Tractor Jack

Wait till the V?derstadt Seeddrill of Universal Hobbies is on the Market, Than you have a nice machine. Jacco

I think that the 9630 is avery fine model. A few days ago my Waterloo Employee Edition came in............. cost me alot of dead presidents to get the model over here. I also have seen the pictures of the Dealer Edition and my oppinion of both models is that the are looking the same. Maybe someone can tel us if my thoughts are true or false. By the way.......... in holland there?s aguy who sells the Watereloo Edetion for 65 Euro plus postage. Jacco

Ok............ what do we have on the backside of this box. - New Holland spelled wrong ( New Hollnad )! - A New Holland combine harvester, presented as a 1/16 precision model ! - Text "Case IH Models" This rubbish you?ll find on this box.................. this is one of a few boxes to laugh........... but the first box with somuch failures on it. What can we expect next............... a New Johnland........ or a Mc Deeremick............. maybe a Massey Zetorson............. or a Case International Hollandson......... whatever. Give the chineese some more rice and I?ll think that they also take more care about the printing. Jacco

I think that all manufacturers should send there foreign employees to school to learn some foreign languages. This must be possible for the Chinese employees.......... the only work for 2 spoons of rice a day.

Hi collectors, I?m just back from the Dutch International Farm Toy Show and bought alot of 1/32 Farm Models. Today I was starting to unpack my new tresures and look what I?ve found on the backside of the box from my New Holland T7040 model................. Wow............. It?s now a New Hollnad. Sorry but I cannot understand that this things are happening in China or whatever. Dear Bill............. check your QS / QM people to clear this with them before the people at CNH make trouble. The Model is ok just like the other new models from RC2 this year. Regards, Jacco

Hi Folks, Well........... today is the day that I travel to Zwolle for the week-end. I?ll hope to see some collectors from the UK & Eire........... you will find me. My tablenumber is 130 in the "K" Block. I?m looking forward to your visit at the LCN Farm Model Fair, the second biggest of his kind on the world. We expect about 8000 visitors in 2 days. Have a good travel to Holland. Jacco

:) Thanks alot for your replys. To answer so of your questions; This model is a conversion of the Oliver 2655, made by Ertl. It is possible to make a Minneapolis-Moline in red and Yellow as a A4T-1400 or A4T1600, with or without cabine, with duals or singles. You also can make a White Plainsman of it. I?ll also want to make the Plainsman but time is running for Holland and I have a lot to do this last four weeks. The paint that I used on the red one is fire red (RAL 3000) and is the same as MF-Red. The yellow paint is what we called traffic yellow (RAL 1023). Al the decals are waterslide and made by myself. Have a nice day Jacco

Hi folks, Here are some pictures of the second Minneapolis-Moline ............. the A4T-1400 in yellow. Hope you like it.. Jacco

Hi Folks, I want to present my first MINNEAPOLIS-MOLINE A4T-1600 conversion. This model is not finished yet, I must change the decals on the bonnet and work on the grill. I?ve also planned a other one on duals and one in yellow which I present later this month. This week-end I also want to make the WHITE PLAINSMAN decals. I make all the decals as waterslide decals and after putting them on the model, I?ll seal everything with clear varnish so it looks like painted. Hope you like the model. Jacco

Well........ I asume that following is happen: This fordson is definate no original....... it isa re-paint or restorated one. This model never came on the market with spade wheels. We talk about the ?64-?65 Fordson with spade wheels of the late ?40s and early ?50s. It?s also not a promo. the guy in question has a hell of a thumb to suck on.

I think that a machine, fitting to the huge amount of 4WD tractors that Ertl made, would be the "thing" that they should make. All implements and wagons Ertl made in 1/32 scale are not good and looking like............... well you know. Something like a Air-Seeder or a 40 feet foldable cultivator. Greetings, TJ

Schraub einfach die ?labla?schrauben fest.............. oder ist es ein auslaufmodell ? Jacco or as we say :D Screw simply the oil drains plug firmly .............. or is it a discharge model

Hi Bill, I?ve just bought a Cased AFX 7010 in GOLD, made for some Fair in Kentucky earlyer this year. Can you tell me howmany are made of this model and for what kind of meeting it was ? Regards, Jacco

Oh sorry but I have some more reply on this Deutz! Maybe someone can order 1500 Deutz models in pink............ lets say it is a limited edition for the Christopher Street days............. as a tribute for all *** farmers. Or do a model in blue and gold with sponsoring of FOSTERS............ the Aussies wil love it. We also can try to get some models in Ferrari red with golden rims............... maybe Ferrari will sponsor this............. farmers will love this one ............ every farmer is a little racer.............or not ! Sorry.............. but I will not buy any promo model anymore.............. the most of them are rotten. Jacco

Sorry 2 say this but this model looks like Sh*t. I?m a hardcore UH collector but this model will not come into my collection........... definitely not. Maybe some contractor here in Germany made a paintjob on his Deutz because all his other tractors are Fendt............... but it still looks like Horsepucky.......... sorry lads. Jacco

Dear 1/32 scale collectors from al over the globe, I?ll need your help!!!!!!!! I have made the dicision to make a book about 1/32 Farm Models :o :o Because there are a huge amount of of 1/32 Farm Models and wannabees 1/32 models, it will only have 1/32 Farm Tractors, Farm Machinery, Self Propelled Harvesters, Trailers and stuff like that. No Buildings, figurines or animals, No commercial trucks and stuff like that. I have already a lot of knowledge about the 1/32 farm models and have a lot of models by myself but there are still models missing in my collection, models I can?t fotograph for the book. :'( :'( I?ll be needing your help with pictures from Ertl, Britains, Siku, Hausser, Scale Models and all manufacturers who made 1/32 Farm Models and Farm Model Kits ( Like Scaledown) These Pictures must have a high resolution ( about 3 Megapix or more). I cannot insure that this book will be printed because it will take a lot of money to invest in forward. Then some people want it it German language, others in Dutch or french. I?ll think I want to make the book in Englisch Language with (possible) Euro Currency. The size of the book must be DIN A4 with a nice design as well. :) Please help me to make a book for all collectors. Regards, Tractor Jack

Dear Bill, Long time ago we had some contact on the TTS-Forum about quality and value for money....... stuff like that. As all collectors know is Ertl/Britains/ RC2 the world champion in re-issues and re-badging models. My question to this theme is following; Can we expect models of the White Plainsman A4T-1400/1600 and the Mineapolis Moline A4T-1400/1600. Both models are based on the Oliver 2655 only that the MM has a other Grill. My opinion is that it is better to make these both models as (maybe) an other Oliver named 2455. I know that both models are known in red, but the MM could also be made in yellow/white livery. Thatn you also can make both versions without a cab. MAybe you like my idea and hope to have some comment from you. Regards, Tractor Jack from Germany

Well............ afterall.............. A smith & Wesson beats four aces in a poker game........and....... by the way............ do you think that I bought all those models? It is amazing how to convince people with a little lead. No....... I?m a legal weapon owner and it gives you a safe fealing in a hard and brutal world. Check out what the Iranies dit with the British SBS guys............ damn creeps.

For all who want to ask where I live, I live in a town named Zeven, it?s between Bremen and Hamburg up in the north, about 10 kilometers from the Autobahn A1. When someone has the intention to steel my collection, well............. give it a try, Ihave a secured allert, a mother in law and a Smith & Wesson 9mm, just in case when the mother inlaw doesn?t bite. Regards, Tractor Jack

Hi, After a few weeks of tough renovation in my basement, my new showcases ( cabinets) are almost ready. As you can see on the pictures, we made a kind of concrete slab with building bricks to make the bottom of the showcases. Then we made the posts from steel profile pipe ( ST-37) 40x30x3 mm. Put a plate on top with holes for the spotlights and ready is the, almost 4 meter long, 1.66 meter high an 60 centimeter deep showcase. On the otherside of the room I did the same but I had the possibility to built the cabinet in L-shape. Now I?m waiting for my last 6 glas doors and 6 glass bottoms and then I?m finished. My workbench is out of my basement and bought a work / computer table at IKEA ( thanks god for the IKEA solutions.......... I love IKEA !!!!!) with mesures of 120x90 cm with a steel frame ( Modelname is "JERKUM"). Some older carpet tiles on the bottom and my Basement looks like a professional museum. When you like to come visit me........ well be my guest. Regards, Jacco PS: the first picture is the almost 4 meter long showcase, the second one ist one wing of the L-Shaped showcase.

As you all find out yet, the silver Mc Cormick ZTX 280 is not a limited edition but a conversion made by me. In 2005 I had one ZTX left over and I thought; make this model in silver, maybe someone likes it ! And yes, more than one where interested, so I made a few more . The last five I?ve made have water slide decals so they are looking perfect. I offer them on singles, duals and flotation tires. Tractor Jack

In almost 4 weeks I will have my 41st birthday and I have a small wish. I would like that it is possible to get spare parts like wheels, tires, front hitches, front-end loaders and trenchmowers. A lot of collectors, convertors, rebuilders and restorers would like this very much. Regards and many thanks in forward, Tractor Jack

You can buy them here in Germany at a certain place for 10 Euro?s each plus shipment. That?s cheap or what ? tractor Jack

My tip to you and everybody who reads this; Stop collecting these "Rare" , "Limited Editions" because it has no value. For a few quit you can make your own "limited Edition". I have only a few of these models because I like them and I have seen them in real. The white Fendt for example: It?s not agricultural because this one is working on a cement factory, the Stetter-Fendt is one who is working in road construction sites. But the biggest hammer of all: I don?t know one city who has a 300 HP Fendt (communal) at work.............. the most of the cities have Fendt Xylon and Fendt GTA with a max of HP?s of about 120-150 HP, not more. Or my favourite joke is the Fendt 930 on tripple wheels........................ all around................ never seen this and i?m wondering if the front axle can hold the force on the wheels. There?s a lot of crap on the market and the producers of these rare, promotional, limited edition and whatever models have only one view: they want your money and a lot of people buy it. I?m now collecting over 10 years, have a 950+ collection of 1/32 Farm models and I like all the models that I have. I buy models because I like them, not because it is a "must have". When they bring out a model what is ugly........ well..............no thank you. The latest model I have seen is the Fendt............ I doin?t know the type.............. painted in red and white ( like a Steyr) with a green cab............. well........... I hurl........................ sorry. It is a exact copy of the original what is runing in Holland................ but I don?t buy it.................. it?s ugly. Regards, Tractor Jack

I did not bought one of them but a friend of me. He was furious about the quality of the tractors. What I didn?t like was that the colour of the green one was not the same as the cabine of it. My opinion is; Much money for.................... scrap........... sorry........... For this money you can make your own fendt(s) Tractor Jack