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JOHN DEERE 720 |
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The
John Deere 720achieved many records in the Deere line: It was
the largest row-crop two-cylinder model built by
John Deere
;the largest row-crop tractor tested at Nebraska; it provided
more work per gallon of diesel fuel of any wheeled
or crawler tractor tested up to that time; and the gas and
LP-gas models were also the most powerful row-crops of
their fuel type.
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JOHN DEERE DIESEL |
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1949
John Deere RTractor becomes the first diesel
by John Deere. The biggest
John Deere
to date offering power and
weight that large wheat and rice farmers required.. It
provides 43 belt hp and weighs 7,400 pounds. Its 2-
cylinder diesel engine is started by a 2-cylinder gasoline
pony engine. It is also the first John Deere tractor to
offer an optional cab.
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FORD NA |
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The 3PT War
a $9.25 million dollar settlement agreement against Ford. Ford
agreed to discontinue production of the
hydraulic system using Ferguson's reservoir-side
hydraulic pump
by the end of the 1952 model
year. 1953 saw the release of the Ford NA
Ferguson, who had begun producing Ford 9N look-alikes
that he marketed as Ferguson TE-20 and TO-
20 , suffered in the final settlement
for his success. He had manufactured nearly
140,000 of the 9N clones without Ford's permissio
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Case VAC |
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CASE VAC 1942-1955
The Case VAC Model
became a well respected small
Case Tractor
. Their superior design is evidenced by the fact that many are still in service.
Case VAC Tractor
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John Deere Backhoe |
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The
John Deere 92 Backhoe
became a popular backhoe attachment. Available in a 10 and 12 foot model. Mounting options were the John Deere JD300 or the John Deere JD400 loaders only.
The 92 John Deere Backhoe like all other JD Backhoes were treated as attachments. The backhoes could be demounted to free the loader tractor for three
point hitch, drawbar or PTO work.
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JOHN DEERE 440 |
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1958 The
John Deere 440 crawler becomes the first real industrail tractor . The Integral
+John Deere 831 Loader will become a popular loader option.
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