It is Massey month at the Toy Tractor Times. This years Fall Harvest Edition of The Toy Tractor Times highlights 160 Years of Massey Ferguson. The October issues traces Massey Ferguson history from its founding by Daniel Massey in 1847 to its modern line under AGCO's leadership in 2007. Toy Tractor Times TV has a great video on the ever popular Massey Ferguson 8680 combine. If you have the 1/64 Ertl Massey Ferguson 8680 combine this is your chance to see the real combine in action.
Jim Simpson has two great articles giving a run down on the values of Massey Ferguson tractor values and all the combines you can collect. Mark Channell continues the collecting theme with two articles about collecting 1/16 and 1/64 Massey toys from his home in England. Mark has an impressive Massey collection. Make sure to check out his pictures. Dan Adamson covers the 1/64 variations of the Ertl MF 2800 and 2775. Gordy Schultz writes about Massey Ferguson forage harvesters and the Massey hay cuber in the October Literature rack.
Make sure to head down to the Model Farm this month to read about the interesting neighborhood of farms created by Jay Schuline. Jay developed a big line up of farms using Massey Ferguson, White/Oliver, Allis-Chalmers, International and John Deere equipment, that neighbor his all Ford Farm Oak Grove.
Matt Hirtzel of Saluki Toys puts the new 1/32 535 Steiger by Ertl under the Scope this month. We also have video on Toy Tractor Times TV showing two CaseIH 8010 combines shelling corn 12 rows at a time. Read more with the 8010 video about the 30th Anniversary Axail-Flow combines you can collect this fall.
The October issue also has farm toy news for you. Toy Tractor Times interviewed Bill Walters from Ertl about the new John Deere 2007 Winter Catalog. Bill also shares a new surprise tractor with us and information on the new John Deere air drill. We also have a run down of the growing line of historic 1/16 implements from Spec-Cast.
You may have heard the Toy Tractor Times had a "big" surprise for toy tractor collectors this month. The surprise is a start of a new series of of Big Bud 4wds. We are working with Robert and Randy Williams the owners of Big Bud to develop a heritage series of Big Bud models from 1969-1991. The Big Bud that will launch the series is a 1/16 1976 HN-320 by Universal Hobbies. Toy Tractor Times TV has a 360 degree video tour of the amazing detail Universal Hobbies has planned for the 1/16 HN-320.
It is almost time for the 2007 National Farm Toy Show hosted by Toy Farmer Magazine. Stefanie and I look forward to meeting many of you at the 30th annual show November 2, 3 & 4, in Dyersville, Iowa. The Toy Tractor Times table is located at slot number 38 in the National Farm Toy Museum. Toy Tractor Times will have several exciting products for you at the show including t-shirts, the new 1/64 truck, the 2390 and the special edition 1066 . To learn more about the Big Bud please stop by our table or the Williams Brothers table in the Commercial Club Park during the National Farm Toy Show.
The Toy Tractor Times will host the annual Toy Talk meet and greet dinner at the Country Junction Restaurant in Dyersville on Saturday November 3. The dinner begins at 6:30 pm one half hour after the close of the National Show. Robert and Randy Williams will be our special guest speakers with stories and pictures on the 1,100 hp Big Bud 16V-747.
We hope to see you in Dyersville. If you can not make it to the show we will be reporting live from the show on new toy introductions through Toy Tractor Show.com and the Toy Tractor Times November issue will have video and tons of pictures from the big show.
Until Next Times........
Jason and Stefanie Hasert
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Featured Farm Toy of the Month
Toy Tractor Times reader Randy Thomas shares is ultra rare 1/16 Massey-Ferguson 3165 Industrial with 2-lever loader. This model lists for $900. That is a pricey model but truly rare to find new in the box. This toy model is over 40 years old.
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Massey-Ferguson has had legendary status in harvesting since its founding in 1847. In the 1930s, Massey introduced one of the first self-propelled combine harvesters.
Today Massey-Ferguson combines continue to bring in the harvest. After 160 years of harvest leadership Massey-Ferguson produces massive combines from 300-350 bu. that harvest swaths of 30ft or more.
Big Bud + Toy Tractor Times = Big 1/16 Scale NewsToy Tractor Times.com is proud to introduce a new line of Big Bud tractors with Williams Bros. Big Bud. The new series will be manufactured by Universal Hobbies. UH is best known for their extremely detailed 1/32 farm toys and construction equipment. Now UH is going big time in 1/16 with the Big Bud line.
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The November Toy Tractor Times will feature the 2007 National Farm Toy Show. We hope to see you there.
2007 is the 30th Anniversary of the National Farm Toy Show. It will be an exciting event as we learn about new toy releases for 2008 and see who wins the gold Toy Farmer tractor for the best farm display.
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