jg
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Posted: 10/16/2010 8:29 PM
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RE: 1863 Hawkeye Riding Cultivator by Deere
Linda wanted to know if she had a Hawkeye Riding Cultivator, the first tool made by John Deere with a seat for riding. She wanted to see a photo of it.
John Deere Archives has only one illustration of this machine. It is shown on page 205 of Genuine Value , published published by Deere in 2000.
The same illustration is found on page 7 of John Deere Tractors and Equipment Volume One 1837-1959 appears to be slightly clearer. Over 50,000 of these books have been sold so it should be easy to find one from a John Deere collector.
Roy Harrington 309-797-3617