Wheat harvest 2008 marks the celebration of the 85th anniversary of Gleaner combines. For Toy Tractor Times it is exciting to report on the rich heritage of Gleaner.Throughout farming history, nothing has been more emotion-packed than the harvest. After all the family farm's livelihood, prosperity and future depend on a successful harvest. It was Gleaner that made self-propelled mechanized harvesting possible on the family farm. For Gleaner 85 years of harvesting history means 85 years of innovation. Gleaner has set many standards in harvest from the first self-propelled combine in 1923, the first corn combine in the 1930's, the first large self propelled combines in the 1950's, hillside combines in the 1960's, 360 degree rotary separation in the 1970's, the markets first class 8 combine, the first 12 row corn head and today high speed harvesters able to unload 350 bu. in 88 seconds.
Toy Tractor Times annual wheat harvest issue traces the interesting history of Gleaner combines through pictures, farm toys, sales literature and video. There are allot of Gleaner toys on the market that you may want to look at adding to your collection. I want to thank T.T.T members Jason Bengough and Samuel Heavner for sharing their interest in Gleaner combines in this month’s magazine. It is my hope that this issue of the Toy Tractor Times will be a definitive on-line resource on Gleaner combine collecting for years to come.
Until Next Times.....
Jason and Stefanie Hasert
Featured Farm Toy of the Month
What better model to celebrate 85 years of Gleaner than with the orginal combine that started it all. Everett Weber meticulously re-created Fordson Model F w/ mounted Universal Gleaner Harvester combine in 1/16 scale during the 1990's. The model pictured here is serial Number #12 NIB and comes with a certificate of authenticity. If you would like to add one of these rare Gleaner models by Mr. Weber to your collection look to pay around $800 on the collectors market.
About the Cover
This months cover features a 1/64 Gleaner R-52 customized by Keven MacIntosh of www.macsfarmtoys.com . You can read more about this detailed R-52 and other Gleaner combines in this issue of the Toy Tractor Times.
The second 1/64 truck in the Toy Tractor Times Farm Truck Series will be a 1960's White/Frieightliner Cab Over by Die-Cast Promotions. The 2008 T.T.T Truck honors the 50th Anniversary of the well known Plainfield Trucking Company from Wisconsin. Plainfield Trucking was founded in 1958 by George Zettelmeir and Jess Ruffalo. The partners started out with two trucks hauling milk from local dairy farms. The company expanded to hauling canning vegetable crops such as peas, green beans and sweet corn from farmers fields to the cannery. Today Plainfield Trucking operates a fleet of 90 trucks hauling vegetable crops. The company is under the stewardship of George’s daughter Darlene Thurleyand and Jess' son Greg Ruffalo.
The 2008 T.T.T truck replicates Plainfield Trucking’s fleet graphics from the 1960's. You can order your Plainfield Trucking truck from Toy Tractor Times' websbstore www.toytractortimes.com or by phone at 270-305-3158.
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In the August issue of the Toy Tractor Times we will look back on 25 Years of The Toy Tractor Times Magazine. This exciting issue will compare tractors and farm toys from 1983 to the modern machines of today. We will also have trivia, pictures and information on T.T.T. tractor history. We will also announce a limited edition 1/16 25th Anniversary Toy Tractor Times on the cover of the next issue. For those who like hints the 25th Anniversary Toy Tractor Times Tractor is a modern decedent of the original Toy Tractor Times Massey Harris Pony.
Featured Website
The era of the combine arrived during the early years of the 20th century and changed rural society in profound ways. The self-propelled wheat combine was invented in 1920’s and became the dominant of small grains harvesters in the 1950’s and in corn harvesting in the 1960’s. The story of the self propelled combine began in 1923 with the Gleaner. During the last eight decades of the hard-knocks school of combine design and redesign, quick fixes have come and gone but Gleaner has turned tradition on its head.
Gleaner is one of the greatest successes in mechanized farming leading decade after decade with innovations including the first self-propelled combine, the first corn combine, rock trap protection, hillside harvesting, electronics, hydraulics, the first 12 row corn head, 360 degree rotary threshing and in 2008 with high speed harvesting.
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