As all 3 of my readers may have suspected, the blue font was alluding to the fact that the fat singles that I took off of the front of my John Deere 9750 were going to end up on a New Holland product.
Now, as out of place as the singles looked on the John Deere 9000 series combine, the anemic singles that are on the CR960 are truly pathetic. They are narrow and the wheels themselves are very unrealistic. Why did Ertl choose to put the tiny tire and wheel combination on this model? My guess is that it was designed with the intention of having duals, which actually look really sharp on this combine, yet the duals have been reserved for the special editions that have been produced from this casting. Variations from this casting include:
Dealer launch edition CR970 – Features duals and handrails.
1/750 Produced in a shiny gold box. This is a very rare collectors item, it was originally only given to New Holland dealers.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-64-New-Holland-CR970-Dealer-combine-w-duals-1-of-750_W0QQitemZ160152895235QQihZ006QQcategoryZ741QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
Dealer edition CR970 – Features duals and handrails.
Regular edition CR960 – features skinny singles
Note: This tractor was produced in 2 different shades of New Holland yellow.
2005 Farm Show edition CR970 – Features duals and handrails.
1/3500 Produced in a shiny silver box.
CR 9070 Dealer Edition – Features duals, handrails, and a new color scheme.
As you can see from this list; 4 of the 5 variations have duals. This is contradictory because they are intended as special editions, and vary well have been a lower production number. When you put regular flotation singles on the front they rub a little on the fender of the combine. So instead of producing a new tire and wheel combo, Ertl simply put an older variation that they had laying around Beijing.
Since I’m a sucker for a great set of wheels, I couldn’t help but to put the left over Fat floatation singles from my earlier project on the front of the CR970. I also took off the rear wheels and in their place put the skinny singles that were meant to be the drive wheels on this combine. In my opinion this combination looks much better than the original. You should note that the Fat singles slightly rub the fender. As soon as I figure out an easy fix for this you loyal readers will be the first to know.
Now, as out of place as the singles looked on the John Deere 9000 series combine, the anemic singles that are on the CR960 are truly pathetic. They are narrow and the wheels themselves are very unrealistic. Why did Ertl choose to put the tiny tire and wheel combination on this model? My guess is that it was designed with the intention of having duals, which actually look really sharp on this combine, yet the duals have been reserved for the special editions that have been produced from this casting. Variations from this casting include:
Dealer launch edition CR970 – Features duals and handrails.
1/750 Produced in a shiny gold box. This is a very rare collectors item, it was originally only given to New Holland dealers.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-64-New-Holland-CR970-Dealer-combine-w-duals-1-of-750_W0QQitemZ160152895235QQihZ006QQcategoryZ741QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
Dealer edition CR970 – Features duals and handrails.
Regular edition CR960 – features skinny singles
Note: This tractor was produced in 2 different shades of New Holland yellow.
2005 Farm Show edition CR970 – Features duals and handrails.
1/3500 Produced in a shiny silver box.
CR 9070 Dealer Edition – Features duals, handrails, and a new color scheme.
As you can see from this list; 4 of the 5 variations have duals. This is contradictory because they are intended as special editions, and vary well have been a lower production number. When you put regular flotation singles on the front they rub a little on the fender of the combine. So instead of producing a new tire and wheel combo, Ertl simply put an older variation that they had laying around Beijing.
Since I’m a sucker for a great set of wheels, I couldn’t help but to put the left over Fat floatation singles from my earlier project on the front of the CR970. I also took off the rear wheels and in their place put the skinny singles that were meant to be the drive wheels on this combine. In my opinion this combination looks much better than the original. You should note that the Fat singles slightly rub the fender. As soon as I figure out an easy fix for this you loyal readers will be the first to know.
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