“Candy Combine”

“Candy Combine” COMBINES Miscellaneous You’ve probably never seen a “parade combine” quite like the 1967 Deere combine driven by Tom Konz in parades last summer Instead of grain Konz modified the combine to dispense candy to kids lined up along the parade route They stand with their arms raised up as candy rains down on them from the combine’s grain auger that extends out over the sidewalk The corn and soybean farmer from Kimball Minn bought the old combine specifically to enter in parades Once he started preparing it for display he got the idea of using the grain tank to distribute Tootsie Rolls and lollipops He didn’t have to modify the grain tank or auger He took the candy-spewing combine to a handful of parades last summer He dispenses $100 to $130 of candy per parade

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