Deere Evolution


	Two-Cylinder Tractor Restoration

Evolution of the “Deere”

Two Cylinder Era 1918 to July 1970.

In 1918 John Deere company bought the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company and formally entered the tractor production market. Prior to that, Deere was actively trying to find a tractor to sell and in the years 1912 to 1917 was testing prototypes built by other manufactures and designers. An all wheel drive model designed by Joseph Dain Sr. was approved for production in 1918, approximately 100 Dains were built and shipped. Almost simultaneously Deere bought the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. and began selling the Waterloo Boy that was already being marketed, the Dain model development was dropped at that time.

Although two cylinder production was discontinued in the United States in 1961, two cylinder models were produced in Argentina until July of 1970. When the New Generation Tractors (four and six cylinders) were introduced in 1960 in the USA, production of Two Cylinder models continued for a short time solely for the export market. Tooling was then shipped to Rosario, Argentina where a factory had been built to supply the Argentine demand. Two Cylinder production ceased forever, worldwide in July 1970.

Two Cylinder Models


	Waterloo Boy-1917-1924 Already in production when John Deere bought the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company in 1918. Waterloo Boys were produced in models "R", "N". In the United Kingdom the Waterloo Boy was marketed under the name “Overtime”.

Model D-1924-1953 The first tractor developed and sold with the John Deere name, model D's under went many upgrades and changes over their twenty nine year production run. Changes included increased horsepower, operator comfort features, safety improvements and changes to allow the ever developing line of attachments and implements to be utilized.
Model variation include the "DI" (industrial) and "DO" (orchard). Linderman Bros. of Yakima WA experimented with crawler tracks on the D but results were not satisfactory and the idea was shelved in favor of the model "GP". Deere itself also tried its hand at tracks on the D in a half track configuration but without favorable results, the "DC" never reached production. next page