John Deere : The Classic American Tractor

by Leffingwell, Randy

• ISBN13: 9780760313657
• ISBN10: 0760313652
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

Stunning color photos, rare archival images, never-before-seenprototypes,and styling drawings combine to recount the history of John Deere and its legendary tractors. From the D, GP, and B models to the Waterloo Boy, Dain All-Wheel Drive, and the Tractivator, to the New Generation Orchard and Hi-Crop models, this book chronicles a bountiful harvest of John Deere classics. Includes coverage of kerosene, gasoline, LPG, diesel, and all-fuel models A Motorbooks Classic. Prevoius hardcover edition (0-87938-755-6 pub 1993) has sold over 90,000 copies!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction: "Not Content To Be Runner-Up"	p. 9
Early Experimental Tractors: The Reluctant Giant Awakes	p. 11
Tractivator and Sklovsky Experimentals: Butterworth Plants, Dain Harvests	p. 15
Dain All-Wheel Drive: Deere's First Production Tractor	p. 21
The Waterloo Boy: One Giant Step--In Place	p. 29
The English Overtime: Ford Meets His Waterloo	p. 37
"Spoker" Model D: Exit the Dain; Enter the D	p. 45
Model C Experimental: C Sounds Like D, So Call It GP	p. 51
Model GP and Specials: Potatoes in Maine, Apples in Washington	p. 57
Unstyled Models A and B: A Bid To Stay Alive	p. 69
Styled Models A and B: Men of Substance Meet the Man of Style	p. 81
Model BO Lindeman: Variations on a Theme	p. 95
Industrial Models A and B: A Deere of a Different Color	p. 101
Models L and LA: L Does Not Mean "Little"	p. 107
Models G, H, A, B, and Styled D: General-Purpose Improvements	p. 115
Model M: L Plus LA Equals M	p. 129
Diesel Models: The Alphabet Ends When Pop-Pop Becomes Thud-Thud	p. 137
Models 40, 50, 60, and 70: Deere's New Math in Multiples of Ten	p. 145
The 20 Series and 30 Series: A Generation Matures	p. 159
A New Generation of Power: Deere's Surprise	p. 173
The Lost Generation: Rotaries, Turbines, and Electrics	p. 183
Generation II Tractors: The Search for More Power, the Quest for More Features	p. 187
Index	p. 192
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