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,...
New Generation Fuel Tank Leak
Recently on the internet there have been multiple folks with questions about removing their John Deere New Generation fuel tank to fix a leak,...
Pickin’ and Grinnin’
Pickin' and Grinnin'
For many readers of Green Magazine memories of picking ear corn abound. That fall time harvest activity which for many seemed to...
Aussie Ken
G’day Mates!!!
I originally wrote an article for Green Magazine in the September 2015 issue about a John Deere “R” that I restored for a...
Bringing The Gas Tractor Into the 21st Century
According to Mr. Thinker’s Almanac Deere’s Waterloo factory built a total of 47,580 3010, 3020, 4010 and 4020 tractors with gas engines. When the...
Last of the Two Cylinder Era: The 730
The John Deere model 70 brought diesel power to the row crop farmer. The tractor was not Deere’s biggest seller, but it was never...
The John Deere 4020 New Generation Tractor
John Deere's innovative 4010 tractor was easily one of the greatest successes any tractor company had since the industry was created. The 4010 included...
Ask Mr. Thinker – 4010LP with 1000 RPM PTO Shaft?
Answers to your tractor questions from a cranky mechanic
Mr. Thinker,
I recently stopped to look at a 4010LP that I saw sitting in a pasture....
John Deere Custom Color Lawn Tractors
In 1969, John Deere introduced the custom color line of lawn and garden tractors. They are referred to today by collectors as the Patio...
