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Toy Trucker Binder
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25.00
Keep all your Toy Trucker & Contractor issues together with this binder.
Holds two years worth of magazines and comes with 1 set of Inserts. Click here to order more INSERTS.
Inserts
$
8.00
Holds magazines in the Toy Farmer or Toy Trucker & Contractor binders.
Botts Breaks Hollywood: Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Caterpillar
The Golden Age of Hollywood was at its height in the 1930s and the world’s best tractor salesman was captivated by the glitz and glamour. In Botts Breaks Hollywood, the third installment of the Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor series, the saga continues for our hero who, always ahead of his time, sees filmmaking as the future of tractor sales. In this collection of humorous short stories, Botts earns a promotion and is eager to share his enthusiasm for crawler tractors on the silver screen where his outrageous antics and blunders collide to capture the perfect shot! Alexander Botts was created in 1927 by author William Hazlett Upson, and the stories are based on Upson’s work as a factory assembler and sales demonstrator for the Caterpillar Tractor Company. For almost half a century, Botts was beloved by The Saturday Evening Post readers in more than 100 short stories. This book includes the original illustrations that appeared with the stories and is part of a series that will be the first to present the collection in its entirety. Pages: 260 Dimensions: 6 × 9 × 1 in
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20.00
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
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12.00
John Deere Evolution book
This visually stunning work blends tractors photographed in custom-built studios with concept drawings and behind-the-scenes looks at how the machines were designed and built. The beautiful book also is encyclopedic, containing examples of every model line built by John Deere since 1919. With contributions from industrial designers Chuck Pelly and William Crookes as well as detailed accounts of new technology for John Deere engineers, the book takes you deep behind the scenes to understand how these machines were designed and built. • Hardcover • Size: approx. 10 3/4" x 10 3/4" x 1 1/4" • 350 pages
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60.00
Botts Abroad (Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor) Paperback
The world’s best tractor salesman is back in this second installment of Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor. In this series of humorous short stories, Botts and his new bride travel to Europe on a special assignment to bring the solid, American-made machines to the Old World! Nicknamed “Gadget” because of her usefulness, Mrs. Botts proves to be as resourceful as her husband in cleverly closing deals in ancient cities previously thought to have no market for crawler tractors. Alexander Botts was created in 1927 by author William Hazlett Upson, and the stories are based on Upson’s work as a factory assembler and sales demonstrator for the Caterpillar Tractor Company. For almost half a century, Botts was beloved by Saturday Evening Post readers in more than 100 short stories. This book includes the original illustrations that appeared with the stories in The Saturday Evening Post, and is part of a series that will be the first to present the entire collection. Alexander Botts and his Earthworm Tractor will charm readers young and old and entertain with innocent mayhem, timeless humor, and twists of fate. Product Details: Pages: 261 page Product Dimensions: approx. 6" x 9"
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20.00
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Toy Farmer Binder
Keep all your Toy Farmer issues together with this binder.
Holds two years worth of magazines and comes with 1 set of Inserts. Click here to order more INSERTS.
$
25.00
Oliver Tractors 1940-1970: An Engineer's Tale paperback book
This first-hand account provides intimate detail on how some of the most collectible Oliver tractors were designed, built and sold. The best-known Oliver farm tractors were built between 1944 and 1970, including the Fleetline seriesthe model 66, 77 and 88. Author T. Herbert Morrell was among the chief engineers for Oliver from 1944 through 1970. He was a key figure in the development of the Fleetline tractors, the upgraded Super series, and the all-new 1600, 1750, 1800, and 1900 tractors. This book provides a behind-the-scenes look at how these tractors were conceived and built from one of their foremost designers. The text has appeared in the book Oliver Farm Tractors (Motorbooks, Sep. 1997), and this updated rendition includes additional supporting technical data. Product Details: Pages: 218 pages Product Dimensions: 6" x 9"
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25.00
Construction Book Combo - buy BOTH and save!
• Classic Vintage Crawlers & Dozers, Vol. 1
• Classic Vintage Crawlers & Dozers, Vol. 2
$94.90
$50.00
Classic Vintage Crawlers & Dozers, Vol. 1
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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. 
Rust Book, Second Edition book
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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19.95
Botts Begins : Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Caterpillar
Welcome to the world of Alexander Botts and Earthworm Tractors, a series of humorous short stories about a bumbling salesman's trial and tribulations selling crawler tractors. His unusual sales tactics send the machines through impervious swamps, murky lakes, and high snowbanks. His schemes consistently backfire but, in the end, he never fails to close the deal In this book, Botts talks his way into a job selling Earthworm Tractors for The Farmers' Friend Tractor Company. Alexander Botts was created in 1927 by author William Hazlett Upson, and these stories are based on Upson's brief career as a mechanic for the Caterpillar Tractor Company. For almost half a century, Botts was beloved by Saturday Evening Post readers in more than 100 short stories. This book is the first in a series and will be the only publication to present the collection in its entirety, including five Botts stories that never appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. Alexander Botts and his Earthworm Tractor will charm readers young and old and entertain with innocent mayhem, timeless humor, and twists of fate. Edition Details Format: Paperback Release Date: September 2020 Length: 262 Pages Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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20.00
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2021 Farm Toy Price Guide & Check List
Pocket size (3.6 x 7.5)
Easy to use guide with over 170 pages! In Stock Now! Shipping included! $14 |
National Farm Toy Museum 1/64th Farm Toy Price Guide & Check List
Pocket size (3.6 x 7.5)
Easy to use guide with over 170 pages! In Stock Now! Shipping included! $15 |
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Classic Vintage Crawlers & Dozers, Vol. 2
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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".
Ultimate Tractor Power, Vol. 2 book
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37.00
Volume 2 takes a comprehensive look at 4WD articulated tractors of the world.
This book was written by Peter D. Simpson and is a hard-covered, 192-page full-colored book. |
Special Edition Toy Farmer book
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10.00
To coincide with the 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the Vintage 4WD Series of National Farm Toy Show® Tractors, a first-ever special edition of the Toy Farmer magazine is published.
The core content is 10 articles authored for each of the 10 tractors in the Vintage 4WD Series. 
The Trucking Pioneers, Book VIII
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.
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12.00
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It is priced at $10 (shipping included!) but attendees of the National Farm Toy show can purchase for $8 each!
IN STOCK NOW but we have Limited Quantities! ORDER NOW!
Price of $10 INCLUDES shipping!
