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​CRAWLERS & DOZERS BOOKS:

Classic Vintage Crawlers & Dozers, Vol. 1

$54.95

By Roger V. Amato & Donald J. Heimburger


From Benjamin Holt's early 1900 crawlers to C.L. Best's gasoline-powered models, follow along as this volume highlights Allis-Chalmers and Case through the 1970s and Caterpillar of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. In hundreds of colorful photographs and informative text, learn about development of the mighty crawlers and dozers that helped shape our nation through the years.


This hard cover book contains 188 pages.

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Classic Vintage Crawlers & Dozers, Vol. 2

$39.95
By Roger V. Amato & Donald J. Heimburger

This second volume of Classic Vintage Crawlers & Dozers features Caterpillar models from 1950 through 1979, Cletrac, Deere, Eimco, Euclid, Terex and International Harvester, as well as other smaller manufacturers, wheel dozers, blade makers, crawler attachments, circus and railroad crawlers. From mini dozers to super dozers–and everything in between–these two volumes together cover the entire United States landscape of crawlers and dozers.

This soft cover book contains 256 pages and approximately 11" x 10".
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Construction Book Combo - buy BOTH and save!

$94.90 $50.00
• Classic Vintage Crawlers & Dozers, Vol. 1

• Classic Vintage Crawlers & Dozers, Vol. 2
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​REFERENCE BOOKS:

Ertl Reprints

$75.00
Discover the early years of ERTL farm toys with 15 reprinted ERTL catalogs from 1962 to 1973, including ERTL-Kins, first Model Kits and the collector 1970 catalog.

Your order includes a clear overlay BINDER to hold the catalogs and an autographed picture of Fred Ertl III.

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The Revised Criswell's Pedal Tractor Guide

$49.95

Covering Metal Pedal Tractors from the 1940s through 2013


by Brent Smith and Steve Noble

Brent Smith and Steve Noble both live in Grimes, Iowa. They have over 60 combined years in the farm toy business/toy hobby industry.


This book is set up in an easy to use format. The tractors are listed in alphabetical order of major brands with smaller issues, prototypes, and odd pedals placed int he miscellaneous section. This book covers the Cast Aluminum Tractors Only. However, a few tin tractors are listed in the case of CAT, MM and Heisler. 


This hard cover book contains 192 pages and approximately 8 3/4" x 11 1/4".

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Rust Book, Second Edition book

$19.95
This is the ultimate auction book and the only guide you'll need, guaranteed. Auction guru Greg "Machinery Pete" Peterson has compiled over 9,600 auction prices covering all types of antique and classic tractors, implements, and trucks. No estimates, no guesses, no rules of thumb were used to arrive at these prices. This is an accumulation of the actual prices collectors have paid for machinery from the 1920s through the 1970s over the past 2 1/2 years.

And to assist in your search for old iron, we've also included the most complete listing of serial numbers by tractor make ever assembled, along with Nebraska Tractor Test results. This culmination of facts is just the ticket for anyone trying to put a price on old iron. Armed with this book, you can finally put a realistic limit on your final bid or a reasonable value to your collection.

This is a 416-page, soft-cover book that measures 5 1/4" x 8 3/8".

This book is related to real equipment, not toys. 

Limited Quantities! Purchase now or call 1-800-533-8293 or (701) 883-5206 w/your credit card! ​

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The Trucking Pioneers, Book VIII
$
12.00    
 
 

soft cover

By M.K. Terebecki. Published in 1999 by Pioneer Press, 203 pages, black and white, soft cover. Contains histories of Billings Freight, Commercial Motor Freight/Indiana, Crouch Bros, C.R. England, Evans Delivery, Goggin Truck Line, Greenstein Trucking, Herriott Trucking, Huber & Huber Motor Express, IRC&D, International Transport, Jones Truck Lines, Keystone Freight Lines, Midwest Emery Freight, PIE (pictorial), Rimes Trucking, Selover Trans., Smiths Transfer, Standard Trucking, U.S. Truck Lines (Be-Mac, Brown Express, CCC Highway, Central Truck Lines, Mercury Freight Lines, Motor Express & Motor Express of Indiana), West Brothers Freight, and Youngblood Truck Lines.


​COLORING BOOKS:

Green Tractors Coloring Book by Lee Klancher

Color your way through tractor history with 36 beautiful drawings of your favorite farm machines. With designs based on the photography of Lee Klancher, this coloring book traces the evolution of early tractors to the sleek models of the 1960s and on to the high-horsepower muscle machines of the 1970s and 1980s.


Paperback

Length: 80 Pages

Weight: 0.43 lbs.

Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"


IN STOCK!

$
15.00    
Caterpillar Coloring Book

Color your way through Cat® product history with 36 beautiful drawings of your favorite machines. Pulled from archival materials and design concepts of real and imagined machines, this coloring book traces the evolution of early, powerful crawlers to futuristic earthmovers invented to shape the landscape of this planet and beyond.


With these highly detailed designs, coloring enthusiasts young and old can explore the mechanics of a variety of machines like the sturdy Caterpillar Twenty, the efficient 772G Off-Highway Truck, and the versatile 302 CR Mini Excavator. Travel through space and time where sleek extraterrestrial scrapers and backhoes mine resources and prepare for pioneering colonies. This selection will satisfy the seasoned Caterpillar enthusiast as well as ignite a life-long passion in the next generation.


Pages: 80

Dimensions: 10.875 × 8.5 × 0.25 in

$
15.00    
Art of the Tractor Coloring Book

This detailed coloring book features 36 sketches of the most popular collectible and modern farm tractors. These beautiful pieces of art offer the coloring enthusiast, young and old, an apportunity to use colored pencils, ink pens, or crayons to relax and get creative with their favorite farm tractors. Includes machines from John Deere, International Harvester, Farmall, Ford, Allis-Chalmers, Case IH, and more.

This soft cover book is approximately 9 inches by 9 inches.

$
15.00    

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