I purchased one of the Athearn Work Trains from the C&O Historical Society. This is one of Athearn's John Deere licensed products. The set consisits of a crane car, a flatbed with a bulldozer, a gondola, and a tank car. A really nice set. My question is this - what year (approximately) does a John Deere 650H bulldozer originate from? This bulldozer looks like a 21st century product, so would be a little out of character on a mid-1950's era layout.
That's what I kinda figured. Now the question is where do I find a bulldozer a little more at home in the 1950's?
Hello , As a heavy equipment operator by trade,let me try to answer your question. The closest model that I could find is made by "woodland scenics". The model is around the 50's or early 60's. A caterpillar cable controled blade, very nice looking model for the time. Be ready to put in a few hours for building and painting. http://cgi.ebay.com/Woodland-Scenic...ryZ11644QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem Hope this helps you out. Patrick Beaufort,SC Dragon River Steel Corp {DRSC} Modeling an HO scale steel mill complex
Patrick, That's more what I need. I haven't built one of the Woodland Scenics kits for quite a few years. I guess I was kind of surprised to see such a modern bulldozer offered as part of a C&O worktrain - probably would be better suited if the cars in the set were CSX...
