The Toy Tractor Times Magazine
June 2005: Big Pull'n Power
 
About This Issue
By Jason Hasert

The June issue of the Toy Tractor Times is all about Tractor Power. Traditionally, in June we look at pulling tractors. Pulling is as old as tractors themselves. Farmers from the start have always wanted to prove that their tractor and brand could outdo the neighbor's. Over the years, these friendly competitions have grown into a sport unto themselves. Pulling tractors are also a popular aspect of the farm toy hobby and we have several articles on these models in the June issue.

This month's pulling theme features our editor, Michael Henry's pulling tractor teacher's pet. Michael is a teacher in Western Pennsylvania and in his spare time, enjoys taking his IH 1066 to tractor pulls.

August 1984
Lawrence Co. Fairgrounds
Pedal Pull promoted by Wayne Cooper
Front Cover August 1984 issue of the Toy Tractor Times

Michael must have been born with pulling in his blood as he was featured on a 1984 cover of the Toy Tractor Times as a child in a pedal pull competition riding International 66 series pedal tractor. Here we see Michael putting the pedal to the metal with pure determination to make his own big tractor power.

Beyond the pulling track, there are big tractors in the field. This month we also look at the pioneers to break one hundred horse power and the big four wheel drives that continue to set new benchmarks. Jay Schulines' model farm shows in this issue just what big blue Ford power can do. Dan Adamson shares 1/64 variations of the John Deere 9000T series. We have a first look at the IH 1206 Precision from Ertl and Doug Harke shares IH 2 plus 2 history. Gordy Shurtz tops off our four wheel drive feature with Steiger Series III literature.

Toy Tractor Times owner Jason Hasert and Stefanie Martin to be married July 2, 2005

As I have mentioned in previous issues, my fiancé, Stefanie Martin and I will be getting married on July 2, 2005.

We are looking forward to wedded bliss and starting a new life together. We will be taking time off from the websites through mid-July to celebrate our matrimony. We look forward to going out on our first tractor outing as husband and wife on July 23 to Red Power Round Up in Lebanon, Tennessee. Hope to see some of you there!

Both Stefanie and I are very patriotic and enjoy seeing the stars and stripes fly high. Our wedding will have a red white and blue theme to tie in with Independence Day. I enjoy collecting the red, white and blue tractors offered over the years. In the July issue we will look at the stars and stripes models from Steiger, Case, Oliver and Massey-Ferguson. It will also be time to focus on the wheat harvest.

Until the Next Times.....

Jay
About the Cover:  Dwayne of HCM Toys is a Steiger fan who has made his own 1/64 Steiger pulling tractor team.
Next Times.........
The July Toy Tractor Times theme will be about red, white and blue tractors. We will look the history of all American tractors . If you have pulling tractor projects e-mail our Editor Michael Henry at michaelghenry@yahoo.com;. We would like to see your work. We will also feature wheat harvesting.  Look for live video of  John Deere 9860 STS combines and 9220 4wd  in action harvesting wheat. Until next month make sure you are keeping up with the "Times.".
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Wishek Disk
Mini Movie!
The June Toy Tractor Times Mini-Movie features a scratch built Wishek disk and customized John Deere 9520 by John Schomburg. John's attention to detail as he builds his projects brings the 1/64 models to life.
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Down to the Details
There are so many different styles and shapes of buildings that the possibilities of recreation are endless.
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Literature Rack
Steiger Series III
The Series III Steiger became the most popular of all tractors with more models and variations being produced than any other make and also total units sold.
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300 Feet
Pulling started in the early 70s From the Mid West and really didn't catch on till the 80s. It kinda went like this. A simple set of rules. Track with a dead weight sled.
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Truckstop
Here in Maine we don't have "big" tractor pulls like I watch on ESPN2. We do have some antique tractor pulls and some truck pulling during the summer and fall agricultural fair season.
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Down on the Model Farm
My 1/64 display is a story of how I got into farm toy to collecting? I grew up in South Western (Red Bud) Illinois on a very small hobby farm. We had big farmers (big at that time - 400+ acres) all around us.
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2005 Dyersville Farm Toy Show
Overcast skies and scattered rain showers couldn't deter collectors from attending the 20th annual Dyersville Summer Toy Show. 
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Detailing a 1/64 Gooseneck Flatbed Trailer
These days' people are asking them selves should I buy a gallon of milk or a gallon of gas. Both gas and milk have a history of price battles because of supply and demand.
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Linking Together the Chain of Farm Toy Collectors
Scale Models, The Legacy Tractor
Scale Model Toys has been manufacturing miniature farm tractors and implements since 1978. Over the years the toy company has grown to be: An American supplier of replica farm toys for all major farm equipment manufacturers. 
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Precision Perspectives
The International 1206 is finally here. The famous 100 + IH kicks of the all new CaseIH Precision Key Series from Ertl. This tractor is one of the most famous IH’s in the Farmall line history.
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ERTL & CaseIH Celebrate 60 Years of Toys
Ertl is celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2005. The Etrtl is the best known name in farm toys. It all started in 1945 when Fred Ertl Sr. And his family first made a sand cast toy tractor.
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Under the Scope
With Rick Hartwell
Welcome to Italy. I have the Antonio Carraro 7700 Ergit Series tractor under the scope.
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1/64th
Ertl has closely followed the evolution of the John Deere tracked tractors. A 9300T and a 9400T start the series. They both have the old style yellow side decal. The other unique feature is the grill.
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Variations
International Harvester began their marketing of four-wheel drive tractors in the early 1960’s with the 4300 tractor made by Hough which was a construction equipment subsidiary of IH.
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Moore's Farm Toys
Moore’s Farm Toys has recently introduced a few new items that will fit your pullers nicely. They have created new pulling parts, such as rollcages, for 1/16, 1/32, and 1/64 tractors.
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Building Your Own 1/16 3-Point
This month we will look at a simple way to make your own 3-point for 1/16 tractors that are functional, and look more realistic as if you would mount a cultivator or hay rake right on them to head out for spring work.
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Pulling Around Pennsylvania
Well, it has been a while for “Pedaling around Pennsylvania, so this month I am shooting for “Pulling around Pennsylvania!” Many people often attend tractor and truck pulls throughout the United States, and the world, and so Jay Hasert and me always enjoy having June as our “puller” month.
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Universal Hobbies McCormick
ZTX 1:32 Scale
Although still relative newcomers to the world of 1:32 European agricultural models, Universal Hobbies (UH) have caused quite a stir recently with UK collectors due to the superb manufacturing quality and the attention to detail they lavish on their models.
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