Jaden
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- Eastern Nebraska
Talked to a guy at an old tractor show today. He said that in 1939, John Deere built an experimental rear-engined tractor. There were 5 prototypes made, most were subsequently scrapped, one "escaped". John Deere proclaimed them impractical, and stopped the project. The engineer that envisioned it still thought it was a good idea. World War II put a halt to any further development. After the war, the engineer gave the idea to an engineer friend who worked at Allis Chalmers. He promoted it, and it became the Allis Chalmers model G. Supposedly, there is one of the experimental units in a museum somewhere, and one sold at auction a few years ago in Ohio for a very high price.
Anyone have any idea if this story checks out?
Anyone have any idea if this story checks out?