John Deere Tractors

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Brief History

As a former Iowa Tractor Boy I recently had the opportunity to visit the Museum in Froelich, Iowa that showcases the development of the first gasoline powered traction engine. Shown here is a model of the first one which was operated in 1892 and developed by John Froelich.

To learn more about this first traction engine which was powered by gasoline please visit:

http://www.froelichtractor.com/

As the machine age progressed John Froelich sold out to a firm in Waterloo, Iowa. They improved the traction engine and marketed a tractor known as "The Waterloo Boy."

From that humble beginning we can see that in later years the owners of the Waterloo Boy Tractor Works sold out to a firm that we now know as "John Deere," the implement manufacturer that paints it's products green.

Now You Know!!!!!