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SW VINTAGE GARDEN TRACTOR COLLECTORS
APACHE JUNCTION
AEDGE&TA SHOW AT RODEO PARK
APRIL 5, 2015
VOLUME 3, 2015
40+ VINTAGE GARDEN TRACTORS GATHER
Inside this issue:
Weckerly’s GT’s
History of GT’s
Pictures at AJ
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For Sale
 Wheel Horse Charger
10, 10 HP Kohler,
rear tires original
Wheel Horse brand.
Runs & drives. W/
mower deck $350
 David Bradley Suburban w/ mower deck.
Original paint. Not
running. Motor not
original. Have original Late ‘50’s. $299
 Allis-Chalmers 710 Six
Speed. 10 HP Kohler.
Orginal unpainted.
Runs/drives. Straight
sheet metal. No
mower deck. $350
 Gravely 1138 GT. B &
S 11 Hp, 6 speed. Orginal paint good.
Runs & drives. $199
Call Dennis @ 928-3007426 evenings or wkends.
Apache Junction Rodeo
Grounds is the site of the
Arizona Early Day Gas Engine
and Tractor Association Show
held in the shadow of the
awesome Superstition Mountains in Arizona, March 14 &
15, 2015.
Larry and Judy Dexter from
Missouri showed their 4 immaculate Wheelhorse garden
tractors with pride. It sure was
a pleasure to have them show
with us this year. They are the
“Go to people” for Wheelhorse
information.
The show had action all
over the grounds, including
flywheel engine displays, tractor pulls and displays, garden
tractor races, garden tractor
pulls and displays, vendors
selling foods and hats and
goodies and the always popular silent auction.
The crew of Gene,& Paul
Schmidt & Rick Resh showed
a great Cub Cadet line. Those
Cubs out pull, out plow and
out race nearly everyone!
Over 40 vintage garden
tractors were shown. Donald
Winn from Stockton, Ca.
brought along 5 unusual
ones. His hefty Pull-away
walk behind track machine,
made in Stockton was able to
pull his 2 track Kit machine
back into the lineup when it
ran out of gas. He also
showed his Little Farmer, a
neat steel wheeled single
wheel cultivator. The folks
from Farm Collector Magazine took lots of pictures and
we look forward to seeing the
Little Farmer featured in their
magazine real soon. Donald
also had a Bolens Ridemaster
& Bomb Carrier track machine.
Leo Vriesekoop showed his
2 Cadet Originals, Pennsylvania Meteor and his Gibson.
Augie Root brought a number of unique GT’S plus a few
trailer loads of large tractors.
Thank you Augie...for the Bolen H-16, Speedex B & Simplicity Wonder Boy!
Juan Barrera had his very
nice Cub Cadet Original to add
to the line up. Bring ‘er back
again, Juan!
Royce & Joyce Lambert
purchased a gorgeous Cub
Cadet 102 at the show. It is a
1966 model. Welcome back
to vintage garden tractors,
Royce!
Ty Weckerly had his Chipmunk by Strunk with a cart
behind which the crew from
the Farm Collector Magazine
took photos of and said it will
also be highlighted in a future
issue.
The Weckerly’s, Dennis &
Ty brought 8 “Major Tractor
Brand” Vintage Garden Tractors as well. See the Feature
page for more about this unusual gathering.
Paul Vander Hulst showed
his 1949-52 styled Mayrath,
1920-30 Beeman Jr. on steel,
1963 Cub Cadet with a Covina belly blade and Danco
loader, 1969 yellow JD Patio
tractor & 1940’s Pond stick
steer ride on.
If I forgot anyone, please
send me pictures and info!
SW VINTAGE GARDEN TRACTOR COLLECTORS
FOR SALE
Bolens Garden Tractor w/ Hercules
motor ZXB stationary. Runs & drives.
Motor in good condition but has not
run in 5 years. New oversize rear
tires.
Call Ty @ 602-826-4501
WANTED
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AMAZING COLLECTION OF “MAJOR TRACTOR BRANDS”
GATHERED IN VINTAGE GARDEN TRACTOR DISPLAY
The Weckerly Brothers
teamed up to bring an unique
collection of garden tractors
to share with the folks at
Apache Junction.
Fenders & starter/generator for
Those in the know, avid
Cub Cadet 100. John Hill,
collectors, brand name
jmhill4@yahoo.com
fans...found the line up awesome. Dennis and Ty are lookBrinley single row corn planter.
ing for an Oliver by Jacobson
Doug Killam,
to complete their lineup. Then
they would be wildly ecstatic!
killamdj@gmail.com
Briggs & Stratton FJ1 1940’s
engine. Dead or Alive. Paul @
520-826-2600 or
briggsplanet@aol.com
When someone comments on
your clutter, accumulation, collection which seems to be overflowing...you know...pathways through
piles...just tell them-
The stable included the
Case 444, 1st series of Case
produced. 1970’s hydraulically driven transmission with
a 14 HP Kohler engine.
John Deere 212, 1975+
with a 12 HP Kohler engine
manufactured by Deere in
Horicon, Wi.Veriable 3 Spd.
Jacobsen built tractor,
1970’s, 16 HP Kohler, hydrostatic transmission & Peerless
transaxle.
International Harverster Cub
Cadet 782. This red 17 HP
twin-cylinder Kohler hydrostatic was made from about
1979 to early 1981 and
ended the IH built Cub Cadets.
Minneapolis Moline Town
& Country, 10 HP Kohler, 3
speed, built by Jacobson was
produced in the 1960’s.
Massey Ferguson 10 , a
gear driven Tecumseh 10 HP
power, 3 speed, lawn tractor
of the 1970’s. MF built.
Allis Chalmers 912H. 12
HP Kohler built by Simplicity in
the 1979-85
White 114 Hydro came
after the Oliver line. 14 HP
Kohler and made by
Jacobsen.
Ford LGT 165 is a
APACHE JUNCTION SHOW ENHANCED BY RARE
GATHERING OF GARDEN TRACTORS
Hey, my place is not
messy!
I just have all my treasures out on display.
Cokie and Dennis and Ty with
their line up of “Major Brand
Name” Vintage Garden Tractors
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APACHE JUNCTION
ODD-BALL GARDEN TRACTORS
The Little Farmer by
Will-Burt Adv, 1951
owned by Donald Winn
of Stockton, CA.
The Chipmunk by
Strunk, 1954 adv.,
owned by Ty Weckerly
of Glendale, AZ.
Many early garden tractors
were made in small numbers,
by small manufacturers and
are rare and hard to find. To
preserve this history is the
goal of every good collector
and restorer.
They spend time and money
in their efforts and need to
SW Vintage Garden Tractor Collectors
have rare, unique and exceptional
GT’s! You should be PROUD!
be commended!
Donald Winn of Stockton Ca. has been collecting and showing vintage garden tractors for years. He
was the Director of the Vintage Garden Tractor Club of America in California for a number of years along
with his wife Diane. They are dedicated to preserving and sharing the heritage of vintage garden tractors.
Ty Weckerly has been showing and preserving tractors of all kinds for years. Farming is his heritage. If
you want info on tractors, especially John Deere’s, he is the go to man. The odd and unusual GT’s are his
main focus.
VOLUME 3, 2015
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Donald Winn in blue shirt owns the Will-Burt Little Farmer.
Larry Dexter and his stable of mighty fine Wheelhorses.
Mighty fine implements too, Larry & Judy!
Ty Weckerly owns the Chipmunk by Strunk.
Gene Schmidt in the blue shirt, chats with a spectator ...
Amidst a sea of IH CC’s and Augie Root’s GT’s!
Winn’s PullAway getting
ready to rescue the 2
track Kit tractor.
Paul Vander Hulst and Leo Vriesekoop ponder Paul’s
Cub Original surrounded by more of Paul’s GT’s.
Out of Gas!
I apologize for not having more pictures in this issue. My camera broke
at AJ. Joyce Lambert saved my day by taking some for me. Sorry I
missed so many of you.
Donald Winn and Crew push and pull the Kit Track with the Pull-away .
Royce Lambert mans the sticks. Don’t you just hate running out of gas?
We all have done this if we’re honest!