Offered for sale is a used, Vintage 1948 Product Miniature 1:16 Scale International Diesel TD-24 Crawler. The Product Miniature Company started making preassembled plastic promotional models in 1946 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This vintage Product Miniature crawler is used. It has primarily been displayed over the last 74 years. It is missing the straight drawbar and has slight decal loss. There is also some minor warping, which is common on plastic replicas. Please look carefully at the pictures for additional details concerning condition. I sell all items as is. The International TD-24 was a diesel engine crawler tractor. Built by the International Harvester company from 1947 to 1955 in the USA. The giant TD-24 was the new flagship for international’s crawler line. It weighed about 20 tons (with dozer blade) and was powered by a new 180 hp (130 kW) 1091ci 6-cylinder diesel. The transmission and steering design was unique. The main transmission was a 4-speed synchromesh (for on-the-go shifting), and it had a separate forward and reverse unit for fast cycling in dozer work. There were also power-shifted 2-speed planetary gears in each track that made up the Planet Power Steering system. The planetary gears were controlled by the steering levers. Combining the high and low range of the planetary gears with the main transmission provided a total of 8 forward (and 8 reverse) speeds. Putting one track in high range and one in low caused a gentle turn with power to both tracks. For sharper turns the pivot brakes disconnected the inside track, as with a normal crawler. Additional information about this toy can be found on page 133 of the 2021 Farm Toy Price published by the National Farm Toy Museum. This is a very nice older toy that would make a great gift or awesome addition to any collection/display.
