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Happy Birthday John Deere... ( 2-7-1804)

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Gerry

02-09-2003 06:16:51




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Sorry this post is late. Thought we should wish him a happy birthday. John was born Febuary 7, 1804.


Deere, John (1804-1886), American inventor, born in Rutland, Vermont. He is noted for developing the steel plowshare. A blacksmith, Deere observed the need for an improvement over the cast-iron shares then used, and in the 1830s he produced the first steel one. The company he formed in Moline, Illinois, eventually made various farm implements. It was incorporated in 1868 as Deere and Company.

The National Inventors Hall of Fame is a U.S. organization founded in 1973 to honor successful inventors. Members are chosen by the selection committee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation, which is composed of representatives from national scientific and technical organizations. 1989 John Deere was selected for his steel plow.

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Ray

02-09-2003 11:53:09




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 Re: Happy Birthday John Deere... ( 2-7-1804) in reply to Gerry, 02-09-2003 06:16:51  
John Deere didn't actually invent anything,he
took other peoples ideas and put his name on them.
A friend of John Deere who traveled west with him,
actually made a steel plow several years before
Deere claimed this.His name was Daniel Toy of
Sidney,ohio.A lot of inventions came from this
little town,the first road scraper made from the
same steel as the plow,some of the first automobile designs,and several other things.
The John Deere company did an archeology
dig at John Deere's blacksmith shop and found
none of the metal John claimed to make plows
with,but it makes a good story.

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Edd

01-05-2004 09:26:15




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 Re: Re: Happy Birthday John Deere... ( 2-7-1804) in reply to Ray, 02-09-2003 11:53:09  
Shut up Ray! your gay! b/c john deere did invent something.. he invented the steel plowshare and your just jealous of him...ya okay?? so if you say anthing else about john then your gonna have to deal w/ edd...which is me!!



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And your point is?

02-09-2003 14:52:05




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 Re: Re: Happy Birthday John Deere... ( 2-7-1804) in reply to Ray, 02-09-2003 11:53:09  
Yeah, and Cyrus McCormick didn't invent the reaper, either. John Deere may not have invented the steel plow, but he had the wisdom to market it, and later in life he did invent some plow innovations---and the company he started is STILL in business, unlike IHC, Oliver, Minneapolis Moline, Allis-Chalmers, etc. Methinks you'd be happier on some of the other boards, where Deere-bashing is the favorite sport.

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Ray

02-09-2003 17:17:57




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 Re: Re: Re: Happy Birthday John Deere... ( 2-7-1804) in reply to And your point is?, 02-09-2003 14:52:05  
Telling the truth isn't deere bashing,if you
have to make up stories to make yourself feel
better maybe you should take your own advice.
The fact that they are still in business doesn't
have anything to do with the quality of there
product,just better management at the top.



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farmer jones-quality did count

02-10-2003 19:07:48




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Happy Birthday John Deere... ( 2-7-1804) in reply to Ray, 02-09-2003 17:17:57  
many years ago (about 50) I had one of every color toy tractor, oliver grill fell out, ford front end broke off in 10 minutes,farmall plastic wheels broke at the hubs (grandad replaced them with some from another broken toy), the puppy ate the tires off the allis, BUT the 70 deere lasted and lasted at least most of my childhood, finally was buried by a bulldozer doing site work on the farm because I left it out when I went to school, the rest were long gone by then. DAD always had the red color everything, but I like deere's because of that QUALITY toy I now have DEERE: 9610,9600,8640,8630,8430,5020,2240&loader,2-750drills,2018,37,719&5 mowers,7000 planter, 6chopper,grain cart,as well as 855, 3-450g-2-450c,310d,450e,450g,690b,790elc construction equipment. I'll bet some of the other colors wish they would have paid a little more attention to the quality of their TOYS. DEERE equipment or MACK trucks QUALITY does count, sorry this got so....long.

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will

02-09-2003 23:14:59




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Happy Birthday John Deere... ( 2-7-1804) in reply to Ray, 02-09-2003 17:17:57  
Despite the war going on between you two fellas I am going to have to disagree with Mr. Ray. I think quality of their product has everything to do with thier success. If you get burned once you dont go back.(I hope)The same people that bought 2cyl are buying the new 10 and 20 series tractors. Good management does count for something, but you have to have a product to back up you sales statments. Companies just dont stay in business as long as JD has without a good product. Mr. Ray I am terribly sorry you feel this way, and I dont think the person that put this post on here meant for you to turn it into what you have. I think we all could have enjoyed this much more without your snide remarks. Lets keep the bashing to a minimum next time, and think about things before we post them for everyone to see. If you would like to bash JD just bash them somewhere else other than this site, as I like to look at all of the discussion forums, not just this one, and would not like to see it bashed there either. I enjoy all brands of tractors, not just JD. If you are against JD maybe you should try one out for size. you might just like it.

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I don't make up stories........................

02-09-2003 20:54:57




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Happy Birthday John Deere... ( 2-7-1804) in reply to Ray, 02-09-2003 17:17:57  
If the point of your post wasn't to bash or discredit John Deere, then what was it? Nothing I said in my post was "made up", either. Go bash Deere somewhere else, goodness knows there's a lot of boards where Deere-bashing is the #1 sport.



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Stan - Florida

02-09-2003 08:02:18




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 Re: Happy Birthday John Deere... ( 2-7-1804) in reply to Gerry, 02-09-2003 06:16:51  
And a well deserved Happy Birthday it is. Rutland, VT doesn't brag much about Mr. Deere, but there is a plaque in Middlebury, VT proclaiming that he had a blacksmith shop there before moving to Illinois.

Stan



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