In August, 1960, thousands of enthusiastic on-lookers gathered to witness the long-awaited introduction of John Deere's new four-cylinder tractors. Presented in archival photographs and ads, as well as contemporary color photography, this volume presents an inside look at how the tractors were designed and conceived, and discusses the managerial strife that made the New Generation (1960-72) tractors possible. Includes coverage of features and options. Standard hardware, as well as rare options, for the 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000 and Worldwide series tractors is covered in detail.
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Booklist, April 1, 2007
“In their debut series for young people, the go-to publishers for automotive enthusiasts gets it right. These lavishly illustrated single-subject books, which include ‘Corvette’ and ‘Chopper,’ will be hot commodities with younger kids as well as car-obsessed teens.”
Note: The series is one of ten selected by the American Library Association as the year’s top non-fiction picks launched in the last 12 months.
American Authors Association Web site, May 2006
Reviewed by the Associate President
“The book is family friendly and well-written. The text is easy to read and there is a glossary in the back of the book. It merits putting this book on your gift list for those special young men in your life.”
Toy Farmer, June 2006 (circ.: 28,500)
“For over 40 years Motorbooks has created the best books on cards, motorcycles, tractors, trains and trucks. Drive.Ride.Fly. offers young enthusiasts all the detail on the hottest and coolest vehicles on the planet. The new series is recommended for ages 10 and up, but you don’t have to be a youngster to appreciate this book, which includes detailed information in short narrative tables, lists and a glossary of terms. Bright color and graphics invite all to page through this book and learn about John Deere.”
Forest Lake Times, May 24, 2006 (circ.:12,000; also online)
“Maurer co-wrote the nonfiction book John Deere with Rod Beemer, a tractor expert. Together the pair combined historical knowledge, photography and contemporary style to create a book about John Deere tractors that appeals to not only enthusiasts, but reluctant readers.”
Small Farm Today, May 2007
“This is a fun read for anyone of any age.”
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This review is from: John Deere New Generation Tractors (Farm Tractor Color History) (Paperback)
Very good color photographs and informative text about the development and first decade or so of John Deere's four- and six-cylinder tractors, from the 1010 to the 8020. Includes a lot of interesting comments from retired Deere executives and engineers, and neat historical photos of prototypes and testing work. For 10 series tractors, production number charts are broken down by individual year rather than just total production run figures, so you can see how many gas, row-crop 3010s were built in 1962, or how many diesel ag crawler 2010s were built in 1961, etc. There are no such charts for the 20 series, but yearly starting-serial-number charts for each tractor let you approximate total production of say, 3020s in 1966, but you can't break it down by gas, diesel, row crop, standard, etc. Like many books, there are some editing errors: the chart on 1010s, for example, shows the production figures for agricultural crawlers under the heading of "Hi-Crop Crawlers." Having not seen too many hi-crop crawlers, I suspect that is a mistake.
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John Deere gave his company an important guiding principle that appeared frequently in early company literature. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
average field service, front rockshaft, remote cylinder control, maximum transport speed, dry disk type, key switch starter, vertical muffler, bypass relief valve, electric fuel gauge, oil pressure indicator light, utility tractor, product engineering center, dual hydraulic system, includes power steering, muffler cover, rpm engine speed, deluxe seat, drawbar horsepower, alternator light, rpm rear, belt horsepower, adjustable front axle, swinging drawbar, serial number prefix, narrow front end Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Row-Crop Utility Tractor, Diesel Gas, Power Shift, Detroit Diesel, Industrial Crawler, Single Row-Crop, Bill Hewitt, Harold Brock, International Harvester, Van Gerpen, Agricultural Crawler Tractor, Henry Dreyfuss, United States, Love Field, Michael Mack, Stanley Marcus, Wheel Forklift, Deere Day, Depth Control, Industrial Wheel Tractor, Patricia Deere Wiman, Synchro Range, Warren Wiele New!
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John Deere gave his company an important guiding principle that appeared frequently in early company literature. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
average field service, front rockshaft, remote cylinder control, maximum transport speed, dry disk type, key switch starter, vertical muffler, bypass relief valve, electric fuel gauge, oil pressure indicator light, utility tractor, product engineering center, dual hydraulic system, includes power steering, muffler cover, rpm engine speed, deluxe seat, drawbar horsepower, alternator light, rpm rear, belt horsepower, adjustable front axle, swinging drawbar, serial number prefix, narrow front end Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Row-Crop Utility Tractor, Diesel Gas, Power Shift, Detroit Diesel, Industrial Crawler, Single Row-Crop, Bill Hewitt, Harold Brock, International Harvester, Van Gerpen, Agricultural Crawler Tractor, Henry Dreyfuss, United States, Love Field, Michael Mack, Stanley Marcus, Wheel Forklift, Deere Day, Depth Control, Industrial Wheel Tractor, Patricia Deere Wiman, Synchro Range, Warren Wiele New!
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- John Deere's Company: A History of Deere and Company and Its Times by Wayne G. Broehl Jr in Back Matter
- How Johnny Popper Replaced the Horse: A History of John Deere Two-Cylinder Tractors by Donald S. Huber in Back Matter
- American Farm Tractors in the 1960s by Chester Peterson in Back Matter
- John Deere Two-Cylinder Tractors by Rod Beemer on page 93
- American Farm Tractors in the 1960s (Motorbooks Classic) by Chester Peterson in Back Matter
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