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MODEL TRACTORS BECOME A FULL TIME JOB

For ten years, Dennis Parker taught industrial arts in various high schools. In 1979 he decided to return to his home area of Volga, South Dakota. He was searching for a way to make a living that would enable him and his wife to set their own hours and be their own bosses.

Initially, the Parkers had planned to buy and renovate houses for resale. However, a sagging real estate market quickly dashed that hope. Instead, Parker decided to turn his childhood hobby of toy tractor collecting into a new career.

Parker has at least 1,000 model vehicles all displayed on the walls of his house. There are tractors from New Zealand, England, Sweden, Germany, Japan and Hong Kong. He fused this interest with his technical skill acquired in the industrial arts, and became a miniature tractor manufacturer.

A sampling of the Parker toy tractor collection. Photo courtesy...

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