…At first they made their own early tractors, but in 1918 they ended their own experimentation and purchased the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company. They manufactured the WaterlooBoy tractor for many years. It wasn’t until 1923 that they introduced a tractor under their own name – the John Deere…
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…time, farmers began to seriously look into tractors as an alternative source of power. The Fordson, McCormick-Deering 10-20, and John Deere WaterlooBoy (among many other manufacturers and models) stepped in to fill this need for power on American farms. Production skyrocketed during the war. In…
…state as well. The law passed in 1919. By 1920, the University of Nebraska was ready to begin tests. The first tractor tested was John Deere’s WaterlooBoy tractor, quickly followed by 68 more tractors tested that year. The Nebraska Tests quickly developed an excellent reputation. They caught on…