Posted by kcm.MN on December 31, 2019 at 22:38:24 from (174.219.143.213):
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I've been saving a treat (well, I hope it's a treat) to bring you this day. By far, the most popular tractor company in U.S. history has been John Deere (although the Farmall folks might try to argue that one *lol*). So, just how did Deere get started?
Seems there were some experimental machines that were considered. Rather than trying to paste all of the information here, check out these 3 links:
Now for a few pics. There's not a lot of examples of these around, and it would appear that some only exist these days in archived photographs. Still, hope you enjoy!
model of the C. H. Melvin experimental tractor design for John Deere
1918 John Deere (Joe Dain) tractor
Sklovsky B-2 tractor (pre-cursor to John Deere)
....What, you still here?? Well, good thing! Here's a video taken in 2012 about the Joe Dain tractor:
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