John Deere: Two Cylinder Tractors

by Rod Beemer

John Deere two-cylinder tractors have made an impact to the agricultural world. They provided the mechanical muscle to transform prairie and plains to farms that have provided for the nation and world.For 42 years, John Deere two-cylinder tractors cut their way through history and helped John Deere become the number one agricultural tractor and implement business. From the Waterloo Boy to the 30 series tractors, John Deere Two-Cylinder Tractors tells the history of two-cylinder tractors is told in relation to a larger scheme of things. This ECS concentrates on how these tractors fit into the John Deere company, nation, and world between 1918 and 1960. Timelines highlight important dates in the nation and world's history in relation to the introduction of two-cylinder models and series.

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR ROD BEEMER is a writer, historian, and speaker whose published works include numerous books and magazine articles, many of which are about the settlement of the trans-Mississippi Prairies and Plains of the American West. Rod is a native Kansan who now lives in Minneapolis, Kansas, with his wife Dawn.