Can a Model “A” be Converted to Diesel?
To some people, the words, “It can’t be done,” mean nothing more than “try harder.” I imagine that this was the motto of the...
How Slow Will a Two Cylinder Run?
The Indianapolis 500 is this weekend and the cars running will have engines revving up to 12,000 RPM. Here's a 1949 John Deere "A"...
Detroit Deere Corporation
The Screaming Jimmy meets the Leaping Deere-almost
If you are 40 years old or older at some point while sitting at the coffee shop, outside...
Can Anything Stop an 830 at a Tractor Pull?
This video is a good illustration of the lugging power-torque of John Deere two cylinder tractors.
The Tecumseh Pony Motor?
Tecumseh pony motors
Back in 1990, I was farming using a 530 Case and an “AR” John Deere. In an effort to improve time and...
Removing the Clutch Wheel on Deere Plows.
If you have ever tried to remove the clutch side wheel on a Deere model 51, 52, 4D, 44 or 55 plow you'll know...
Do You Recognize This Tractor?
Way back when, I grew up on a farm. We had a variety of two cylinder John Deere tractors—from a “GP” to a model...
John Deere All Wheel Drive Dain Tractor
In this video you'll see the All Wheel Drive Deere owned by the Northern Illinois Steam Power Club. We'll have more information on this...
John Deere Two Cylinder with Advanced Guidance System
Just because you prefer two cylinder tractors shouldn’t mean that you can’t have the latest technology. That’s what Jeff Ludeke of Atlanta, Nebraska seems...
John Deere Model 60 Crawler and MFWD
When Tim Sweeney was a young man his father owned a 40 crawler. He remembers once remarking to his dad, "If we had a...
Deere and the Barber Greene Connection
A close look at a vintage Barber-Greene Company advertisement shows a familiar looking tractor working alongside a Barber-Greene model 550 windrow loader. Yes, that’s...
Small Michigan Town Played Big Part in Development of Model “Y”
Yes, that is right—the 1936 John Deere model “Y” was the prototype for the Deere that replaced the work horse (aka Old Dobbin) and...
Turbocharging a Two-Cylinder Deere
I am writing this in response to Mr. Thinker, who (in the August 2010 issue of Green Magazine) asked for reader input from those...
What Year is My Tractor?
I recently had a question from a reader concerning what year his John Deere two-cylinder tractor was, citing conflicting information he had gotten from...
It’s Trusty, It’s Reliable, It’s a “BR”!
It’s trusty,
it’s reliable,
it’s a “BR”
May 1996
In about 1960, at Hillsboro, North Dakota, the R.F. Gunkelman Elevator had acquired the nicest little “BR” John Deere...
Oldest Known Deere Self Propelled Combine
Kevin Bos makes a living farming and repairing machinery for others near Geneseo, Illinois but one of his other interests is old harvesting equipment,...
