Dusty Dan

Very nice tractor!

Very nice Julian, I certainly do enjoy looking at your work along with all the others here. I have said it before, but I am amazed at the level of craftsmanship shown here.

Today, John Deere-New Leader 1:64 dry box spreader:

Thanks

Ok, thanks and I will post them here in hopes that it is appropriate and that the forum moderator does not mind. These are the three that I have. The Jeep was from a kit, the others are diecast,

That is outstanding!

I really like that as I also collect a few diecast army vehicles. You did a nice job on that. I have one half-track M16 MGMC, 3rd Armored Division from Aachen Germany, 1944. Tamiya produces good model kits.

Stopped at the JD dealer this morning to buy another hat and picked this up,

Congratulations, I like the colors, very nice!

That’s a pretty tractor and great photography!

One more, Future Farmers Of America,

From January 1942 through March 10, 1947, 9,920 GM tractors were produced by John Deere. Since I hadn’t bought anything for a while, and I actually have little room left for that matter, I went to a dealer today and bought this model GM adult collectible and a new hat. Since my birthday is right around the corner, I thought that I should have something. And my old hat was becoming a bit tattered. I have donated some of my past collection to the church for their annual garage sale.

Terrific photography, the lighting looks really nice.

Put a spread of lime on the yard, had the mower serviced and the blade sharpened. Should be cutting by early April.

Very nice work. I am impressed!

A most excellent collection of tractors and attachments!

That certainly is a pretty tractor, and I like the location where the photo was taken.

And a great looking tractor to be sure, also a very nice photo!

You do beautiful work. I have built a lot of ships and planes, but never a tractor. All mine are diecast and I don’t ever recall seeing one in a hobby shop in this area, anyway. Perhaps I haven’t looked at the right places. I suppose they are on-line if I look. But so many people on this forum have truly impressed me with their modeling skills. Beautiful tractors.

The John Deere Model “B” tractor. One of the most popular John Deere tractors of it’s time, perhaps one of the most popular ever. More than 306,000 of this model were built from 1935 through 1952. It was the perfect size for many farmers and especially appealed to small farm owners. It was about two thirds the size of the model “A” in power, weight and dimensions, but with all the advanced features of the model “A”. (Quoted from the book, “How Johnny Popper Replaced The Horse)

At the intersection of Molly Pitcher Hiway and Swamp Fox Road, in Franklin County Pennsylvania, sits an old tractor. No for sale sign. The name of the village is Marion.

Some areas are still and will always be farmland that is passed from generation to generation. Some farms are protected by the farmland preservation act. These should never fall to sub division and housing development. The Amish farms are the ones that mostly fall into that category. But not always. But some farmers have found that it’s just too hard to maintain the farm and land by farming alone. Then the farmland is sold and houses and townhouses take the place of what was once a farm. I have seen this subdivision happen over and over. There was an Amish family by the name of Glick with at least ten children who owned the dairy farm near the village of Leola, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, where I lived and worked as a young boy in my early teenage years.This was in the 1950’s.. I moved away, with fond memories. My parents had to move because of my father’s job. About twenty years afterwards, I went back and drove down what was once the farm lane bordered by fields. Houses were where the crops once grew. I stopped and asked a neighbor what ever happened to the farm and the Glick family. The man said that they sold the farm and moved northward in Pennsylvania to a valley and a settlement of Amish families that lived there.

And finally, for the time being, the Turkeyfoot tractor dealer, a few miles down the road from me,

Today was not the best day to take photos, but the chihuahua and I went for a ride. It was hazy along the mountains and therefore it shrouded them. I shall go again on a clear day later in Spring. But, some farms from my home area in Franklin County, Pennsylvania and I stopped by the local John Deere dealer, took one of a rusty old tractor at the end of a lane and a few others. Some day, I shall try to get one of an old John Deere tractor that sits at a crossroad, if it is still there when I get to that town again.