| .jpg) 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.
The Wishek disk is not just any disk. It means big tillage. It all started when Wishek Steel and Manufacturing was founded in 1969 by Harley and Carol Brandner, as a Welding, Repair, and custom Manufacturing Shop. In 1972, with business increasing, a new and more modern facility was constructed in the southwest part of Wishek. With the arrival of the infamous ""Wishek Disc"" that building was also expanded in size to accommodate the increased business and additional people needed. Today Wishsek tillage equipment can be found from Hawaii to California, from Oregon to Ohio, and from Texas in the South, to Canada in the North.
The Wishek disk featured this month is a replica of a 34ft 842NT. This big disk can break ground through the thickest stubble with 5/16 x30 inch blades mounted on 2 inch gang shafts. The Wishek works as well as a mulch-ripper in plowing under residue.
With the plowing power of the Wishek a farmer needs a big tractor to move it in the field. A 450 to 500 hp tractor is needed. The John Deere 9520 4wd is a nice match for a big Wishek. In this article you can see Garnett Farms of Hopkinsville, KY using one of their Wishek’s on a John Deere 9520. Garnett Farms use the Wishek to plow under corn stubble in the fall to prepare the field for sowing wheat. The heavy blades cut through the residue right behind the combine. Shredding is not needed and the blades turn over the soil for a good clean seed bed.
John Schomburg liked the Wishek so much he built one for his Roven Farm display. He wanted a model of the Wishek to use to turn under rye for green manure ahead of kidney beans, plow under sweet corn stubble in the summer and field corn in the fall. The Wishek is 100% scratch built. As you can see its frame is much larger than a regular shelf disk from Ertl. There are 73 blades that were individually formed through beveling from metal washers. They represent 28 inch blades. John built the Wishek to raise and lower just like the real model.
John customized a John Deere 9520 to use on his Mirron Brothers Potato Farm. John scratch built a detail parts such as hand rails and lights. The handrails were painted black to make it a 2004 model. A Moore's front weight was added and Moore's wheel weights were modified to make them look more like John Deere weights. A front weight bracket was made to hold the slab weights. The tires are 800 Metric Firestones from Standi Toys. John finished off the model with cab glass.
Sit back relax and enjoy our June Mini-Movie featuring John Schomburg's John Deere 9520 and Wishek disk in 1/64 action.
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