Nebraska farmer shares tractor memories with basement full of toy tractors ...

Nelson, who owns Nelson Lawn Service in Hildreth, has floor-to-ceiling cases filled with hundreds of ERTL Co. toy tractors, plows and farm wagons. One look in the basement of Don Nelson's Hildreth home, and it's obvious how important tractors and toy tractors are to the 70-year-old retired farmer. "I used to do a lot of plowing with a three-bottom plow when I was 15, 16, 17, 18," he said. Not far from where he displays the corn picker, Nelson has a replica toy Farmall three-bottom plow. He and his older brother, Jim, used wood and baling wire to build replicas of the 1952 Farmall Super M tractor his father owned. Many of those toys are replicas of equipment he used growing up, like a late 1950s-model 2MH corn picker. The two used a small jigsaw Nelson still owns, a quarter-inch drill and sanders to make their toys. "I used to run the corn picker like this when I was 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 years old. "I was 10 years old when I built that tractor," he said. Some of Nelson's most prized toys aren't ERTLs. "My older brother and I built our toys.

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"Government entities have been affected by reduced tax revenue and subsequent funding cuts, and so have the commercial operators who contract with government entities," says Ray Garvey of The Grasshopper Company. "But an early spring has contractors

Green Industry Pros on Dec 31, 1969

Sumner man badly burned in lawn mower accident

A 19-year-old Sumner man was transported to a Lincoln hospital burn center after the lawnmower he was operating caught fire Saturday afternoon. The incident incurred at 2:06 pm at Eastlawn Apartments. The mower, a Grasshopper unit valued at nearly

Lexington Clipper Herald on Dec 31, 1969

Business Briefs

The business specializes in the sales of lawn and garden equipment, including lawn mowers, tillers, trimmers, chain saws and snowblowers. A new showroom includes brands such as Husqvarna, Toro, Echo and Red Max. They represent Grasshopper and Walker

The Durango Herald on Dec 31, 1969

Suwannee County weekend happenings

John's will hold his open house this Saturday in conjunction with the Annual Lawn Mower Race. Representatives from Grasshopper, Husqvarna and Snapper will be on hand to demonstrate and answer questions about their products. See page 11A fore more.

Branford News on Dec 31, 1969

Business watch

The week also will include Tarwater's first open house for its Grasshopper line of zero-turn mowers on March 30. Grasshopper mowers will be on display, and a company representative will be on hand to answer questions. Tarwater's hours are 8 am to 6 pm

Topeka Capital Journal on Dec 31, 1969

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Hobby Farming For Dummies

Hobby Farming For DummiesOne tractor with the appropriate attachments can handle tasks such as mowing, snow- blowing, and tilling. A friend favors the Grasshopper mower, ...
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