John Deere Tractors and Equipment (John Deere Tractors & Equipment, 1960-1990) [Hardcover]

Don MacMillan (Author), Roy Harrington (Author)

Book Description

Series: John Deere Tractors & Equipment, 1960-1990 | Publication Date: August 1, 1991

Here are John Deere tractors as youve never seen them! Don Macmillan continues the intriguing saga of this well-known product line with the help of retired Deere & Company engineer Roy Harrington. Volume Two picks up where Volume One left off, covering the years 1960 through 1990 in a very enjoyable and informative 400 pages. Get the inside story of Deere & Company in the modern period of the past 30 years. Enjoy the inside stories behind the development, plus over 700 photographs, including some equipment that has never been produced. The appendices include Nebraska test results, specifications, serial numbers, and more creating the ultimate must have for all John Deere enthusiasts. Hours of enjoyable reading now, a collectors item in the future.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Here for the first time in one place are highlights of how Deere & Company turned a vision, painstaking research, and more than a century of experience into a full line of high performance tractors and equipment. Dramatic events, from the historic 1960 Deere Day in Dallas to the unveiling of the Sound-Gard body in Waterloo and the introduction of the Max-Emerge planter in Moline, are presented in straightforward firsthand accounts by Roy E. Harrington, long-time Deere engineer, now retired, and Don Macmillan, author of Volume One, John Deere Tractors and Equipment. -- George W. Wormley, Machinery Editor, Farm Journal 1952-1982

About the Author

Don Macmillan, Devizes, England, is a well-known collector of vintage tractors and coordinator of the Two-Cylinder Club branch in England. His collection has numbered as many as 35, making it one of the largest in Europe. He was also a well-known John Deere dealer in the United Kingdom. He has travelled widely in the United States and Europe, and has well-established contacts with Deere & Company management, developed from an association that has spanned more than four decades. Macmillan is also the author of John Deere Tractors and Equipment Volume One, 1837-1959 and John Deere Tractors Worldwide: A Century of Progress 1893-1993.

Roy Harrington contributes a unique engineering perspective of John Deere. His four decades of work at Deere & Company include being manager of the product development department and, later, of the experimental farm near Moline. He ran the annual product engineers meeting for a decade, was a manager in the product and market planning department, and holds 21 farm equipment patents. He worked on the New Generation tractors starting in 1953, and in 1989 conducted a major phone survey on Maximizer combines. Harrington has also written three childrens books: A Tractor Goes Farming, Grandpas John Deere Tractors, and How John Deere Tractors & Implements Work.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: American Society of Agricultural & Biological; 1 edition (August 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929355199
• ISBN-13: 978-0929355191
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,566,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on later model Deere's, September 24, 2000

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David Chesterman (APO, AE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: John Deere Tractors and Equipment (John Deere Tractors & Equipment, 1960-1990) (Hardcover)

This is a great book on late model John Deere equipment from around the world. It is filled with color photos. It describes equipment chronologically and by type. Not only does it discuss agricultural equipment but it covers construction and lawn and garden equipment. There are charts on equipment statistics and it has a large section on the "New Generation of Power". If you are interested in later model Deeres, then I highly recommend this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John Deere Tractors and Equipment: 1837-1959 (John Deere Tractors & Equipment, 1837-1959), June 7, 2007

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This review is from: John Deere Tractors and Equipment, Vol. 1: 1837-1959 (Hardcover)

The quick response and quality of the product make this a very satisfying purchase. The book is well written and provides both historical and technical information that is very helpful. The pictures and illustrations in the book are excellent. I would recommend this book as one of the best and most complete on this topic.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, December 21, 2010

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This review is from: John Deere Tractors and Equipment, Vol. 1: 1837-1959 (Hardcover)

My dad, a current farmer and John Deere fan, loved the book! It's very detailed and provides interesting facts and information.Definietly a must collector item.