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13 unusual facts about John Deere


Alexander Girard

Girard was commissioned to create a mural for the John Deere Company, in the entrance to their administration building designed by Saarinen near Moline, Illinois.

Chuck McMains

McMains' father-in-law, Wilson Lindsey Coit (1911-1999), was for many years the Chevrolet and John Deere dealer in Newellton.

Dwight Deere Wiman

Dwight Wiman was born in Moline, Illinois, one of two boys born to William Wiman and Anna Deere, a granddaughter of John Deere.

Fort Scott Community College

The FSCC sites in Frontenac have courses covering Harley Davidson and John Deere training.

Fred Zollner

Zollner Corporation, formed in 1912, was a Tier-1 supplier of pistons to companies such as Ford, General Motors, International Harvester (now Navistar), John Deere and Outboard Marine.

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

Cledus T. Judd in 1996 released a parody called "Grandpa Got Ran Over by a John Deere" as a sequel to "Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer" and as well did a cover of the song in 2002.

John Deere Green

One night, he hauls a can of "John Deere green" paint to the top of a water tower and paints the words "Billy Bob loves Charlene," as well as an outline of a heart, on the tower.

Just Like Mom

While there were a collection of prizes available on the prize wheel, including prizes from sponsors such as Robin Hood Flour, Playmobil and John Deere, the grand prize to Walt Disney World was the most memorable and coveted prize available.

Landau–Rohrbach railway

The John Deere company, which manufactures agricultural equipment, has a factory in Zweibrücken, from which freight trains were loaded with combine harvesters before the traffic converted to road transport.

Melstedgård

The southern outhouse houses old farm machinery as well as three old tractors, one of them a 1948 John Deere sent from the United States under the post-war Marshall Plan.

Moline Plowboys

Many Moline residents worked for companies such as Deere, Moline Plow Company, and Minneapolis-Moline.

One More Last Chance

In it, Gill and various band members are seen playing a round of golf at a golf course, with Gill having ridden a John Deere tractor to the course.

Pedro Atala

Pedro Atala is a Honduran business owner of Camosa which is the John Deere distributor in Honduras.


Fendt

Other manufacturers such as ZF or John Deere have developed their own but Fendt's Vario is considered a market leader.

Intermat

A global offering, assembled by the principal international construction equipment manufacturers: Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi, Volvo, Liebherr, JCB, Bobcat Company, Haulotte Group, Case New Holland, John Deere, Michelin, Wirtgen, Groupe Fayat, Mécalac Ahlmann, Manitou, etc.

Peg Perego

These toys have become more advanced, and the company now sells battery-powered John Deere, Polaris, Cub Cadet, Ducati, and Vespa ride-on toys for children.

Promens

At the time of the acquisition Bonar Plastics produced parts for at least 15 industries and blue-chip customers include DaimlerChrysler, Caterpillar, John Deere, Peugeot, Renault and Volvo.

Stanley Matthew Mitruk

His major projects during this time were the restoration of the “William Henry Harrison (9th President of the United States) Mansion” in Vincennes, Indiana, and the architectural plans for the reconstruction of the original “John Deere Blacksmith Shop” in Grand Detour, Illinois, which included a huge mural exhibit.

Timberjack

Timberjack is a manufacturer of forestry machinery for both cut-to-length and whole tree logging, and has been a subsidiary of John Deere since 2000.

Unitrans 3852–3861

Engine: John Deere 8.1 liter compressed natural gas (CNG) with an Allison automatic transmission