a blue 846,876,946, and a 976. These models are blue and white with a black grill. They are actually the same as the red Versatiles with the exception that the blue models have a wider hood. The blue models have lost the Versatile name from the cab and the hood and was replaced by a Ford on the hood. These came with duals and no first editions. Toy shows include an 876 “Coming on Strong Boston 1990”. An 846 “1989 Nashville Dealer Meeting”. An 846 Farm Progress show 1989. A 976 Farm Progress show 1990. A 946 Farm Progress show 1993. 1991 KCKS Heart of America on all four models. The “Coming on Strong Boston” and “Nashville Dealer Meeting” tractors also came in chrome gold for special recognition for participants. The gold “Coming on Strong Boston” tractor has all the same decals as the regular show edition. Something odd that I have found with the Nashville gold tractor is while the regular show edition model is a blue 846 Versatile the gold edition is actually a red 846 Versatile with chrome plating.

1/43 Scale

Many of you, myself included enjoyed the 1/43 scale tractors. During their short life Ertl managed to produce three New Holland models. One of them is an 8560 regular edition model with FWA. This is a blue tractor with white rims. The next two models were made as the 1997 National show tractors. The American version is an 8260. It is the same as the regular model except for a few variations. The show tractor has glass in the cab where the regular edition does not. It also has 1997 NFTS stamped onto the bottom of the tractor. The European National show tractor uses the same body and is also a FWA, but this one is painted brown and is labeled with a M115 Fiatagri decal on the side. This also has glass in the cab and white rims. The bottom is printed with the words NFTS and Nederland 1997 Dronten LCN.

Swathers

These swathers are made by Scale Models and have very little detail on them, but one thing to point out is the capability to position the row of grain or hay by moving a few sliding pieces on the head. These models had large balloon front wheels and small solid black rear wheels. The most common swathers are the 4700 Versatiles. These come with three variations. The first is the original Versatile with the dark yellow grill and cab top. These have the Versatile V on the side decal. The second is the Ford version where the dark yellow was changed to New Holland lemon yellow. The Versatile V has been removed from these. One toy show model that exists is the First Edition Winnipeg MB Info Meeting 19 Mar 86. This has the original Versatile yellow. Another model to look for is the 4750. These are the lemon yellow color with no V on the side decal. The last two swathers made by Scale Models are of the same casting as the Versatiles, but they are a different color and are harder to find. The Cereal 722 is green with crème rims. The entire cab, windows included, is painted green. There is a green and yellow stripe on the side with a white 722. This model is harder to find, but not impossible. The last model and most rare is the New Holland. The body, windows and cab are all painted yellow. The base on this one is painted red. New Holland is printed on a decal on the sides and on the head. If you want one of these for your collection and happen to run across one don’t think you can look around and get back to it. Other than pictures I have only seen a couple of these. I have one, I saw one on a farm display and there is one at the museum in Dyersville.

TR Combines

Ertl has made four New Holland combines including the CR970. My focus will be on the first three. They are all basically the same combine. The castings are all identical and they all come with detachable grain and corn heads. The first model is a generic combine because there are no numbers. This model is yellow with a red stripe across the middle. It has New Holland printed in red on the sides at the top of the bin. The other two both have a model number on the sides. They have two black stripes on the sides. There is one that goes across the entire length of the combine and the other is at the top of the bin with a white New Holland printed on it. The first one is a twin rotor TR97 with TR97 printed on the side by the cab. The second model is a twin rotor TR98. The only difference between the 97 and the 98 is the model number.

New Holland Machinery

New Holland has always been known for its extensive line of haying equipment. In the late ‘80s Ertl started to bring this line of equipment to the 1/64 collectors. They made a nicely detailed 489 haybine. Complete with New Holland graphics, black rollers for the hay and a nice yellow reel that fell off every time you would turn over the model. They also made a nice hay rake to go along with the haybine. Surprisingly the tines rotate just like on the real thing only smaller. Some people might not consider this to be a New Holland rake because there are no markings to associate it with New Holland other than the color scheme. One of the first square balers produced in 1/64 was the New Holland hayliner. The regular edition is red with a yellow hay head. The New Holland name is displayed on all four sides. The Hayliner decal is also present on the front. The next model is a silver chrome plated model. From what I have found this model represents the 50^th anniversary of New Holland balers. It has yellow rims and the usual New Holland decals, but no wording to specify a special event. The third model is red like the regular edition. This one represents the 100^th anniversary of New Holland. There is a special decal on the top that reads New Holland Established 1895. Oddly enough the three balers I have are made in three different countries. Mexico, China, and Korea. One of the nicer forage harvesters made by Ertl is the New Holland 900. This model comes with a detachable hay head and a two row corn head. New Holland decals are placed on the top and the rear and a 900 decal is also on the back. This is where the variation is. One model has the New Holland sticker above the 900 sticker and the other has these two decals reversed. The forage harvester also has a hitch to hook up one of two forage wagons. Both wagons are red with yellow rims and beaters at the front of the wagon and a yellow New Holland printed on the front. Both wagons have a flat top. One has a gray top and the other has a yellow top. A mixer mill was also included in the line of machinery. This has a yellow feeder, auger, and rims. A yellow printed New Holland is wrapped around the top of the bin twice. A small blower with the model number 40 was also made. It is not shown in the picture but by clicking here you can see it on TTS. This is a small piece with a number 40 decal on the front. The last two pieces are both manure spreaders. The model 145 with a single axial was made. It has plastic tines on the back and manure stop that swings up and down. There is a detailed chain inside and the numbers 145 are printed on the sides. The other spreader is a 2400 gallon 308 slurry spreader. This one is yellow and red with a tandem axial. A SMV sign is painted on the back and New Holland on the sides.

Scale models stepped into the New Holland ring with few nice pieces of machinery. One of the pieces people are most familiar are the Versatile Trans/Axial 2000 pull combines. These models all came in the normal Versatile colors, red and dark yellow. They all have balloon tires and a swing out auger. The unique feature at the time was the hitch. It hooks to the tractor like the real model would. Instead of having a hook like the Ertl machinery does, it has a pin to attach the tongue to the tractor. They came with or without a first edition. The other main variations come in the decal on the side of the model. The original models have V Versatile on the side. I believe it was after the merger with Ford when the “V” was removed. There are also two show models that I am aware of. This is for the ’86 Alleman and St Louis shows.

The other model is a round baler. The 664 round baler is red with a yellow pick-up head. It has solid black wheels. New Holland 664 is printed in yellow on a red sticker and positioned on each side of the baler. The New Holland symbol is also present on the front of the baler. The other round baler is a 660. It is also red with solid black wheels. New Holland 660 Auto Wrap is printed in red on a yellow sticker and positioned on each side of the baler. This model doesn’t have the symbol on the front. Instead it has the words New Holland. I am not sure if this model was produced in a regular edition. The one I have has Parts Mart 91 inscribed into the back.

Big Blue

by Jim Simpson

When Jay asked me to do a Classic Toy Review of New Holland toys for November I had a hard time thinking of 1/16 New Holland toys as a classic as the company is just about 10 years old now. I thought it would be fun to look back at the toys from New Holland's predecessor. The Big Ford toys of the 1970's are some of the most massive farm toys out there. You probably see them at flea markets, garage sales and antique stores more often than most any Ertl toy outside of the IH 544. Ever wonder why Ford toy tractors are 1/12 while the other brands are 1/16. In the 1950's when Ford introduced Jubilee Series they asked Hubbley to produce scale model toys of the tractor. A Ford executive wanted make sure the Ford toys stood out so they were made slightly bigger than the IH, John Deere, Case, Olivers and Allis-Chalmers toys of the day. Ertl stayed with the tradition of large toys with models like the Ford 4000 set and 9600. The last 1/12 Ertl model was the FordTW-25.

New for 1968 from FORD was some new raw iron and large steel framed tractors. In 1968, Ford entered the world of 100 horsepower tractors with the release of the 8000 series. The Ford 8000 tractor rated at 105 hp with a 401 cubic inch diesel engine with an optional 16-speed Dual Power transmission, both of which were used on Ford tractors until the introduction of the Genesis in 1995. The 8000 was never offered as a gasoline or LP model which was a bold step in the late 1960's but Ford saw diesel power was a growing trend. The Ford 8000 continued production through 1972.

The Ertl company had produced the 1/12 scale Ford 4000 for a decade when it tooled up the big 1/12 scale 8000 toy. Just after the real 8000 was introduced, Ertl released the first of three variations of the toy 8000. All three versions were actually the same tractor except for the changing hood decal. The wording "Ford 8000" was increased in size with each of the two decal changes following the original. This first version of the small "Ford 8000" decal, is the rarest of the three 8000 toy tractors. The second version had a mid-sized decal and was the first to appear in an Ertl catalog. The third version, with the largest 8000 decal, was made with both a 3pt hitch and without one. The first two versions came with a 3pt hitch.

With the growing demand for higher horsepower tractors. Ford introduced the 9000 tractor in late 1969 and continued to offer the 8000. The 9000 was a turbo charge 8000 with a 135hp rating. Ertl never offered a toy replica of the 9000. In 1973 Ford updated both the 8000 and 9000 to the 8600 and 9600. The 8600's biggest change was a hp jump to 110 hp.

Ertl followed suit with with an updated Ford tractor line. Ertl 8600s were produced without a cab and some with a 3pt hitch and some with out. The early 8600 toys had rear wheels with blue centers just like the real thing and the later version had all gray wheels.

By 1974, Ertl released their final toy using the same casting. It was the big 9600 with a cab and rear dual wheels. Again, the 9600 was available from Ertl with or with out a 3pt hitch. The 9600 can be found with blue centers in the rear wheels or all gray rear wheels.

Both the 8600 and 9600 toys by Ertl were replaced in the 1977 toy line, by Ford's new 7700 and 9700 tractors.

	November Top 10 Question And Answer by Bill Walters RC/Ertl Farm Toy Manager
Since March 2001 Bill Walters the farm toy product manager for Racing Champions/Ertl has taken an active role on ToyTractorShow.com listening to collectors interests and answering their questions. Starting with the May Farm Toy Report Mr. Walters answers the top 10 monthly topics on TTS Toy Talk. Below are areas of interest brought up by Toy Talk Members here on ToyTractorShow.com over the past month with answers from Bill Walters. TTS webmaster Jason Hasert selects the questions.
Question #1: Collectors are excited about the new International Harvester 1466 with duals. It may prove to be one of the most popular toys of new 2002 releases. many collectors on TTS have commented they like the modern slant Ertl has taken by offering tractors from the 1970's like the IH 1466. A hot topic on Toy Talk now is whether Ertl would look moving into the 1980's with a red Precision classic by offering an IH 1086, IH 5088, IH 2+2 or Case International Magnum such as a 7130. Answer #1: We are very interested in moving into the 80's.. Maybe Jason can run another survey and see which one comes out on top. Question #2: Not to leave green fans hanging in the Precision line, what is Ertl's general out look for John Deere Precisions. Will there be more 1950's and 1960's items or would Ertl look at upgrading the 4440 to a 50 or 55. Maybe some modern implements like a chopper, field cultivator or 7100 corn planter for the 4440? Answer #2: We are looking at some of the units mentioned above, although it will likely be 2004 before any can be announced. Question #3: John Deere is updating their decals on several products with little to no body changes. For example the John Deere 348 square baler has been updated with modern John Deere decals and logos. The 1/16 and 1/64 baler have been main stays in the Ertl line for many years. Will we see updated decaling on mainstay John Deere toys over the next few years? Answer #3: Yes, we will be updating graphics on many units over the next year or so. Please keep watching. Most recently the 1/16 John Deere 348 square baler has been updated with modern John Deere decals and logos. Question #4: In the late 1980's Ertl offered a very nice 1/64 forage harvester in the New Holland 900. It had both heads and had a little more refined styling than the John Deere, Case International and Hesston models that first appeared in 1986. As you know hay and forage items are a popular topic on Toy Talk. Is a pull type chopper with both a corn head and a hay head on Ertl's radar for the future? Answer #4: We have our hands pretty full of projects right now.. We will have to see if there is some way to work on a pull type chopper, but don't expect anything soon. Question #5: 1/64 Historical sets have always been a nice feature from Ertl. Would Ertl ever look at offering a 4wd historical set? Maybe using a mix of old and new tooling with decal variations as you have for the AGCO and MF 2wd sets in 2001. For example maybe a set using models like a Case TK 1470, IH 2+2, Steiger Series III, Case International 9260 and a modern STX 375 Quad-Trac for a variation? Maybe this could be done for John Deere as well using past models and present models with decal variations such as a classic 70's like new 7520 or 80's model, an 8760, 8970 and 9520? Answer #5: This is a very good suggestion. We will see what we can come up with. Again, this might be 2004 before we are able to announce anything. Question #6: Ertl has done a nice job with 1/16 and 1/64 tracked John Deere tractors since their release in 1996. Would Ertl look at offering a wide track variation of a John Deere 8x20T in either scale in the foreseeable future? Answer #6: For the 1/16th scale 8X20T we have tooled a wider track. The collector 8520T w/Chrome 1/64th unit will start shipping in the middle of October. You will have to let us know what you think. Question #7: Is Ertl planning on making any 1/64 deep tillage implements such as the Deere 2700 Ripper or DMI Ripper to follow the 1/16 releases this year. In 1994 Ertl released the all new for the time John Deere 550 Mulchmaster in both scales and many collectors are hoping for the same option in 2003. Answer #7: There is nothing I can announce at this time. We are looking at this very closely. Question #8: In one of the TTS live chats you stated you would like to look into an Allis-Chalmers D-19 with a Hinker cab in 1/64 and 1/16. Do you have any more thoughts on an Allis-Chalmers or any other future models offering Hinker cabs? Answer #8: I'm glad you reminded me of this.. I will look into this. Question #9: Now that Ertl offers larger corn planters is there any chance of folding 30ft drills to go with them. TTS members have asked for models like the CaseIH 5500, John Deere 455, and an AGCO TYE. Answer #9: That is a good point. We will have to look into it. Question #10: In January of this year Ertl started printing a 1st Edition graphic on models like the 1/64 John Deere 8420, 6420 and 8520T. These models also have a bright yellow new item sticker on the blister card. The new John Deere, CaseIH and AGCO items that have been released since June only have the new item decal. Did Ertl drop the 1st Edition Graphic on new toys? Answer #10: The 1st Edition graphic is planned for items that have been newly tooled or had some revision or change in tooling.. The 3 items you listed below were all newly tooled. If we just take an existing item and revise the decal to make it a new model #, it would not receive the 1st edition marking. 1st Edition is for all OEMs, not just JD. The whole idea behind 1st Edition is to give the 1/64th collector some special units to collect. We normally don't do "Collector Editions" in 1/64th except for maybe combines, etc.. A 1st edition unit is our attempt at a "collector edition" for 1/64th.

New Toy News
*AGCO*
Look for the new 1/16 White Plainsman 4wd from Scale Models at your AGCO dealer. This is another great 4wd from Scale Models. The A4T-1600 offered several engine options providing power ranging from 169 hp to 225 hp from displacements between 504 and 800-ci. The Plainsman had ten forward and two reverse speeds, fuel tank capacities up to 104 gallons, and unfueled and unballasted it weighed 17,300 lbs. In the early 1970's this was a 4wd that could get the job done for large operations. To learn more about the A4T-1600 click here.
CaseIH
The last of the 100 Years of International Harvester Tractors is here. The Farmall M is one of the most be-loved and well known tractors of all time. It is fitting that is was IH's 1 millionth tractor and shows the strength and popularity Farmall tractors had on American farms starting in 1924 through the mid-1950's. This 1:16 scale special collector edition includes a number of detailed decal labels in the engine compartment, and also features a moveable belt pulley. The hood wears period-authentic graphics, and also includes a "1,000,000th" decal, as an M marked the 1,000,000th tractor Farmall produced. A silver contour seat and functional steering wheel highlight the operator platform, and the special collector insert reads, "IH Centennial 1902-2002." This showpiece is the fourth in the series of our IH 100th Anniversary 4-Tractor Set including an IH 5488 the last Farmall made, the popular IH Super MTA and the first Farmall to reach the 100hp mark the 1206. There were 100 gold M tractors randomly inserted in this new release of 5,000 models, and each tractor is boxed in special Presentation Packaging. to read more about the 100 Years of IH click here.
This outstanding 1/16 scale tractor is the 18th in the series of Precision models from CaseIH. Ertl has included more than 175 parts to replicate this popular International Harvester machine. The engine compartment contains flexible PVC wiring, and you can rotate the fan blade. A black exhaust stack tops the hood, which also includes a hood fuel cap just in front of the cab, complete with "DIESEL" decals. You can open both doors to the spacious cab, which includes moveable levers and pedals, detailed gauge decals and a functional steering wheel. You can also open the rear cab window, while the back of the tractor wears a detailed replica of a three-point hitch you can raise and lower. Ertl went even so far as to paint the operator platform black under the cab to replicate the weather stripping used by IH on the 1466. A collector medallion and historical booklet are included with this Precision. No other Precision has been talked about more on TTS since its announcement by Bill Walters on a TTS live Chat in early 2001. The 1466 Precision has proven to be the hottest new toy of 2002 produced by Ertl. To learn more about the real and toy history of the 1466 click here.
John Deere
Nolt Enterprises is offering a special John Deere 2510 Diesel with ROPS to help commemorate the 20th annual "Back-East" farm toy show held Saturday November 9th in Lancaster, PA. The "Back-East" show is always held the Saturday after the National and was one of the first big toy shows on the East Coast. A maximum of these special 2520's will be produced by Scale Models for the show and the model includes ROPS, a 3pt hitch made of plastic to prevent breakage and die-cast rims. If you would like to order this limited show tractor send a check payable to Nolt Ent. Inc. PO Box 553-J, Gap, PA 17527 for $49 plus $9 for shipping. This soon to be rare 2520 will ship one month after the show.
Southern John Deere cotton fans have been asking about a new John Deere cotton picker on TTS Toy Talk for two years. They have their answer in the all new 1/64 9986 John Deere Cotton Picker. The 9986 replaces the 9976 introduced in the late 1990's. This new picker features the clear window cab used on the 1/64 9750 STS combine. Ertl did a great job with this harvester.
No other tractor has been more requested or sought after in the past decade than the John Deere 7520. Ertl surprised collectors in October with the announcement of a 1/64 7520 disk set. This classic 4wd will be available at John Deere dealers this month. For full coverage of the 7520's toy and real history click here.
John Deere fans were really surprised to learn that Ertl would offer a Precision 8020 4wd. The 8020 broke new ground for John Deere in the early 1960's. John Deere has been in the 4wd business for 45 years and the 8020 is an excellent tribute to John Deere's high horsepower legacy. The Precision 8020 has a highly detailed operators platform and working 3pt hitch. Maybe a mounted 8 bottom plow will flow to match this great 4wd model. Collectors can only hope that Ertl will offer additional 1/16 Precision 4wds in future. To learn more about the 8020's history click here.
Seeding and planting implements are always a popular item among collectors. Ertl has taken a big step and offered a 1/16 replica of the popular 1590 No-Till drill. This new model would be right at home behind the 1/16 6420 tractor.
There are several other new John Deere items on the way this fall including a 1/16 8420T tractor, 1/16 5420 tractor with cab, fwa and loader, 1/16 classic 520 tractor, 1/16 updated 348 square baler, #1-20 Precision Classic Poster and a 1/64 6220 tractor and 1590 No-Till drill set. Look for even more surprises from John Deere and Ertl in 2003. To view these great new toys visit http://www.toytractorshow.com/john_deere_toys.htm.
New Holland
Ertl is now offering a 1/64 Ford 860 tractor with Barge Wagon set. The barge wagon is painted in the classic 1950's red. Ford offered the 860 from 1964 to 1957. The tractor offered 30.5 hp at the draw bar and 39.97pto hp. In 1957 the 860 cost a whopping $2,407. Ford built the 860 to compete the popular and industry Farmall 400/300, John Deere 620 and Allis-Chalmers WD45. This classic Ford set offers 1/64 collectors a color variation for hauling the fall corn harvest from a vintage picker or combine. This set can be found at New Holland dealers now.
The new 1/64 TG 285 tractor and CR 960 combine are due out at New Holland dealers this month. The TG 285 is reported to have an open cab instead of the enclosed black cab featured on the 1/32 resin model produced for new Holland dealers at the July TG introduction. It appears that we may see a 1/64 shelf edition TG 255 in the spring of 2003 according to Evers Toy Store. The CR 960 combine is the shelf edition version of the extremely popular and now harder to find CR 970. The CR 960 will feature a 30ft grain head, 12 row corn head, straw chopper and single tires. Although will not offer the handrails and warning lights the CR 970 came with.
Look for a New Holland 7840 with Loader at New Holland dealers soon. This tractor makes a nice mid-size chore tractor for a blue collection or a handy sand box toy for a young farmer. The 7840 was first offered as a 1/16 fwa tractor by Ertl in July 1997 as one of their first 1/16 models to sport the New Holland name instead of Ford.
The all new 1/16 TM 165 New Holland tractor is at New Holland dealers now. The TM series is a mid-sized power house tractor perfect for barn yard chores and heavy field work. A TM 165 is 135 hp and is most at home with a corn planter or hay baler. The TM is a popular tractor in the dairy belt and matches up to the John Deere 7510, CaseIH MX 135 and AGCO RT 145. Maybe we will see an updated New Holland graphics on the TM casting for the new TM190 in the future from Ertl.

How to Store 1/16 and 1/32 Boxes

By Jason Hasert

So you have just bought a prized new 1/16 or 1/32 tractor but you want to keep it in the box and do not have glassed in shelving. Everyone hates how dust fills all the tiny crevasses on a cob roof and the drivers seat. Boxes get a blotching look from dust pile up. A very inexpensive way to preserve a tractor and box from dust is to cover it in saran wrap. That is right the handy kitchen aid is a great way to keep prized boxed models in pristine condition. Simply wrap the box from back to front and cut and then side to side and cut and the box and tractor are air tight and dust free. If you are storing tractors in the closet or attic or traveling to shows with them saran wrap helps keep them looking like new.


A Custom Toy Story Brad McPherson's Story in his own words
Custom Farm Toys first got its start about five years ago in my bedroom. I got started customizing after I had attended a toy show and saw my first customized toys. I then decided that I could customize my own cheaper than I could buy it. After I customized my first toy, my cousin Brian Swain wanted me to customize a John Deere 8300 for him (which he still has). This is when it dawned on me that I was quite good at this, and this is when Brian started customizing on his own also. After we got started customizing on a steady basis, we started calling dealers and seeing if they would display some of our toys for us. That is when we got our first big break, We were contacted by Sloan Express, a part's company in Assumption, IL and we were invited to set up a table at their booth during the National Farm Machinery Show. We went and set up a table and have been going back to the show with them for four years now and our fifth year is coming up in February. We also set up a several local toy shows, some big and some small. We set up at the S.E.M.O Toy show in Sikeston, MO and the West Tenn. Toy show in Jackson, TN. We have been customizing farm toys for five years now and have expanded considerably. When we started we only customized a few tractors, very few implements, and a couple of detailed combines (which we use Moore's detail kits for). Since then we have expanded to specific farming areas of operation: we offer a fairly completed line of toys for the cotton farmer, the grain farmer, and the commercial land leveler. We are expanding all of the time, the bottom line is we love what we do and it shows in our work. We hope to be doing this for years and years to come. We have everybody to thank for our success, our friends, family, and everybody at TTS. This website had been a world of help to us and to everybody that uses it. It helps us to hear what everybody wants, what they are looking for, and to see their reaction when they complete their very own custom or scratch built toys. I know from experience about that, it was a tremendous joy when we completed our very first scratch built model and we are leaning to more and more scratch build models. You can contact Brad or Brian: Custom Farm Toys Brad McPherson Brain Swain 1802 State Hwy. FF P.O. Box 171 Cardwell, MO 63829 Caldwell, MO 63289 (573) 654-2174 (573) 654-3415
Cody Hanson is talented young collector who has customized a fleet of farm vehicles over the past few years. This month Cody share some of his latest creations including a nice 1/64 Kemper head with tips on how to build one as well as some tractors and big pieces of equipment. To see Cody's work click here.
Jeff Moore's craftsmanship is always top notch. His combines and tractors always have an exceptional look to him. For TTS's New Holland themed Farm Toy Report we feature Jeff's NH 8970 Genesis decked out with all the 1/64 bells and whistles. Click here to see more of Jeff's NH 2wd and 4wd work.
One of the most requested 1/64 tractors in TTS Live Chats is the New Holland TV 140. This versatile tractor runs foward and backwards with ease. It can mow like a swather and tow an NH 16ft haybine in the rear to cut 30ft of hay in a pass. After mowing in the morning the TV 140 can run home and use a loader for afternoon chores around the farm. Jason Jeffer's a TTS regular has created a TV 140 form a Genesis 8970 body. Check out this handy 1/64 model complete with loader and mower by clicking here. If you are attending the National Farm Toy Show stop by and see Jason Jeffers' and Clay Martin's display in rooms 101-102 of Beckman High School at this years National Toy Show.
Jon Sampson has created a nice Glenco Field finisher. This model is a scratch built project that reflects the popular AGCO based soil finishing line. Jon also created a large Glenco field cultivator earlier this year. You can see Jon's work by clicking here. Look for Jon Sampson and his good friend Adam Suntken in rooms 101-102 of Beckman High School at this years National Toy Show.
Jacco van den Broek a very talented 1/32 customizer from Germany has shared his custom work on the popular Siku 6920 S and the Ertl 6200 with TTS this month. To see these new John Deere projects and other custom's by Jacco click here.

Moore's CR Tips

by Jeff Moore

NH CR UNLOADING AUGER FIX

Tools and Supplies needed:

Safety glasses or goggles

Drill with 5/32" drill bit

Dremel tool with grinding burr and cutoff wheels

or saw to cut tubing

Phillips screw driver, pliers, knife

Super glue and 5 Min.Epoxy

5/32" OD X.014 wall brass or aluminum tubing.

Remove two screws from bottom of combine and disassemble. Remove unloading auger and cut or sand off end (clips) so it will fit into the 5/32" tubing. Using a 5/32 dia. drill bit, drill out the auger hole at the angle shown ( approx.12 degree angle) Using the drill bit or a grinding burr, enlong gate the hole towards the side of combine (Oblong- slotted hole)

Cut a 7/16" long piece of 5/32"OD tubing. Install tubing onto auger, until it is against elbow of auger. Install into enlarged hole and install bin onto body and hold in place. Position auger at 12 degree or desired angle. Check fit , Swing in and out when correct super glue tube to body. When set, Carefully remove bin top from body. Mix epoxy and place all around tube on underneath side of body. after it starts to set( harden), check the position of auger and correct if needed. Reassemble combine. Any questions, email or call.

approx.12 degree angle

Moore's Farm Toys
3695 Raiders Road
Dresden, OH 43821
740-754-6248
740-754-1550 (fax)

farmtoys@ee.net
www.mooresfarmtoys.com

Other exiting kits and parts that will fit CRs:

Regular Steering kit CP2700, installs where rear wheels and tires are.

Pivoting Steerable Rear Axle kit CP3020, you have to cut some of the rear axle out to install.

Rear hitch CP2240, header flashers & chaff spreader.

We will have a raisable feeder housing kit with lateral header tilt option and a probably a detailing kit for the regular CR960. Also possibly a Hillco Hillside Leveling kit

Make Your Own 1/64 4255

by Mike W.

This tractor started out as the Ertl Generic 2wd JD Model featured in the October Farm Toy Report. The following modifications were made:

1. Replaced the front axle with the C&D Models kit complete with fenders. I split the chassis instead of cutting off the front pivot bracket like the instructions say.

2. Swapped the wheels from the JD 7800 tractors for both the front and back axles.

3. Added a front weight set from the longer chassis JD model. This had to ground down to make it narrower. It would have been a lot easier to use the front weight set that Dakota Toys makes in retrospect.

3. Added small planetary covers for the MFW axle.

4. Painted the cabposts and fenders and repainted the rims yellow with enamel paint.

Farming History
In June 2001 blue Steigers made their second debut. In 1978 Ford Motor Company's Ag division turned to Steiger Tractor Inc. of Fargo ND to produce a line of 4wds for their Ag division. The FW series Steigers were based from the Steiger PT series and offered through 1982 in the U.S. and a series IV based FW line was offered in the U.K. through 1987. In June 2001 New Holland began to offer a new 4wd based on the STX Steiger frame. These new blue prairie monsters have made quite an impression over the past year and are state of the art sod busters. To learn more about the Ford FW click here and to learn more about the new blue Steigers click here.
The all new TG tractor series has farmers talking. First impressions may have you thinking the TG looks like a bug than a farm machine. The TG is a CNH tractor. It takes components from the popular Genesis line like super-steer and combines it with Case convenience and comfort by using the MX series cab. The TG has all new 21st century styling with plenty of head lights up front. To learn more about the TG click here.
The toy 8870A marked the end of an era at New Holland. The A series Genesis tractors were offered from 2001-2002 and replaced this past summer by the new TG line. New Holland asked Spec-Cast to produce a special collectors edition tractor to mark the closing of the Genesis era. The Genesis put New Holland on the map in 1995 and brought owners of other brands over to New Holland for the first time. To learn more about the 8870A click here.
The 9682 was first offered by New Holland in 1997. It was a second generation New Holland 4wd and replaced the Ford/New Holland 9680. The 9682 was the second largest 4wd offered by New Holland in the late 1990's and was build to meet the demands of heavy field work at a reasonable price. To learn more about the 9682 click here.
Introduced in 1998 the TR 98 Combine was New Hollands largest combine to date. It offered several beefed up features to improve the harvest whether it is a tough rice crop or a tiny seed crop like Canola. The TR 98 was a strong machine and extremely popular in Canada. To learn more about the TR 98 click here.
The CR 970 from New Holland is talk of the combine industry today and all the rage in 1/64 toy world. Twenty-seven years ago New Holland made quite a splash in the combine market when they introduced the first rotary combine on the market. The TR 70 was the first rotary combine offered to farmers. Many equipment manufactures had experimented with rotary concepts dating back to the 1950's but Sperry-New Holland was able to get the job done and offer a rotor in 1975. To learn more about the pioneering concept of of the Twin-Rotor click here.

TTS Notes

It is never to early to think about Christmas and helping those in need. Toys for Tots began in 1947 when Major Bill Hendricks, USMCR and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles, California collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children. The idea came from Bill's wife, Diane. Diane hand crafted a Raggedy Ann doll and asked Bill to deliver the doll to an organization in Los Angeles which would give it to a needy child at Christmas 1947. When Bill determined that no agency existed, Diane told Bill that he should start one. He did. The 1947 campaign was so successful that the Marine Corps adopted Toys for Tots in 1948 and expanded it into a nationwide campaign. Over the past 54 years, the U.S. Marines have distributed over 272,000,000 toys to 133,000,000 needy children throughout the nation. It is my hope that as TTS members attend fall farm shows that they might purchase an extra 1/64, 1/32 or 1/16 tractor that is new in the package to donate to their local Toys for Tots campaign. If you find some good deals on fall clearance set them aside for someone less fortunate. Remember all donated toys must be unused and new in the box and delivered to your local TFT drop box unwrapped. Donating an extra farm toy to TFT will help brighten a childs Christmas and hopefully extend good cheer from the hobby we all enjoy.

Jay

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