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....
The 40 Combine
If you think that harvest time is a lot of work now, imagine having been involved in it anytime between 200 years ago and...
Adding a Charging System to an Unstyled D
Last week we gave you the story of two brothers who added electric start to an unstyled "D". This week we follow up with...
A Really Big John Deere Plow.
Here we have some video of a 14 bottom John Deere plow. True it's not being pulled by a John Deere, but it is...
Adding Electric Start to an Unstyled “D”
“You can do anything if you spend enough money and screw up enough parts and equipment. Electric starting was available as a factory option...
Harvesting Corn with a 55 and a 520
Here's a late model 55 combine and a 520 with New Idea cornpicker harvesting corn.
The V-12 5020
What do you get when you install a Detroit V-12 engine in a 5020? A tractor that a tractor pull sled can hardly slow...
The 111 Peanut Combine
Learning about the 111:
One summer afternoon in the mid ’90s while sitting around the office, we were discussing the “new” self-propelled peanut combine that...
Eight Waterloo Boys Heading Home
Green Magazine lined up eight of the Waterloo Boys at the Altamont, Illinois show for a photo. Here they are as the begin heading...
Helping Hungary
When I turned to page 25 of the John Deere 4520 tractor article in the August 2006 issue of Green Magazine, the picture of...
Plowing With a Disc Plow
Have you ever watched a disc plow? A little different action than a moldboard plow. Here you will see Leigh Smith plowing with his 1942...
New Fenders for a John Deere “A”
1949 John Deere “A” fender modification.
Although fenders were an option on this tractor, I think that they should have been standard equipment on any...
Hunting Classic Deeres in Argentina
This week's video comes from Classic Tractor Fever and features Nebraska collector John Nikodym who along with Steve Just traveled to South America to...
The Poppin’ John
It seems as though one spring, I suddenly jumped out of my baby shoes, tossed away my Tinker Toys and climbed onto a farm...
Plowing With a Waterloo Boy
What can two cylinders and 750 RPM do? Pull a three bottom plow, that's what!
Fixing a Throttle Friction Disc.
Sometimes just little things can reduce the joy we get from our tractors, like a throttle lever that won’t stay in the position we...
