1959 JOHN DEERE TRACTORS & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT PROMOTIONAL FILM "WHAT'S NEW" 31704

John Deere Industrial Tractors and Equipment’s 1959 film, What’s New In Industrial Equipment, shows the full 1959 lineup of the company’s industrial equipment including the 830 and 840 tractors. The “full line in ‘59” drive in a single row across a field (00:28). The line features tractors, back hoes, and bulldozers. A man drives a front loader into a John Deere warehouse. The film provides an up-close look at the engine components of a diesel engine used in the tractors. A 440 Diesel Crawler Tractor drives out of a warehouse. A close-up look shows the 831 Crawler-Loader as it moves dirt (04:10). The 831 demonstrates bucket dumping from the full-height position. An 831 Crawler-Loader on a 440 moves dirt at a rapid rate. A 440 Wheel Tractor with the new 50 Backhoe and 71 Loader (06:32) digs a deep trench. The 440 Wheel Tractor with the new 51 Backhoe and 71 Loader (08:04) drives up a road with the backhoe stored in the compact position. A 440 with the 51 backhoe excavates a trench (09:06). A man changes the backhoe’s digging position by himself. A man operating the 440 resets the stabilizers after moving to a new digging position (11:03). A man demonstrates moving the blade on a 440 Crawler with the new 64 Bulldozer (11:44). Another shot shows the bulldozer moving earth. A man uses the 64 Bulldozer to grade earth next to a house (13:00). A man tests John Deere’s new float ride seat (13:35), showing the shock absorption of the new seat. A 330 Utility Tractor cuts grass along a highway (14:35). A 440 Crawler with the new 600 Rock & Brush Rake, Gearmatic Winch, and new 150 Log Arch moves both earth and logs (15:04). A 430 Crawler with a 101 Fireline Plow (16:34) cuts a fire line. A 430 Crawler with the Auburn Trencher cuts a narrow trench line (18:14). A 440 Crawler with a 63 Bulldozer and a 300 Sideboom lifts and moves irrigation pipes in a field (19:32). The Sideboom bends a length of pipe (20:30). The 830 Diesel pulls a Hancock 8N Drawn Scraper (20:50), moving and leveling earth. The film concludes by showing the full line of the new ‘59 industrial machines from John Deere (21:38).

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