John Deere Infographic: A Chronological History

The John Deere Tractor: A Chronological History [Infographic]

August 11, 2010

by Machinefinder

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The Year was 1837. It came to John Deere’s attention that the farmers of the area were having some major problems with their old cast-iron plows in the thick, rich soil of the Midwest. John made his first self-cleaning plow out of steel from an old saw. It worked like a charm and John Deere, being the innovator that he was, did something quite unusual at that time. John started making his new plows before he ever got any requests for them. This was unusual in that blacksmiths made items only on demand for their customers.

And this was only the beginning…
Fast forward to the present and you will find GPS, self-steer and the latest and greatest mobile offices right in your John Deere.

Here’s a look at the 173 year history of John Deere in a way that only an infographic can capture:

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<a href=”http://blog.machinefinder.com/2419/john-deere-tractor-infographic”><img src=”http://blog.machinefinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/John-Deere-Chronological-History.png” alt=”John Deere Chronological History Infographic” width=”970″ border=”0″ /></a><br />Via: <a href=”http://machinefinder.com”>MachineFinder</a>

What’s your favorite era? How about a favorite tractor? Let us know in the comments.

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For me, nothing beats the modern era. The technological advancements that are in the cabs of these amazing machines today is beyond impressive. Tractors that steer themselves, computers in the cab displaying real-time information about your field as you run over it, using GPS to get within a couple inches of the edge of your property… all simply amazing. What is most exciting will be the next ten years when this graphic gets updated in 2020!

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I totally forgot we had that old 1010 series we used for our 10 acre “garden” and of course brush-hogging the levees. Also taught more than a few of us how to drive. Thing had no speed, especially up against the 4020 with it’s fluid transmission. But, it got the job done for generations.

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