Greetings from Dyersville!

It has been an exciting month for me as we welcomed another grandchild into our family. My daughter gave birth to a baby boy named Beckett. What a blessing he is. Here is a picture of him along with his big sister Ivy.

Thank goodness the weather cooperated to let us visit Beckett. The last month or so we’ve had bad weather every week. Towards the end of February, we had a bad ice storm, and then I came down with Covid. I’m glad February and March are over with.

New 2023 Die-Cast Model Tractors

If you watched our recent Facebook live, weannounced five new Versatile tractor replicas and a few other new products. We have flyers for all these items on ERTL.com, here.

If you didn’t see our Facebook Live, we are proud to introduce the new National Farm Toy Show models we are tooling for the Toy Farmer.

Versatile Tractor Replicas

These are the vintage Versatile G125 tractors in both 1:32 scale (SKU: 16461OTP) and 1:64 scale (SKU: 16462OTP). These units feature dual wheels, an articulating body with cab, authentic rear hitch, and rear 3-point. These tractors feature die-cast bodies, hood, and rims. There will be 46 black chrome chase units randomly inserted into each production run. You can contact the Toy Farmer, or local Versatile dealer to order these tractors. These units are planned to ship in November 2023.

In addition to these vintage Versatile tractors, we are also announcing three new modern tractor replicas. First is our 1:32 Versatile 580 tractor (SKU: 16451OTP) featuring newly tooled LSW tires. Next is our 1:64 620 tractor (SKU: 16452OTP) that also features newly tooled LSW tires, and last is our 1:64 580DT DeltaTrak model on a semi-tractor trailer with Versatile graphics (SKU: 16453OTP). All three models will have 250 red chrome plated chase units randomly inserted into the production run and are planned to ship in September 2023.

Allis-Chalmers Tractor Replicas

During our Facebook live we also talked about a few new Allis-Chalmers product offerings. One of those is our new Allis-Chalmers 7050 Pedal Tractor (SKU: 16456OTP). This pedal tractor celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 7000 series tractors introduced in 1973. The first 7000 series tractors featured maroon painted chasses along with the orange hood and cab. We are doing a one-time production of the AC 7050 with this maroon and orange paint scheme. You can order this item through the TOMY Outlet Store, or through local AGCO dealer. 

In addition, we highlighted our 1:16 Allis-Chalmers D19 with Disk (SKU: 16441). This D19 is a wide front with a diesel engine, fender lights, and die-cast rear rims.

Keep watching for our next blog, where you will meet another team member, and additional updates on Facebook, Instragram, and TikTok.

Until next time,

Bill