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The model tractor passion starts from a young age ! Wian Papenfus and Werner Erasmus - their choice is green , John Deere green .
Bothaville Senwesters Johan
Papenfus ( salesman ) and Luan du Toit ( spares manager ) manned the John Deere clothes wagon .

SAMTA : The home of model tractors in SA

PRODUCERS LIVE THEIR PASSION The South African Model Tractor Association ( SAMTA ) celebrates 28 years of passion for model tractors this year . Senwes Scenario visited their third rally of 2017 at the Buenos Aires wedding venue near Bothaville in August .
Large numbers of model tractors and almost as many enthusiasts for this hobby were present and as faithful Senwester , it was good to see that John Deere does not only feature on the fields of producers , but also amongst the collectors of these toys .
Lots of exhibitions were on show , tractor news and an auction of outstanding quality was held , as well as one for children . A total of 117 items were auctioned . The last few items were donated hats , the income from which was earmarked for the Western Cape drought aid fund .
Management tells us that there are not only model tractor collectors , but also members collecting model cars . And they are not all producers . There is an
unbelievable passion for models and a large number of brands are exhibited .
PRODUCERS AND SENWESTERS A number of the members are Senwes producers , who travelled from far and wide to attend the rally . They include the 2017 Free State Young Farmer of the Year , who was on the June / July front page of Scenario , Johan van Huyssteen and his father , Johan senior , our focus producer in the Eastern Cape , who featured in our previous edition , Groen Karel Bezuidenhout from Elliot , Herman Cawood from Bothaville , the SAMTA chairman , Frans Jacobs , from Theunissen and many more .
Some of the club members are Senwesters as well ! Grain marketing advisor , Johan Botha , is a co-opted member of management and Eddie Morrison , arms specialist and head of retail sales at Bothaville , is also a member . Even the John Deere clothes wagon was there , with Bothaville Senwesters
Johan Papenfus ( salesman ) and Luan du Toit ( spares manager ) who manned the wagon .
MORE ABOUT SAMTA
SAMTA was established in 1989 and celebrated their 25th birthday in 2014 . The association currently has approximately 176 members . Frans Jacobs is the chairman and they said farewell to secretary , Jeep Veenstra , who passed away recently .
The club members meet quarterly and the annual fees amount to R100 per member with an additional R200 should you wish to receive a copy of Mini-Tractor News . Although people think they are silly , Jacobs says : “ We are a nice group of people with the same objectives and passion .”
For more information about the club or should you wish to join , contact Frans Jacobs ( chairman ) at 082 921 2520 , Dirk de Koster ( vice-chairman and auctioneer ) at 082 566 1445 or Johan Botha ( co-opted member ) at 083 301 8933 .
The management of SAMTA ! Seen here are Frans Jacobs ( chairman ), Johan Botha ( co-opted member ), Dirk de Koster ( vicechairman and auctioneer ), Chris Alers ( co-opted member : Mine-Tractor News ) and Stephan Wium ( co-opted member : auctions and administration ). Thinus de Mon ( co-opted member : auctions and administration ) was absent when the photo was taken .
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