Mini Implements Complement Pedal Tractor Collection

Mini Implements Complement Pedal Tractor Collection AG WORLD The 1/5th scale implements in Glenn “Junior” Bower’s pedal tractor collection look real enough to hook up to and take to the field “They make my tractor displays look much better ” Bower says of the nearly 20 implements he’s purchased to go with the more than 100 pedal tractors he has collected over the past 30 years “One of my favorites is a tractor and plow that is a custom-built 4-bottom John Deere plow on a John Deere 4020 The tractor was factory made by Ertl but the plow has details down to brass screws and metal moldboards ” Bower says His Oliver 440 pipe plow is one of only two made and is likely his most valuable implement Most of his implements are from custom builders that he finds at toy shows His only factory-built implement is a Hydra Fold Auger Inc gravity box wagon “I look for more detail than anything ” Bower says His ground-driven Oliver manure spreader has two levers and the beaters move The reel turns on a New Holland hay rake With his welding experience Bower has made running gears for wooden hay wagons that an FFA teacher built for him But usually he buys toys that don’t need to be restored “I grew up working on a dairy farm and the hay rake ground-driven spreader grain drill and 2-row corn chopper are all equipment that was on the dairy farm ” he says Bower displays his tractors and implements on 32-ft long shelves in his garage which recently expanded into another 12 ft of shelving If necessary there’s room to add more to the garage he says He’s always looking for more tractors and implements to add to his collection A sign he has sums it up best “Some of us boys never grow up Some of us grew up playing with tractors The lucky ones still do ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Glenn “Junior” Bower Jr P O Box 242 Shreve Ohio 44676 ph 330 464-9451; gsljbowr@neo rr com

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