Would the person that posted about and showed picture of the small JD tractor with the rear mounted engine and the story about the Ac people developing the pre war AC G from this idea PLEASE post again. I have a hard headed friend that says JD never had rear mounted engines on anything except lawn mowers. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!!
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Jaden
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Here's a copy of my post. You can see all replies in the archives for Aug. 14th. I might add that the guy I talked to built a replica from the pictures. Google JD 101 to see the auction results.
Talked to a guy at an old tractor show today. He said that in 1939, John Deere built an experimental rear-engined tractor. There were 5 prototypes made, most were subsequently scrapped, one "escaped". John Deere proclaimed them impractical, and stopped the project. The engineer that envisioned it still thought it was a good idea. World War II put a halt to any further development. After the war, the engineer gave the idea to an engineer friend who worked at Allis Chalmers. He promoted it, and it became the Allis Chalmers model G. Supposedly, there is one of the experimental units in a museum somewhere, and one sold at auction a few years ago in Ohio for a very high price. Anyone have any idea if this story checks out?
Talked to a guy at an old tractor show today. He said that in 1939, John Deere built an experimental rear-engined tractor. There were 5 prototypes made, most were subsequently scrapped, one "escaped". John Deere proclaimed them impractical, and stopped the project. The engineer that envisioned it still thought it was a good idea. World War II put a halt to any further development. After the war, the engineer gave the idea to an engineer friend who worked at Allis Chalmers. He promoted it, and it became the Allis Chalmers model G. Supposedly, there is one of the experimental units in a museum somewhere, and one sold at auction a few years ago in Ohio for a very high price. Anyone have any idea if this story checks out?
The last I knew it wasstill owned by a couple from yellow Springs, Ohio and part of a big colection and kept them in a heat and humidity controled building. I cannot remember their names now but I was through their place several years ago. They had picture that had been taken when Deere was trying them out and one had the 100 corn picker mounted on the tractor. That one was givin to one of the people that helped develop it and he used it for years on his own farm.
gene bender
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You need to tell your hard headed friend that lots of prototype stuff has been made over the yrs so gets into production and some not he probably just miss-understood the statement.
rustyfarmall
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I've actually seen one of those rear-engined John Deeres. It was at a John Deere expo, and I think the show was in Guthrie Center, Iowa? Would have been in about 1993 or there abouts. Does this sound correct?
That same show had a couple of Australian built 2 cylinder tractors.
WAYNE-N-TX
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I think this is a picture of it. I still run XP and nothing has been up dated in several years, so I can't see a lot of pictures.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/438045501226096760/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/438045501226096760/
Bob Collins
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Your friend sounds like a bunch of guys I worked with years ago. I told them I had an IH dozier that started on gas and switch to diesel and they said no such thing. Plus I told them I have a big rig and they said ya right. Well one day I proved them all wrong when I drove the 1963 Diamond-T to work with the TD-6 on the trailer behind it. That was the last time they did not believe what I told them
rustyfarmall
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Thank you. I knew it was something like that.
neverfear
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Was shown at the 2001 Xenia,Ohio Show.
Gas Engine Magazine Feb.2002 volume 37 No.2 pg.13&14,also has picture.
Gas Engine Magazine Feb.2002 volume 37 No.2 pg.13&14,also has picture.
kent@junction
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it is mentioned and pictures of it are in 2 books on Deere & co. that I have, Theo Brown one of the engineers at Deere was involved in it's development.
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