John Deere Albert City 2024

12/27/2025

01/24/2024

This photo is specifically posted for Richard Hain and Green Magazine, we were talking this morning, and, there was a period of time when i let my subscription lapse, I had taken a sabbatical from the tractor world, (although i have apologized), Richard referred to that period of time as the “dark years when I was not a subscriber”. Carol, Richard, and I go back to the early eighties when they came to the Central Hawkeye Swap Meet in Waukee Iowa to promote their new magazine. I still remember standing on the north hill overlooking I-80 as we talked about John Deere.
So this morning Richard commented on my unique family photo history that I have been posting. Here is a picture of my father, and apparently a brand new John Deere manure spreader. I dedicate this photo to Richard and our long history of giving each other a certain amount of “organic waste material”.
Seriously, the manure spreader has a seat and a tractor tongue? Were there differences between horse or tractor spreaders? And there are a lot of various stencils on the side.

12/27/2023

Good morning, before most of you were born, before people collected John Deere’s, there was real life. I am on my Dad’s 50, notice the side exhaust, fenders, radio, (a 50 hot rodded?), in the background is my peddle tractor, which was probably a Christmas gift in 1954.

12/27/2023

Classic Green has endorsed the John Deere Show this summer in Albert City Iowa, please follow and like our page and keep up on the information. This incredible clip was taken at the Bos Bros Fall Harvest Show in September 2022, their fall show will be next September. This wil be difficult to top this lineup!

12/26/2023

i do not know what or who owns this? This was taken at the Bos Bros fall show in Sept 2022. Obviously a military purpose.

12/26/2023

An early 55 at 2018 Gathering of the Green 2018. Please like and follow the John Deere Albert City 2024 page for information regarding this summer’s John Deere show at Albert Ciry Iowa. We are displaying and demonstrating all the various JD equipment. Thank you!

12/26/2023

One of my favorite photos. Mid 1930’s. My father on the GP, his brother on the tongue, his sisters posing, and my Grandfather Arthur Johnson on the binder. My family’s first John Deere, no one ever said anything good about the Fordson he traded in.

12/25/2023

I have a large file of photographs, I have attended antique tractor events since 1974. It is very interesting following the hobby over 50 years. This photo of a restored JD elevator in the lobby of a hotel at the 2018 Gathering of the Green is a prime example.

12/25/2023

These photos were taken at Gathering of the Green in 2018, this is Wes Malcolm’s early A. Wes has been very helpful and is planning on participating in this summer’s show.

12/25/2023

Wishing everyone
a blessed and Merry
Christmas!

12/23/2023

To end my Saturday afternoon smorgasbord of John Deere plowing videos is Hans Knutson and the grandfather and beginning of the John Deere tractor line, a spoker D, which will likely be at Albert City this summer!

12/23/2023

Long before John Deere ever produced tractors, they built hand lift platform plows for steam engines and large prairie tractors. They are still in high demand, and I believe were available in 4-14 bottoms. This one is at Bos Bros Summer Show 2023 being pulled by an Aultman Taylor.