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John Deere Tractors 1918-1994, published by Deere & Co., and the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, Mich., 1994. 11 x 8½ (landscape) paperback, 85 pages, ISBN 0-916150-84-4 Please note this book is new, not used. This book briefly details all the different tractors that Deere made between 1918 and 1998. Older farmers who farm with old type tractors, tractor collectors, and Deere enthusiasts will love this book. From the Preface: This book provides information about farm tractors introduced since 1987. There is also information added about John Deere's first production tractor: the All-Wheel-Drive Tractor, commonly referred to as the "Dain" tractor. In addition, some corrections have been made to the information contained in the previous versions of this book. A John Deere tractor aficionado will want to pay close attention to the many changes in tractor serial numbers listed in the back pages of this book, especially to serial numbers for tractors built between 1935 and 1950. Handwritten record books from the Waterloo and Dubuque Tractor factories were reviewed carefully to determine the serial number of the first tractor models built each new production year. A tractor production year is not the same as Deere & Company's fiscal year or a calendar year. In fact, a production year may be shorter or longer than 12 months. Deere & Company's fiscal year always begins on November 1 and ends the following October 31. There is no set date for the start or end of a production year. It often began in late July or August after a tractor factory was closed for a few weeks for inventory, for an extended factory-wide employee vacation period, or for extensive changes to the assembly line. Significant improvements or model changes are normally made at the beginning of the new production year, but not always. Therefore, it is important for a tractor buff to know the serial number of the first tractor built each new production year. Previous editions of this book listed serial numbers of some of the first tractors built after the start of the new fiscal year; these are the serial numbers that have been changed. John Deere tractors are manufactured in many countries. Only those models sold in North America are featured in this book. (please look at our rules and privacy policy) |
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