George W. Wormley, Machinery Editor, Farm Journal 1952-1982
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.
Book Description
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.
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