John Deere Crawler Dozers

John Deere was the man who was able to design and develop the world's first commercially successful self-cleaning or scouring steel plow, according to research. This was around the time when the settlement and the development of the Midwestern United States was taking place. It was they say the "Go West young man" period of time in America. The people of the 19th Century were considering the Midwest as being the golden land of much hope and promise. That was 170 years ago.

John Deere was thought they say, to be one of the people along with his company and its innovations who reflected the core values of integrity, commitment and quality of the country. When the famous steel plow was developed by John Deere in his blacksmith shop he started the beginnings of the Deere company. This company today does business with and supplies people and businesses around the world while employing more than fifty-thousand people.

Mr. Deere was born in Rutland, Vermont February 7, 1804 and was raised near Middlebury, Vermont. His father was lost at sea when he was four years old, leaving his mother to raise him and his five brothers and sisters all alone. He received the simpliest of education due to the situation. He left home with his mother's blessing at the age of seventeen, it is said. He became an apprentice to a properous blacksmith, a Captain Benjamin Lawrence. Captain Lawrence taught him how to be a blacksmith as well as becoming a surrogate father to John.

He eventually married, had children and then with tough times, decided to leave his family, four children and a pregnant wife to try to find a better paying job. During his time away from home he invented the steel plow and started a small business making and selling the plows. He sent for his family and found partners to help grow his business. He then moved the young company to Moline, Illinois. The company grew and the name John Deere became famous for manufacturing quality farm equipment.

His wife of thirty-eight years Demarius died at the age of sixty. He went back to Vermont and married Demarius' younger sister Lucenia. John Deere died in May of 1886 at the age of eighty-two. More than four thousand people came to the church to pay their respects. The town mourned they say for a long time with black curtains in their windows. His decendants went on to lead the John Deere company for the next seventy years.

The John Deere Company manufactures many, many different types of farm and construction equipment for many purposes. Some of these machines include Crawler Dozers which come in various sizes for all kinds of jobs. The John Deere 450J mini Model has a range of 70 to 105 hp, it features a turbocharged four cylinder Deere wet-sleeve diesel engine which provides exceptional power and torque, state of the art transmission control, optimal 60/40 weight distribution, low center of gravity, long wheel base and high ground clearance.

A Crawler Dozer which is a little larger than the 450J Model is the John Deere 850J which has 105hp to 200hp capacity, with a 6 cyclinder John Deere PowerTech diesel engine, low effort control of steering, and hydraulic automatic fan speed. This Crawler can be used in construction. The operator station tilts a full seventy degrees in only minutes for wide open access to internal components.

The John Deere 655C Series II Crawler Loader is also designed for construction projects. It has 130hp net capacity, 6.6 cyinders, hydrostatic brakes, six track rollers, 10' 3" in height, 20' 1" in length, has a 60 gallon fuel tank and weight of 33,930 pounds. Another Crawler Loader suitable or construction projects is the John Deere 755D with over 181hp capacity, 6.8 cyclinders, a hydraulic variable piston pump system brake mechanism, height of 10' 10", length of 22' 6", ground clearance of 18", and weight of 36,255 pounds.

There are John Deere used products on sale at E-Bay.com, some of them include a used John Deere 1999 Crawler Dozer Model 450 H LT, selling at a pricr of $24,000. There is also another used John Deere Model 759 Crawler Dozer, with a 6 way blade selling for $14,000. A used John Deere 2003 Crawler Dozer, Model 1050C is selling for $121,000. Hopefully there will be some kind of warranty at that price. There is also a used John Deere Model 440 Crawler Track Loader selling for $500.00.

Brand new John Deere products can be located by finding a dealer near where you live. If you have an interest in a John Deere product you can check out the John Deere website where there is a map with all of the near-by dealers in your particular area who sell the John Deere products, www.johndeere.com should get you there.