| The Model 40 | |
| And other Dubuque built Tractors of the 50's | |
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2 Cylinder Expo - Peosta, Iowa
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The Expo show grounds. You can see about 1/2 of the tractors on display in this view. |
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A 1955 40H. |
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| This is a 40H All Fuel. | A 40V with the silencer muffler and two front weights. |
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| A nice 40U with three point hitch. The 3-point was not standard equipment on the 40U. |
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| A 40U without a 3-point hitch and painted highway orange. You could special order any color you wanted for an extra charge. The rims are turned out to get a wider stance. | An original 1958 320U built for the Iowa Dept of Highways and equipped with a #20 sickle mower. It was used to mow the highway roadsides. It still has the original yellow paint and it's unit number - 53. The front bumper was an addition by the Highway Dept maintenance shop that never managed to get painted. |
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| A 320U with wheel weights and front weights. |
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| JD 1957 420V owned by Neil Lang. | A 1956 420W. The 420's didn't get their yellow stripe until the 1957 model year. |
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| A 1958 JD 420U equipped with an orchard muffler and power steering owned by Verlan Heberer. It has a "slant steer" dash, air stack pre-cleaner, and wheel weights. | Another tractor owner by Verlan Heberer, a JD 430 Standard with Spin-out rear rims. |
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| JD 330U painted in industrial yellow. It has a grill guard, headlight guards, warning light, and an unusual orchard muffler mounted on top of the hood. | A JD 435 with Spin-out rear rims. This was Deere's first diesel model tractor. |
| This is a JD Model L with a rare planter attachment. |  |
Here are some non-Dubuque built tractors. |
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| This is a JD 840 with a JD 400 Elevating Scraper. This is owned by John Craig of Mentone, IN. |
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| A rare 1954 JD 70 Standard LP. | This is one bad tractor! I love it. |
| A 1931 John Deere unstyled GP.
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