John Deere Two-Cylinder Expo XVII - 2007
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First Model 720 producedThis 720 tractor had the serial number "7200000". It was the very tractor used in the Nebraska horsepower tests - the tests that provide the "official" horsepower specs for the entire model line. Interestingly enough, the tractor has been in the same family its whole life - they bought it from Deere a couple years after it was produced, and used it up until the late 1990's, when they decided to restore it.
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Orange MIThese MI's were produced for the Iowa Highway department, and therefore came from the factory in "Highway Orange". See the next picture for more information.
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Orange MI informationHere's some information about the orange MI in the last picture.
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Tractor AuditoriumStill more beautifully restored tractors.
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Assembling TractorThroughout the show, a team of workers was assembling a newly-restored Model B tractor. Here they lift the hood/fuel tank into place.
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Assembling TractorThe upper hood is now in place, now they work on tightening it. By the end of the day before we left, they actually had this tractor running.
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William and Scale 5010 DieselWilliam sits on a very cool scale-model 5010 Diesel. The owner of this tractor created it, mainly from scratch/shop-built parts. He gave William the privilege of sitting on it.
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Deere BoysFather and Son look happy to be amongst the tractors.
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William and Scale 5010 DieselWilliam felt this tractor was perfectly sized for him. The scale tractor had a small engine in it and actually worked.
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6030 DieselThis 6030 Diesel was one of the more beautifully restored tractors at the show. It looked as if it just came out of the showroom, and it was really shocking to see some of the "before" pictures of it.
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5010 DieselThis 5010 Diesel is very similar to the 6030, but a bit smaller and older. It, too, looked beautiful and showroom-quality.
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