Here is the project that has consumed most of my spare time for the last two months. Judge not only plays with the toy pullers, but also owns a real John Deere 214 Pulling Tractor. He named it "Color of Money." They had me and another friend of mine, Kris Martin do the painting and body work to this tractor as well as one for his dad too. Thanks to Barry Strawser for doing a Great Job on the Decals. Yes, that is my company name on the side shields!! This has been a huge project compared to the little toys that I'm used to doing, but it has been a great learning experience. Thanks so much to Kris Martin for his long hours spent with me on these tractors, couldn't have made it with out you!!!!

Good Luck to you Judge in the '09 pulling season.

GO FOR THE FULL PULL!!

This is a Ford 8n that my dad bought for me when I was a little kid. It had seen plenty of carpet farming, and was a great item for not only restoring, but also for customizing. It has a complete repaint as well as custom painted accents. The seat, steering wheel, exhaust pipe, gas and radiator caps, battery box and straps, on the other side, are among some of the custom accents. This tractor will be staying in my collection.
Remember the pulling sled and custom pulling tractors from December? Of course you do!! Well Monday May 11 will be Judge's birthday, so he needed a couple more pulling tractors. The first one is a John Deere A with over sized rear tires, custom weight bracket, weights, and decals.

This John Deere will have some competition on the pulling track though as the following pictures will show. Happy Birthday Judge!!!! Enjoy

This is a Farmall M that is just itching to be customized into a pulling tractor and give some John Deere a run for his money. Think there will be a chance?

Here is the end result. A very nice Farmall M pulling tractor. It has over sized tires in the rear, custom weights, and bracket, as well as custom exhaust pipe.

By The Way: This tractor won't stand a CHANCE against the JOHN DEERE

I do have a John Deere 9320

Those of you who have been following my blog might remember that in the beginning I wrote about a BIG John Deere 9320 4wd tractor that I was working on, well good things take time, and it still isn't done, but at least here is some pictures and an update. This is also proof that I have been working on it. The first picture is of the tractor in pre-custom form. I added the rear wheel weights, fuel filler cap, and warning decals, as well as a mirror on the right cab side

This is the left side of the beast. I painted the step treads, added grab rails for climbing the ladder, and also up on the landing. There is a mirror on the left cab side, as well as work light, fuel filler cap and warning labels.

I added the warning markers over the dual wheels in the rear, added rear work lights, pto, and warning labels. I want to add the hydraulic outlets and hoses some time too. I have been busy with other projects for customers though.

1/64th Custom Muddies

Here is on of my 1/64th customs. It is a Case 1280 tractor with a folding wing disc. I removed the disc gangs, and painted them silver so it would like it just came out of the field from discing. Then the whole set was painted a custom "muddy/dusty" version, which is my own custom system.
This is the 2008 National Farm Toy Show Edition, Allis Chalmers 7580. This was a nice tractor to start with, but I thought a little bit of "mud" or "dust" would really make this neat. I sold this tractor on E-bay.

This tractor started out as a Case International 480 Quadtrac Tractor. Then I decided that this tractor would look really neat "muddy." As you can see, this tractor has been in some serious "mud."

If any of you collectors would be interested in a custom item, don't hesitate to contact me. Any one of these tractors would look really great on your farm scenes, or in your personal collection.

John Deere Garden Tractor Puller

Here is a John Deere garden tractor that I got off of E-bay. It's in pretty rough shape. I wanted to make a John Deere garden pulling tractor for my own collection, so this became the perfect candidate. The following pictures is what it was transformed into.
I built my own weight bracket for the front, with 3 custom weights. The side pipe was also a custom piece.

Here is the rear view. The wheelie bars are custom made, and these tires really "beefed" up this bad boy.

This side view shows the custom side pipe, and the chrome wheels in the back. This puller turned out really nice.

Hey I Have Been Busy

Here is some before and after pictures of a Vintage Hubely Ford 6000 Commander.

This tractor was pretty beat up, but not beyond repair. In this picture it shows the new three point lift arms in the back.
There was some hand painting and a lot of taping done on this tractor. The muffler and air cleaner are plastic, just like on the original. The decals are chromed behind the lettering. Thanks Wayne for giving me the chance to work on this one.

Here is the rear view of the Ford before I did any thing. The three point lift arms are broken, the steering wheel is broken, and it was missing the muffler and air cleaner.

Here is the "before" side view of the Ford 6000 Commander.