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Although you never see them walking the red carpet or attending movie premieres, John Deere has been a movie star for many, many years. You may not notice them at first, but John Deere tractors and equipment have been featured in countless television shows and movies throughout the years. From mowers cutting lawns in Summer Catch to the John Deere 2940 tractor winning chicken races in Footloose, John Deere has had cameo appearances in all different genres of movies and TV shows. We have compiled a few photos and videos of John Deere machinery that you may recognize from some of your favorite movies. I’m sure that there are many other films and shows that you have seen John Deere equipment in. Even though we may never see that star on Hollywood Boulevard, it is pretty cool to see our favorite John Deere machinery on our television screens.
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John Deere is usually known for their huge, heavy, strong farming and construction equipment. Well what about all the other Deere items that might not be in your mind when you think John Deere? Here are a few collectibles that might not help you out on the farm but still have the same great name of John Deere.
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Two more record high auction sale prices were established on a January 12, 2011 farm auction in Dana, IN.
* 1998 JD 8100 2WD tractor with 1,616 hours sold for $72,000, making it the highest auction price I have ever seen on a 2WD 8100.
* 2004 JD 8420 MFWD tractor with 1,432 hours sold for $144,000. The previous record high auction sale price was $139,500.
Check out the auction action for yourself in this Youtube video I posted the evening of the auction, January 12th:
About Machinery Pete: Greg “Machinery Pete” Peterson has been working in the agricultural industry for 21 years and details agricultural equipment prices and trends at his website, Machinerypete.com. Greg also writes columns for Successful Farming magazine, Implement & Tractor magazine, Agriculture.com web site and also appears on the Machinery Show on RFD-TV.
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If you’re a John Deere fan, you’ve probably seen a lot of different models over the years. Still, there is one model that is unlike any other – the Walking Machine.
Here is a must-see clip of the John Deere Walking Tractor in action.
So how many of you are whistling the Star Wars theme song right now? No, this is not something from a science fiction movie so put your light saber away. But what is it? The machine that you are looking at is actually a prototype harvester used in the logging process. Its basic function is to harvest trees in challenging terrain. You may be asking, “Why the unique design?” The design serves several functions. First, it allows the machine to get to places that traditional harvesters simply can’t get to. Secondly, each foot has a larger contact area than a conventional wheel, which spreads the load and decreases the amount of ground disturbance. Tires can also leave grooves that channel rain water and create erosion. Although this prototype has been discontinued, it provided insight into new technologies that are being developed and could possibly change the future of the logging industry.
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This 1972 JD 2520 tractor sold on a farm estate auction Jan. 6, 2011 in Murfreesboro, NC for $23,250, a new record high auction sale price
Bidders flew in from Texas, Indiana and Ohio.
All to take a shot at the 1972 JD 2520 tractor (PS, side console, SN# 023060R) up for sale on today’s Jan. 6, 2011 farm estate auction near Murfreesboro, NC. The sale was by Rich and Rich Auctioneers International, Inc. A new record high auction sale price was realized with the buyer coming from Canada.
It sold for $23,250.
The late Vernon Joyner took very good care of his line of John Deere tractors over his farming career. It certainly showed in the sale prices on today’s auction. Other examples:
1969 John Deere 3020: $8,900
JD L, unstyled: $13,250
The previous record high auction sale price I have compiled on a JD 2520 tractor came this past July, on a huge collector auction in Wolf Point, MT July 17, 2010. A John Deere 2520 tractor on that auction sold for $18,500.
About Machinery Pete: Greg “Machinery Pete” Peterson has been working in the agricultural industry for 21 years and details agricultural equipment prices and trends at his website, Machinerypete.com. Greg also writes columns for Successful Farming magazine, Implement & Tractor magazine, Agriculture.com web site and also appears on the Machinery Show on RFD-TV.
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A few of these photos might cause you to raise your eyebrows and ask, “How did they do that?” But other than that, the coupling of John Deere machines and silos seems perfectly natural. They coexist on farms all over the country, and here are a few captures of Deere machines and silos in the same frame.
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John Deere was featured as a National Geographic Channel special for their Ultimate Factories series.
John Deere is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of agricultural equipment. Go behind the scenes of John Deere’s harvester works factory in East Moline, Illinois to witness the birth of one of agriculture’s most vital harvesting machines, the STS Combine.
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When you think of John Deere, you (rightfully) think of some of the best farm machinery known to man. We invite you to lift your eyes upward and check out this image collection of John Deere in the skies. Be it airplane or hot air balloon, John Deere green is prevalent in blue skies:
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