Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Deere & Company Tractors at Antique Powerland

John Deere set up a blacksmith shop in Grand Detour, Illinois in 1837 and quickly invented a pioneering steel plow that became very popular. Deere starting building his plows in advance and selling the completed product instead of building them as they were ordered. Deere was involved in a number of partnerships to mass produce his plow and other products until he incorporated Deere & Company in 1868. The company passed from John Deere to his son Charles and on to William Butterworth in 1907, who expanded the company into the tractor business. Deere & Company still builds tractors today.

For more about John Deere tractors, visit A History of John Deere Tractors by Dave Cole.

IMG_8011 John Deere Waterloo Boy & Model D Tractors at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 4, 2007
John Deere Waterloo Boy and Model D tractors at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

The Waterloo Engine Company began producing the kerosene-fueled Waterloo Boy tractor in 1913. Wanting to enter the tractor market, Deere & Company purchased the Waterloo Engine Company in 1918 and continued producing the Waterloo Boy until 1924. In 1923, Deere & Company began producing its own tractor design, the Model D, which would be produced until 1953.

IMG_7999 John Deere Model MI Industrial Tractor at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 4, 2007
John Deere Model M at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

This is an example of the Deere & Company Model M, which was produced from 1947 to 1952. This particular tractor is an all-yellow Model MI industrial tractor.

IMG_7996 John Deere Model R Tractors at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 4, 2007
John Deere Model Rs at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

Here are a pair of Deere & Company Model R Tractors. The Model R was produced from 1949 to 1954, and was the company's first diesel-powered tractor.

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