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John Deere was born on February 7, 1804, in Rutland, Vermont, [4] the third son of William Rinold Deere, [5] a merchant tailor, and Sarah Yeats. [6] After a brief educational period at Middlebury College, at age 17 in 1821, he began an apprenticeship with Captain Benjamin Lawrence, a successful Middlebury blacksmith, and entered the trade for himself in 1826.
Deere & Company, doing business as John Deere (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ n ˈ d ɪər /), is an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axles, transmissions, gearboxes) used in heavy equipment and lawn care equipment.
The Western Australian Government, having heard of Chamberlain's plan to build tractors, persuaded the Chamberlains to use an ex-munitions factory in Welshpool, Western Australia. The first tractors rolled off the production line in 1949.
John Deere Model 60 (1955) John Deere Model 530 (1959) John Deere Model 430S (circa 1960) After years of testing, Deere & Company released its first proper diesel engined tractor in 1949, the Model R. The R was also the first John Deere tractor with a live independent power take-off (PTO) equipped with its own clutch. The R also incorporated ...
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Allen started his career at John Deere in 1975, where he first worked as an industrial engineer. [1] He became the company's president and chief operating officer in June 2009. [5] Allen was the chairman and chief executive officer of Deere & Company from February 2010 to November 2019. [5] In 2016, he earned more than US$18 million. [1] [6]
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