50b John Deere Tractor Question

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50b John Deere Tractor Question

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I found a bit of a difference in tow of these models I have in my collection but find no reference to them. Has anyone else seen this? On the right side engine cowling one of the models has "DEERE" marked very clearly and the other one does not. I suspect it is simply a filled in die at one time, but don't know if this would class as a variation or not. My apologies for the picture quality.

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pic quality is ok on my end...but ill check mine and get back to ya
Please use a web hosting site (like photobucket) to store pictures so you can post them here, using attachments makes it hard to view the pictures when you have to scroll to see them. Seeing comparisons of models is hard to see with attachments too.
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Hi Cam,this is certainly not a variation.
This was possibly caused by clogging,perhaps dirt or metal dust accumulation in the text depressions of the moulds that had gone unnoticed during production.
Its an oddity if i might add.
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Hi Cam, when you check models closely like this you can find all sorts of very small differences due to die wear, contamination, flash-over, etc. Things like the clarity of wording, differences in cast lines, incomplete fine detail like rivet lines, door handles, etc can be affected. I find it all part of the fun and well worth mentioning in case it leads to some interesting discussions. I think Nick often mentions significant differences when numbers are involved. I've checked mine and I don't have this one unfortunately, but it's something I'll look out for now :D
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Thanks for the information. I would imagine there would be unlimited variations if we tried to account for every tiny thing.

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johnboy wrote:Hi Cam, when you check models closely like this you can find all sorts of very small differences due to die wear, contamination, flash-over, etc. Things like the clarity of wording, differences in cast lines, incomplete fine detail like rivet lines, door handles, etc can be affected. I find it all part of the fun and well worth mentioning in case it leads to some interesting discussions. I think Nick often mentions significant differences when numbers are involved. I've checked mine and I don't have this one unfortunately, but it's something I'll look out for now :D
Well slated Johnboy,thanks. How have u beeing doing lately??
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numi wrote:
Well slated Johnboy,thanks. How have u beeing doing lately??
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Hi Numi, I'm busy but doing fine thanks, hope you're well & keeping out of mischief :D Nice to see you back on the board and looking forward to your next minty htf
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johnboy wrote:
numi wrote:
Well slated Johnboy,thanks. How have u beeing doing lately??
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Hi Numi, I'm busy but doing fine thanks, hope you're well & keeping out of mischief :D Nice to see you back on the board and looking forward to your next minty htf
Good to hear that ure ok Johnboy and thanks for responding.Being busy is good if ure doing good !! ;)
Yeah,im keeping out of mischief for a while but just created a new word "beeing" ...not sure what it means though..ha,ha what was i thinking?? :lol:
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