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 Posted - March 13 2007 : 8:35:41 PM
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Here's yet another cool Athearn John Deere release. This time its the 40ft. Flat Car with a pair of John Deere Crawlers...
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 Posted - March 13 2007 : 8:41:51 PM
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Okay, I had to do this picture...The new Athearn Crawler made me think of the classic TYCO tractor from the Skid Flat with 3 Tractors...
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 Posted - March 14 2007 : 12:06:13 AM
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hey, nice tractors...
I have a question regarding the Athearn tractor loads, the old time tractors... up here in Canada, you can buy the 30-40 foot flat with the two older style tractors for approximately $22 or so.
Yet, to buy the individual tractor... a single tractor... it costs $28...
It doesn't seem to make sense.
Any ideas?
Just curious.
John
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Posted - March 14 2007 : 12:19:59 AM
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Huh. I didn't know that John Deere made construction equipment back in the day. I though that was a new thing.
Incidentally, their new backhoes and/or diggers are identical to another brand's. I don't recall the name - it was something Japanese - but I saw a semi flatbed on WB I-64 in KY a few months ago that had two of the large arms: one painted Yellow and lettered for John Deere; the other was Orange but I forgot the name. They were exactly the same part!
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Posted - March 15 2007 : 03:39:30 AM
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Oh...
They weren't construction tractors. They were the old farmer type of tractors. I think the pair are mounted on a 30' flat.
And then seeing them for sale with-out the flat, costing $27 each. YEEEeee...
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