| Machinery
One hundred years of John Deere tractors
One hundred years of John Deere tractors will be on show at the John Deere 50 Celebration & Heritage Event at Langar
near Nottingham on September 24 and 25, 2016, when John Deere Limited publicly celebrates its 50th anniversary in
the UK and Ireland.
ohn Deere
customers and
fans are invited to
join the
anniversary
celebrations by
registering their attendance on the
John Deere website at
www.JohnDeere.co.uk/50years,
with a chance to win special 50th
anniversary merchandise in a prize
draw.
As well as trade stands, static
machinery exhibits and working
demonstrations of tractors and
implements, this special free
outdoor event will feature activities
and entertainment for all the family.
These will include archery, laser
clay shooting, falconry and
skydiving displays, synchronised
kite flying and live music. There
will also be a range of local food
and produce as well as a licensed
bar.
A parade of 50 vintage, classic
and modern John Deere tractors
and machinery will start with a
1916 Overtime Model R tractor,
belonging to Lincolnshire farm
manager Malcolm Robinson. This
will also include the iconic 4020
tractor, marking the beginnings of
John Deere Limited at Langar in
1966, and represent every decade
up to the present day, finishing
J
www.farmingmonthly.co.uk
with John Deere’s new flagship
620hp four-track 9620RX.
The Overtime tractor was given
credit for helping the World War I
effort by putting in many hours of
overtime producing food for the
war zone and the home front. John
Deere’s first step into tractor
production worldwide came in
1918 when the US company
bought the Overtime’s
manufacturer, the Waterloo
Gasoline Traction Engine
Company in Iowa, who also made
the Waterloo Boy. This machine’s
simple two-cylinder design
became a feature of John Deere
tractors for another four decades.
Later in the 20th century, John
Deere three wheel, high clearance
tractors came into East Anglia
from America at the end of the
Second World War under the
Lend-Lease deal. For a short time
in the early 1960s, a few dealers
sold large John Deere tractors
such as the 4010 – the UK’s first
100hp tractor – and 5010. These
were imported from the USA by
Lundell (Great Britain) Ltd of
Edenbridge in Kent, who initially
pioneered the use of large
horsepower tractors in the UK, and
who were bought by John Deere
in 1962.
Contact your local dealer
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
Ripon Farm Services (Keighley) West Yorkshire
Telephone 01535 632661, Visit www.riponfarmservices.com
Ripon Farm Services (Ripon) North Yorkshire
Telephone 01765 692255, Visit www.riponfarmservices.com
Ripon Farm Services (Stockton) County Durham
Telephone 01740 630254, Visit www.riponfarmservices.com
Ripon Farm Services (Tadcaster) North Yorkshire
Telephone 01937 835454, Visit www.riponfarmservices.com
Ripon Farm Services (Darrington) Pontefract
Telephone 01977 795241, Visit www.riponfarmservices.com
Ripon Farm Services (Ottringham) Hull
Telephone 01964 622351, Visit www.riponfarmservices.com
September 2016 | Farming Monthly | 47