That bike was called a “Mixie”. JD built them from 1973-1975. It was for both men and women. A US based company Steel Master Manufacturing Incorporated made 36,000 of them at their Taiwan factory.
Time is a flawed human construct anyway. what i mean is, it's time to celebrate somewhere! and it's summer in Austrailia! (i think? school was a long time ago)🎉 thanks for sharing your adventures with us !
Another bit of trivia JT, John Deere made motorhome chassis. They made them in Waterloo from 1986 to 1989. John Deere sold the chassis business to Oshkosh Truck. Oshkosh built a factory in Gaffney South Carolina and later sold the chassis business to Freightliner. So the next time you see an RV behind somebody's barn check it out. It might be on a John Deere chassis. That would make for a nice series of fix up videos. Happy New Year JT. Thanks for making videos for us to enjoy.
Hey JT, Happy New Year! I'm sure you, as well as me, started your mechanical career on your bike. My father had many skills but mechanics was not one of them. I enjoyed stripping them down and doing custom paint. Candy apple and lace (don't tell my mom) were my specialty. I even laced my first tool box! The grand sons are impressed!:) All those skills learned have made me the mediocre mechanic that I am today!😅
Happy New Years to you. So I'm a wee bit older than you and I been bicycle tinkering for ever (well over 60 years now). I suggest something like Blue Coral and the finest scotch brite pads you can find. Go over everything. It'll knock back the rust and put a bit of fresh into the paint. You can use 000 steel wool on the chrome bits, but that might be too aggressive for the paint work. Look for makers marks ... It might have JD emblems and decals, but it was not made by JD. The frame reminds me of Italian Vega's of the 1970's so maybe be parts there? Take the wheels off and lay them horizontal on a trash can and flood the upper bearing race with 30 HD oil. Spin the axles with your fingers. Let it soak over night and flip it over and do the other side. You can lay the frame flat on two saw horses and turn the crank while flooding it with oil and turning the crank. A couple of days of that and oil should be running out the other side ... Pedals same way. A Yamaha cable luber will be very handy, and WD40 will work to get the cables sliding nicely. Once they are smooth, a trigger oil can and some ATF shot into the cables through the luber will keep them sliding. Then let's see what you have to work with ... 😁
The bicycles weren't made by JD, they were made in Taiwan for JD. They were sold basically just above cost in order to get more brand exposure, good marketing at the time. It has also been claimed that JD wanted to unseat Schwinn, but that could just be an old tale.
Reading some of the comments and discussion about the bike drove me to search the internet, then it occurred to me how spoiled we've gotten, and how vulnerable we are to un-vetted info. Happy New Year JT and to your whole family!
Happy New Year JT!!! I had a John Deere bicycle back in the day. It was a 10 speed, and it had matt black paint, with JD yellow accents. I rode that thing everywhere! It was a good bike. Also had a John Deere 340s and a 340 Liquidator. Good times were had on both sleds. Wish I still had em. Vids are great JT!!! Keep it up!!!
JT., you are 100% correct. John Deere makes very few products themselves. John Deere sells anything they can. This marketing strategy has worked for years. If they can sell it to you in their store, and finance it for you, what else do you need? If you buy everything through the store by all means most people write off what is purchased at John Deere. It looks legit even if it isn't. In my opinion, John Deere is a master manipulator and has been and will be a very successful company. John Deere people will be hating on this one. I have 2 so hate on. I kind of like the way Big Bud Tractor Company operates. Anyone with a shop can basically work on their machine.
It sure seems easy to do. I have a rainbow of tractors. I use whichever one will start. I think your channel is doing great. I think I was in the early stages of subscribing. You have some skills for sure.
Excellent video JT :) nice hear John Deere made bicycle and never knew to also restore Best you can to cover up decals but rest should bright up when painting up ! Happy New Year 2024 JT :) and everyone to super one !
My parents bought one that was JD green in the early 80s it got scrapped not for sure when they were painted white the JD bike was at one time worth a bit of cash
I'd forgotten about them! I think my Grandpa had one he found at an auction 80s-90s (or he was storing it for a friend). And I think a collector friend's family has came across them before, as well. Bikes of any kind don't get the treatment they should (channeling the spoiled comment elsewhere), considering the complex machines they really are.
Yes they did and I had one . Gave It to a little boy to have , and so far as I know it he enjoyed riding. I’m with the other commenting person about it being white not yellow, the color strip on tire .I’ll try to remember that far back but don’t hold your breath lol ! Merry new year friend!
Happy new year to you!!! I think you will find that massey ferguson made just about everything in the past! John farnworth has several books that details everything they produce including snow mobiles. His books are well worth a look!
Something for me to look into. Massey did have their hand in most of those things, lawn and garden, construction, snowmobiles, ect. I figured I had to do a video on the bike since I’ve never seen one before 😉
International made far more things,they made refrigerators,stoves,trucks, cars, wrenches and even bolts can be found with their logo. At one time you could buy the bolts at most hardware stores.
@@jtsbarnngrill6873I still have a working I-H freezer. The dealer gave it to my father when he bought a new Super M and a 3 bottom plow and a 4 row cultivator in I think 1952.
Happy new year JT ! When you're in a pinch for tyres with a yellow stripe I could possibly find you some if you can't yourself. But we'll burn that bridge when you get there ! Cheers, Ard
My sister had a John Deere bicycle exactly like the one you have, and it is still buried in the back of my parents barn! My dad worked at the local Deere dealer for 20+ years, so we had lots of John Deere branded stuff.
John Deere chainsaws were made by Echo. My 55V is a powerhouse. It came new with something like a 30” or 36” bar and chain. That thing eats wood like an angry beaver and sounds twice as mean!
Nice bike! I have a JD 10 spd racer bike since i was a kid . Still sitting in my shop. No rust at all . Probably just needs tires. Hasn't been used in many years! Lol
Thanks for the video, Now if you want to find something interesting Go look for a Massey Harris bike. I'd heard of them, then talked to an old guy at a friend of my parents Chrismas party. He had a massive collection of stuff and said he had one, he was kinda surprised I knew anything of them existing before he told me about his. Due to ill health that collection was sold and I don't know the final price that bike made, but it raised eyebrows in the top selling items, so it wasn't hundreds it was thousands. Happy new year, take care
Hmmmm, starting on the New Year’s resolutions a little early with that bicycle. I suspect you’ll be back into riding on tractors soon enough. lol. Lots of John Deere snowmobiles up here when I was a kid in the eighties. Few still running yet. Odd john Deere buck quad around here too.
Neighbor up the rode has 3 John deere sleds in the shed. Sport fire, and 2 liquid fires. I rode with him about 20 years ago. I had a 96' 583 Skidoo and he smoked me on that 79' 440 liquid fire lol.
@@jeremycherny2041 two of my buddies had john deeres but it seems to me they were smaller than the 377 skidoo we had cause I could kick their butts on mine.
My sister got a drop bar John Deere bike in @ Summer 1973 - 2x on the crank & 5x on the cassette - friction shifters - skinny, 23mm tires . That does look like an original saddle on your bike!! You've got another project to consult Fluffy's opinion on!! Enjoy you videos & projects!! Happy & Prosperous New Year 2024 to You & the Barn & Grill!!
Yes diverse marketing is what kept JD alive in the late 70’s and into the 80’s. If they had not done it they would have been in the same boat as everyone else.
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 you can get the decals too. These bikes came in green, white, and blue (rarest). JD was trying to compete with the Schwinn bikes of the era.
We had a john deere dealer 2 miles away when I grew up. My dad was friends with him even though my dad wasn't John deere fan. I had a John deere 3 speed bike. Always wanted the 10 speed. I remember clothes, snowmobile, and even tools. The 3 speeds were green. 10 speeds at I know were white but I think they had couple of different colors.
Hey JT , that's quite the project for sure, I've never seen one. But I do have a old WESTERN AUTO bike that I'm going to restore .It's a WESTERN FLYER it's got a city license on it from 1975. Three speed. Have a COLD ONE on Ol Big Joe ! HAPPY NEW YEAR !😊
I had one in college that I rode to classes,1976. I think it's lying around somewhere. It was white. I suppose they made green and yellow ones too. Don't know.
Happy New Year JT! That bike is either a Murry or Huffy made in Taiwan for John Deere. I dunno if you've got somebody who's gonna ride it, it's worth cleaning up. If not you're just spinning your wheels because once you paint it it just another cheap chinese buke from the 70s.
FYI - Australia is a day ahead of the US. International dateline is in the Pacific. All time is based from Greenwich mean time (GMT) in England. So, you being in Michigan or EST you are -0500 hours from GMT and about 16 hours from the international dateline.
I have mixed opinions on the marketing thing. JD, CAT, and Coke really work the marketing angle. At least the seat didn't break off the post ;-) Wishing you and everybody a successful upcoming year.
Hmmm JT.... Weather can suck But you can always go drive a tractor someplace... My brother had a John Deere bicycle banana seat and a fat tire on the back... we also had a Spitfire 300 John deere snowmobile.... Massey Ferguson had a Ski Wiz snomobile themselves my dad had a John Deere chainsaw 55EV and we still have the Kerosene heater a150 space heater
Bigtractorpower had a vid last summer where he talks to a guy who has a nice collection. Very informative. We had about 6 bikes from JD. Mom,Dad,Sister and my brother and me. Dads bike survived and maybe some girls frame is around. My brother and I beat ours to the ground.
Let's be accurate. JD manufactured frames that Winnebago, and many others used. There was no custom manufacturing going on. No different than what Freightliner and others do today.
John Deere Liquifier snowmobiles were pretty good in their day .... remember the Massey Ski-Wiz too staring at that hood behind you & all I can think is Ski-Wiz @@jtsbarnngrill6873
John Deere and SnapOn tools have the same marketing strategy. Build a brand that people are so loyal to that they will actually pay for the privilege to advertise for them and both companies will put their brand on just about any product that will sell. The arguments for or against both companies could go on forever and that doesn’t interest me. They both employ a lot of Americans workers trying to feed their families so I don’t wish either of them any harm. I’m sorta loyal to the Detroit Diesel brand and I even had a Detroit Diesel mailbox 📬 at my Ponderosa. The EPA told me that i either had to fix the oil leaks on my mailbox or take it down. I miss my mailbox.
That bike was called a “Mixie”. JD built them from 1973-1975. It was for both men and women. A US based company Steel Master Manufacturing Incorporated made 36,000 of them at their Taiwan factory.
Time is a flawed human construct anyway. what i mean is, it's time to celebrate somewhere! and it's summer in Austrailia! (i think? school was a long time ago)🎉 thanks for sharing your adventures with us !
Yep, my brother had one. Cool....good video!
You do have some friends in Australia watching this. 🇦🇺👍
Happy new year Mate.
Happy new year!
Another bit of trivia JT, John Deere made motorhome chassis. They made them in Waterloo from 1986 to 1989. John Deere sold the chassis business to Oshkosh Truck. Oshkosh built a factory in Gaffney South Carolina and later sold the chassis business to Freightliner. So the next time you see an RV behind somebody's barn check it out. It might be on a John Deere chassis. That would make for a nice series of fix up videos. Happy New Year JT. Thanks for making videos for us to enjoy.
I’ll be on the lookout for that. A comment was made down a few and that was mentioned.
Another thing for me to research 😉😆.
Happy new year!
Hey JT, Happy New Year! I'm sure you, as well as me, started your mechanical career on your bike. My father had many skills but mechanics was not one of them. I enjoyed stripping them down and doing custom paint. Candy apple and lace (don't tell my mom) were my specialty. I even laced my first tool box! The grand sons are impressed!:) All those skills learned have made me the mediocre mechanic that I am today!😅
Bingo! My first bike earned me my first set of tools!
And I am a long-time subscriber. You are a talented person and I love your channel.
Thanks so much 😊. I appreciate that!
Happy New year Jt.l m big fan yours vidéo vers interested
Happy new year friend from Scotland
Happy new year!
That is an all original 5 Speed. You can tell it's a first year model(1973) by the frame mounted reflectors.
Happy New Year's Day. I love the bike, didn't know John Deere made bikes.
Happy new year! Until a couple weeks ago I didn’t either 😆
Happy New Years to you. So I'm a wee bit older than you and I been bicycle tinkering for ever (well over 60 years now). I suggest something like Blue Coral and the finest scotch brite pads you can find. Go over everything. It'll knock back the rust and put a bit of fresh into the paint. You can use 000 steel wool on the chrome bits, but that might be too aggressive for the paint work. Look for makers marks ... It might have JD emblems and decals, but it was not made by JD. The frame reminds me of Italian Vega's of the 1970's so maybe be parts there? Take the wheels off and lay them horizontal on a trash can and flood the upper bearing race with 30 HD oil. Spin the axles with your fingers. Let it soak over night and flip it over and do the other side. You can lay the frame flat on two saw horses and turn the crank while flooding it with oil and turning the crank. A couple of days of that and oil should be running out the other side ... Pedals same way. A Yamaha cable luber will be very handy, and WD40 will work to get the cables sliding nicely. Once they are smooth, a trigger oil can and some ATF shot into the cables through the luber will keep them sliding. Then let's see what you have to work with ... 😁
Appreciate all the good points!
Enjoy all your videos, keep them coming. Happy new year JT.
Happy new year! Thanks!
u have friends in ireland also happy new jt.many thanks
Glad to hear that! Happy new year!
The bicycles weren't made by JD, they were made in Taiwan for JD. They were sold basically just above cost in order to get more brand exposure, good marketing at the time. It has also been claimed that JD wanted to unseat Schwinn, but that could just be an old tale.
That wouldn’t surprise me, JD has been known to do that to companies (Wagner 4x4)
Happy new year JT, thanks for all the entertainment this year, looking forward to what you have in store for 24 👍🏻
Happy new year! More fun to come!
Reading some of the comments and discussion about the bike drove me to search the internet, then it occurred to me how spoiled we've gotten, and how vulnerable we are to un-vetted info. Happy New Year JT and to your whole family!
Very true! Happy new year to you too!
Thanks for all the interesting and good videos during 2023. Looking forward to more in 2024. I'm a big fan. Happy New Year JT. 🙂👍
Thanks! Happy new year to you!
Many thanks @@jtsbarnngrill6873
I remember them in the Dealerships. They had 3 or 4 Models.
Best wishes for 2024 greetings from the Netherlands 🙋♂️
Thank you! Same to you!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Happy New Year JT!!!
I had a John Deere bicycle back in the day. It was a 10 speed, and it had matt black paint, with JD yellow accents. I rode that thing everywhere! It was a good bike.
Also had a John Deere 340s and a 340 Liquidator. Good times were had on both sleds. Wish I still had em.
Vids are great JT!!! Keep it up!!!
Thanks! I miss all the goodies at the Deere dealer from my childhood lol
I grew up as a kid in the 70's and I never knew JD had bikes.
Right! Me either until earlier this month
J.T, your video are awesome to watch, happy new year. 😊😊
I appreciate that! Happy new year!
Happy New Year, JT. the bike is cool, can't wait to see what you can do with it.
Happy new year!
Happy new year to you and your family JT- cool project- looking forward to see how good it looks after restoration
Right on! Happy new year!
From the hills of East TN... Happy new year buddy!!! Your videos always make me smile! Thanks JT
Happy new year! Glad I can bring a smile to you!
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 Starts with a smile.. Right into a good ole belly laugh! Your humor and comments are right up there with VGG!!
JT., you are 100% correct. John Deere makes very few products themselves. John Deere sells anything they can. This marketing strategy has worked for years. If they can sell it to you in their store, and finance it for you, what else do you need? If you buy everything through the store by all means most people write off what is purchased at John Deere. It looks legit even if it isn't. In my opinion, John Deere is a master manipulator and has been and will be a very successful company. John Deere people will be hating on this one. I have 2 so hate on. I kind of like the way Big Bud Tractor Company operates. Anyone with a shop can basically work on their machine.
I agree with everything you said 100%.
I always seem to find a way to make the Deere guys riled up lol. I don’t even have to try 😆
It sure seems easy to do. I have a rainbow of tractors. I use whichever one will start. I think your channel is doing great. I think I was in the early stages of subscribing. You have some skills for sure.
Thanks! I appreciate that!
Happy New Year JT. Best wishes from Germany 🎉
Happy new year!
Nice one j J.t. Happy New year
Happy new year!
I have a Schwinn identical . Schwinn sells all the parts. Happy new year JT
Happy new year !
Excellent video JT :) nice hear John Deere made bicycle and never knew to also restore Best you can to cover up decals but rest should bright up when painting up ! Happy New Year 2024 JT :) and everyone to super one !
Happy new year!
Excellent! Thank you for all your videos. A bike? Here, hold this. Be safe
Only because I’ve never seen one 😉.
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 Thank you again!
Happy new years JT!!
Happy new year!
Happy new year jt i hope you have a great one 🎉 cheers from down under mate 🇦🇺
Thanks! Happy new year!
John Deere made in Taywan.... well.... something to think about...🤣🤣🤣
Happy New Year JT! Love your videos man 🤠👍
Thanks, happy new year!
Happy New Year JT. 👍🏻👍🏻
Happy new year!
Happy new year to you too 🎉🎉🎉
Happy new year
Happy New Year from us in the U.K. 🇬🇧
Happy new year!
Happy New Year, JT.
Happy new year!
siitähän kuoriutuu nätti fillari, kiva katsella näitä sinun videoita, rauhallista ja selkeää kerrontaa ilman kohellusta, hyvää uutta vuotta
Happy new year!
John Deere tools of all kinds
My parents bought one that was JD green in the early 80s it got scrapped not for sure when they were painted white the JD bike was at one time worth a bit of cash
Happy New Year! Ive known about JD bikes for a little while now but i have yet to see one in person. Neat find!
Right on! Happy new year!
I'd forgotten about them! I think my Grandpa had one he found at an auction 80s-90s (or he was storing it for a friend). And I think a collector friend's family has came across them before, as well. Bikes of any kind don't get the treatment they should (channeling the spoiled comment elsewhere), considering the complex machines they really are.
Happy New Year JT!
Happy new year!
Happy new year Studley
Yes they did and I had one . Gave It to a little boy to have , and so far as I know it he enjoyed riding. I’m with the other commenting person about it being white not yellow, the color strip on tire .I’ll try to remember that far back but don’t hold your breath lol ! Merry new year friend!
Thanks! It very well could have been a white wall tire, just with all the white smeared off 😆. Happy new year my friend!
I wouldn’t waste much time restoring it they made a billion of them. Making functional and send it down the road. Lol
Happy new year to you!!!
I think you will find that massey ferguson made just about everything in the past!
John farnworth has several books that details everything they produce including snow mobiles. His books are well worth a look!
Something for me to look into. Massey did have their hand in most of those things, lawn and garden, construction, snowmobiles, ect. I figured I had to do a video on the bike since I’ve never seen one before 😉
International made far more things,they made refrigerators,stoves,trucks, cars, wrenches and even bolts can be found with their logo. At one time you could buy the bolts at most hardware stores.
I agree! Ih had stuff from all aspects back in the day
@@jtsbarnngrill6873I still have a working I-H freezer. The dealer gave it to my father when he bought a new Super M and a 3 bottom plow and a 4 row cultivator in I think 1952.
Happy new year JT !
When you're in a pinch for tyres with a yellow stripe I could possibly find you some if you can't yourself.
But we'll burn that bridge when you get there !
Cheers, Ard
Cheers! I’ll keep that in mind!
white tires from amazon turn yellow/brown in about 6 months now ;)
My sister had a John Deere bicycle exactly like the one you have, and it is still buried in the back of my parents barn! My dad worked at the local Deere dealer for 20+ years, so we had lots of John Deere branded stuff.
John Deere chainsaws were made by Echo. My 55V is a powerhouse. It came new with something like a 30” or 36” bar and chain. That thing eats wood like an angry beaver and sounds twice as mean!
That’s a monster of a chain saw!
Nice bike! I have a JD 10 spd racer bike since i was a kid . Still sitting in my shop. No rust at all . Probably just needs tires. Hasn't been used in many years! Lol
I couldn’t believe these tires took air! You might be suprised lol
Hey Joe,,fun little project. One major drawback. No engine. Can't git er done. Nope. Happy New Years dude. 🍻
You are correct! That’s a no go 😆
Happy new year!
Happy new year JT.
I would leave it original
Right on! May just do that. Everything on it is working
Its 4:30 CST here in Texas. Great video even though JD put their badge on a Rice Rocket. Happy New Year
Happy new year!
Happy New Year bud..!
Happy new year Kip!
Thanks for the video, Now if you want to find something interesting Go look for a Massey Harris bike. I'd heard of them, then talked to an old guy at a friend of my parents Chrismas party. He had a massive collection of stuff and said he had one, he was kinda surprised I knew anything of them existing before he told me about his. Due to ill health that collection was sold and I don't know the final price that bike made, but it raised eyebrows in the top selling items, so it wasn't hundreds it was thousands. Happy new year, take care
I’ll have to look into that! Learn something new every day lol. Happy new year!
Hmmmm, starting on the New Year’s resolutions a little early with that bicycle. I suspect you’ll be back into riding on tractors soon enough. lol. Lots of John Deere snowmobiles up here when I was a kid in the eighties. Few still running yet. Odd john Deere buck quad around here too.
I’ve got a couple Deere sleds under those sheets in the barn. Back to tractors asap 😉
Neighbor up the rode has 3 John deere sleds in the shed. Sport fire, and 2 liquid fires. I rode with him about 20 years ago. I had a 96' 583 Skidoo and he smoked me on that 79' 440 liquid fire lol.
@@jeremycherny2041 two of my buddies had john deeres but it seems to me they were smaller than the 377 skidoo we had cause I could kick their butts on mine.
My sister got a drop bar John Deere bike in @ Summer 1973 - 2x on the crank & 5x on the cassette - friction shifters - skinny, 23mm tires . That does look like an original saddle on your bike!! You've got another project to consult Fluffy's opinion on!! Enjoy you videos & projects!! Happy & Prosperous New Year 2024 to You & the Barn & Grill!!
Thanks! I appreciate it!
If the bike was yellow it is worth more than the green ones.
Maybe replace some main things happy new year bud!
I think that would be perfect for it!
Happy new year!
Happy new year JT
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🔵⚪🔴 Bonne année 2024 .🚜
Happy new year!
Happy new year!
I’m watching you at 5:50 pm Dec31 . Happy new year.
Right on! Happy new year!
Yes diverse marketing is what kept JD alive in the late 70’s and into the 80’s. If they had not done it they would have been in the same boat as everyone else.
Agreed! Had a good feeling that kept them rolling
Sos pads and warm water
Those are gum wall tires. Most of the adult bikes of that era had them. You can still get them online. I had a JD green men’s 3 speed for a while.
Good to know! Thanks!
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 you can get the decals too. These bikes came in green, white, and blue (rarest). JD was trying to compete with the Schwinn bikes of the era.
We had a john deere dealer 2 miles away when I grew up. My dad was friends with him even though my dad wasn't John deere fan. I had a John deere 3 speed bike. Always wanted the 10 speed. I remember clothes, snowmobile, and even tools. The 3 speeds were green. 10 speeds at I know were white but I think they had couple of different colors.
Right on! From what I read about these bikes there were a few variations of them that could be had
Happy new year 🎉
Happy new year
Hey JT , that's quite the project for sure, I've never seen one. But I do have a old WESTERN AUTO bike that I'm going to restore .It's a WESTERN FLYER it's got a city license on it from 1975. Three speed. Have a COLD ONE on Ol Big Joe ! HAPPY NEW YEAR !😊
Happy new year form big Joe and phantom 309!
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 Har DE Har Har .
I think I would change the spokes and clean up the handle bars more new rubber and that would be it and just enjoy it and Happy and Safe New Year’s
I’m with ya! That would be just right for that bike
I had one in college that I rode to classes,1976. I think it's lying around somewhere. It was white. I suppose they made green and yellow ones too. Don't know.
I believe they did make green ones.
Happy new year.
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Thanks! You too!
That frame style is called mixt.
JT, take Fluffy for a ride on the John Deere bike. happy new year..
Will do! Happy new year!
Happy New Year JT! That bike is either a Murry or Huffy made in Taiwan for John Deere. I dunno if you've got somebody who's gonna ride it, it's worth cleaning up. If not you're just spinning your wheels because once you paint it it just another cheap chinese buke from the 70s.
Happy new year!
Not sure that plans for that, I’ll have to see what my friend has in mind for it.
FYI - Australia is a day ahead of the US. International dateline is in the Pacific. All time is based from Greenwich mean time (GMT) in England. So, you being in Michigan or EST you are -0500 hours from GMT and about 16 hours from the international dateline.
Thank you! Now I know 😉
I have mixed opinions on the marketing thing. JD, CAT, and Coke really work the marketing angle. At least the seat didn't break off the post ;-)
Wishing you and everybody a successful upcoming year.
You are correct! Those companies knew how to how to play the game.
I’m double glad the seat stayed on 😉😆. Happy new year!
Hmmm JT.... Weather can suck But you can always go drive a tractor someplace... My brother had a John Deere bicycle banana seat and a fat tire on the back... we also had a Spitfire 300 John deere snowmobile.... Massey Ferguson had a Ski Wiz snomobile themselves my dad had a John Deere chainsaw 55EV and we still have the Kerosene heater a150 space heater
Right! Hoping I can get a ski whiz at some point. Would make a good addition to the Massey farm
Bigtractorpower had a vid last summer where he talks to a guy who has a nice collection. Very informative.
We had about 6 bikes from JD. Mom,Dad,Sister and my brother and me. Dads bike survived and maybe some girls frame is around. My brother and I beat ours to the ground.
Sounds like you guys had lots of fun on those lol. I’ll check out that video!
They made truck frames for winnebago motor homes also
Seems like they had a hand in everything lol
Let's be accurate. JD manufactured frames that Winnebago, and many others used. There was no custom manufacturing going on. No different than what Freightliner and others do today.
Just like their small tractors made by yanmar
I don’t think it had yellow stripe believe it was white walls with sun damage
Very possible.
the bicycle was for when the horse broke down lol
looks like that one was a pond find
She was in kinda rough shape 😬.
But still got to ride it at the end lol
John Deere Liquifier snowmobiles were pretty good in their day .... remember the Massey Ski-Wiz too
staring at that hood behind you & all I can think is Ski-Wiz
@@jtsbarnngrill6873
get some one to make new decals if you wanted to go that far ,
What's that saying.... nothing runs like a Deere 😅😅
That bike is a testimony to that 😆
I hope a IHC refrigerator is next
I actually had one in a pole barn about 20 years ago!
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Ur not going away from the tractor videos are u?
No. I just thought a John Deere bike was unique
Deere are the masters of shameless self promotion…..
hey JT funny enough I once had a john Deere kids bike when i was younger it was prb a early 2000's id assume
😆. My step son had one several years ago! Cool bike!
CHINA🛑
Dont SCRUFF The-PETI NÀ!!!!
John Deere and SnapOn tools have the same marketing strategy. Build a brand that people are so loyal to that they will actually pay for the privilege to advertise for them and both companies will put their brand on just about any product that will sell. The arguments for or against both companies could go on forever and that doesn’t interest me. They both employ a lot of Americans workers trying to feed their families so I don’t wish either of them any harm.
I’m sorta loyal to the Detroit Diesel brand and I even had a Detroit Diesel mailbox 📬 at my Ponderosa. The EPA told me that i either had to fix the oil leaks on my mailbox or take it down. I miss my mailbox.
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Well, at least if there was oil under it there was oil in it lol
Happy New Year
Happy new year!
Happy New Year
Happy new year!