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FIrst John Deere plow
John Deere invents the steel walking plow. -
John Deere introduces the Walking Gang Plow
John Deere introduced the walking gang plow.You use this plow by mounting two, and later 3 plows farmers could cut plow time in half or more. The first gang plows were priced at sixteen dollars. -
Hawkeye Riding Cultivator
John Deere invents the riding cultivator, which makes it easier to plow becuaae you can ride. -
First Patent for moulds
John Deere introduces the company's first actual patent for moulds used in casting steel plows. Another one follows in a few months and a third the next year. -
Walking cultivator
John Deere walking cultivator is patented in August 1867 -
Farm Equipment
In 1911, under Deere & Company's third president, William Butterworth, six noncompeting farm equipment companies were brought into the Deere organization, this established the company as a full-line manufacturer of farm equipment. In 1918, the company purchased the Waterloo Gasoline Traction Engine Company in Waterloo, Iowa, and tractors became an important part of the John Deere line. -
Model "D"
Deere launches the Model "D". A great success from the start and the first two-cylinder Waterloo-built tractor to bear the big John Deere name, it stays in the product line for 30 years -
Combine
The John Deere company produces a combine, the John Deere No. 2. A year later, catalogs advertise the John Deere No. 1,which is a smaller, more popular machine. By 1929, the No. 1 and No. 2 are replaced by much newer, lighter-weight versions. -
Military
John Deere invents military tractors, ammunition, aircraft parts, carg,o and mobile laundry units during the war. -
1959-current
The company brings out the tractor, 8010, a diesel-powered, 215-horsepower, 10-ton Goliath – this is the largest tractor John Deere has ever built. Only a few are sold. Current- 1993 New 5000, 6000, and 7000 Series JD Tractors drive up market shares in North America and Europe. Among 20 contenders in Germany,John Deere moves from third to first place in tractor sales. Lawn-and-garden-equipment sales top $1 billion for the first time ever. 2004 Record full-year earnings of $1.406 billion in JD.
