New Model Release: Grain Storm 1000
I guess the news here isn't the fact that the grain cart was produced (because it is an existing casting), but rather that it was released as a limited production run. Allot of buzz was generated at the national show because of the limited quantities that were produced. From what I've read, there were around 3000 green units produced and significantly fewer red ones (If someone can help me out with the production number I would be very grateful).
I heard several people at the national show use the phrase “They are like the Brent cart that was released in the 90’s.” The Brent carts are the dual wheeled grain carts that were limited in number and serial numbered for a show version. There was also a non show version that was produced without the serial number. These carts have been bringing as much as $75 on eBay for the past few years. Whether their value escalates like the Brent carts did may not be known for several years, but they already seem to be selling at an increased price. At the national show I saw the red one listed for $25-35, and the green one listed for $20-30. Ebay has not supported these prices with the average selling price of around $20. Both carts are still available through Vankley’s ($15 Green, $22.50 Red), and Bossen’s has the Green version for $15.
The cart itself is identical to the Frontier and J&M carts that have been released by Ertl in Red, Green, and Blue over the past several years. One notable difference is that the “Grain Storm” claims to have a 1000 bushel capacity, while its earlier J&M counterparts list their capacities as 850 bushels. This is probably just an attempt to squeeze another model out of an existing casting, but nonetheless it’s labeled with an incorrectly.
I guess the news here isn't the fact that the grain cart was produced (because it is an existing casting), but rather that it was released as a limited production run. Allot of buzz was generated at the national show because of the limited quantities that were produced. From what I've read, there were around 3000 green units produced and significantly fewer red ones (If someone can help me out with the production number I would be very grateful).
I heard several people at the national show use the phrase “They are like the Brent cart that was released in the 90’s.” The Brent carts are the dual wheeled grain carts that were limited in number and serial numbered for a show version. There was also a non show version that was produced without the serial number. These carts have been bringing as much as $75 on eBay for the past few years. Whether their value escalates like the Brent carts did may not be known for several years, but they already seem to be selling at an increased price. At the national show I saw the red one listed for $25-35, and the green one listed for $20-30. Ebay has not supported these prices with the average selling price of around $20. Both carts are still available through Vankley’s ($15 Green, $22.50 Red), and Bossen’s has the Green version for $15.
The cart itself is identical to the Frontier and J&M carts that have been released by Ertl in Red, Green, and Blue over the past several years. One notable difference is that the “Grain Storm” claims to have a 1000 bushel capacity, while its earlier J&M counterparts list their capacities as 850 bushels. This is probably just an attempt to squeeze another model out of an existing casting, but nonetheless it’s labeled with an incorrectly.
Note: I apologize for the exclamation marks in the title, but I thought such an exciting sounding product required exclamation marks.
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