There has been a lot of talk on ToyTractorShow.com about which Gleaner combines collectors would like to see from Ertl.  This month we decided to write about the Gleaner combines that Ertl did make. 

          After the merger of Allis Chalmers and Deutz the R50 Gleaner became available to collectors.  It came with an interchangeable wheat head and a six row corn head. The R50 was one of the first combine models to be made in 1/64 scale. The previous John Deere and International models were 1/80 scale. The R50 is painted in the well known Gleaner silver and black colors with the addition of Deutz green in the decal stripes. The model has a small black cab with clear glass to reveal the highly detailed plastic post which holds the cab and the cab top to the combine. An opaque grey auger also rotates up for unloading. A Deutz Allis name sticker will be found on each side of both the wheat and the corn heads. On the rear of the combine is another large sticker with lights, a S.M.V. sign and the words Deutz Allis.

           To keep with tradition, Ertl introduced the next model after the Agco merger. The R52 models were made with the same Deutz Allis combine casting. The one major exception is the cab. The smaller cab on the R50 has been upgraded to a larger cab on the R52 combine.  This model comes with smoke tinted clear glass and offers the same interior features as the R50.  It features an Agco logo on the side and the green Deutz color has been replaced with Agco orange.  The Deutz Allis wording was left on the rear sticker and the orange and black sticker on the heads also have the words Deutz Allis on them.  Another variation of the R52 combine has the words Deutz Allis removed from the rear sticker.  There is no longer any wording on the wheat or corn heads either.

          In 1993, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Gleaner combine, a commemorative R52 combine was produced. A 70th anniversary logo is printed on the top of the combine.

In this model the opaque auger and cab top have been molded in silver and the sticker on the back does not have Deutz Allis on it.  Wording has also been removed from the decals on these heads as well. 

          The latest Gleaner is the C62. The C62 is a larger model than the other two combines and is also equipped with all wheel drive.  It has the Agco colors, but does not have the Agco logo. It comes with the same size wheat head as the previous combines, but is fitted with an eight row corn head instead if the six row head.  It also has the same style cab as the R52. This time, the cab glass is black. The cab top has also been changed from the plastic top found on the R series models to a metal top. Gleaner can be found on the rear of the model.

1.       R50 Deutz Allis.

2.     R52 Agco Allis.  With Deutz Allis decal.

3.     R52 Agco Allis.  With out a Deutz Allis decal.

4.     R52 Agco Allis.  Gleaner 70th Anniversary.

5.     C62 Agco Allis.

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