Save Those Pony Coils!
A few weeks ago, I was trying to diagnose a problem I was having with my 70 diesel. The pony motor (or starting engine...
The One Man John Deere Parade
If you are the type who has trouble lining up enough drivers for all of your tractors at parade time, perhaps you should take...
Was There a John Deere “M” Utility?
Was there a John Deere “M” utility tractor? Conventional wisdom passed on to me by the experts and the books that I have studied...
A Deere Combine You Might Not Have Heard Of
You might be able to trace the history of Deere combines from the 55 to the S780, but have you ever heard of the...
One of a Kind Diesel B
My fascination with John Deere tractors goes way back.
My dad had an “A” and a “B” on our farm that he taught me to...
The Late Styled “A”
Just before the United States entered World War II, John Deere updated its model “A” with a more powerful engine, six-speed transmission and a...
Some Solutions to Leaky Carburetors
Much has been said and done in the direction of old tractor carburetors, especially with the restoration era becoming so very popular and also...
The GPO
This week's video features a collector known to many, Cork Groth and his GPO tractor.
The Seabee 600
Every once in a while a tractor is chosen to take on a task unlike that of its brethren. These machines are plucked from...
Moving Dirt With a 840 Two-Cylinder Diesel
The 840 was the industrial, side station version of the 830 ag tractor. Here we see one moving dirt with a paddle scraper.
Is There a Hi-Crop Crawler?
One of the advantages of being a little older and retired is the opportunity to do some traveling. Another is the chance that you...
Turbocharging a Two-Cylinder
By Bill Grimes
Ever since my experience as a teenager with turbo installations on a couple of two cylinder Deeres—an “A” and an “R”—I had...
Should You be Using This Deere Lubricant in Your Old Tractor?
This week's video is a little different. It concerns Deere cornhead grease. Green Magazine readers know that The Tractor Doctor recommends it for steering...
The John Deere Rotary Engine
The topic for this month consists of both literature and a “toy” of sorts. It also covers engines, which is a topic that I...
John Deere Threshers
There are probably not too many instances where a company began producing threshers after they had already become a presence in the combine market....
