Please make sure you are paying the correct amount, per your means of payment. Why Did John Deere Stop Producing Snowmobiles? Please call Dusty at 306-280-1038. Tue, March 21 - Wed, April 05 Niagara County - Tax Foreclosed Real Estate Auction #32136. He was not enthusiastic about either – especially because one, a play on words involving the company name, seemed unlikely to win approval. Engine is has a break in it, but comes with a nice replacement from Matt. I am done with JD's. Between 1971 and 1983, Deere & Co. produced a total of 233, 719 snowmobiles, according to a chart (included in the Leonard and Teal book) compiled by Joe Wanie. Unlike these little companies, John Deere snowmobiles remained in production for more than a decade. The quest for John Deere snowmobile memorabilia. Items left on seller premises after this removal deadline will revert back to possession of the seller, with no refund.
John Deere 340 Liquidator. The slogan for the year was "Big John, Little John" and in 1979 "Nothing runs like a Deere". He has an official John Deere greenand- yellow snowmobile helmet and a red fuel can for 2-cycle mix. In the meantime, he tends his collection and acts as a mentor to novice collectors, like 15-year-old family friend Dan DeBoer. IF AN ITEM IS ABANDONED, BUYER IS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MAXIMUM STORAGE FEES OF $200 AND ANY OTHER DAMAGES INCURRED BY SMITH AUCTIONS LLC AS SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Because of this, John Deere decided to terminate its entire snowmobile program and focus on other markets instead. From experience, when you landed a jump, you had to land perfect, otherwise … Well, 50 years later, and I still feel some of those not-so-perfect landings. Dan's collection includes a "Big John" LP record album still in the original wrapping. The Spitfire proved that a direct drive snowmobile would work, and could be sold successfully. Wed, March 08 - Wed, March 22 City of Glen Cove, Long Island-NY #32153. As any farmer could have told you, pretty much every little farm town had a John Deere dealership. According to the manufacturer's archive records, John Deere stopped making snowmobiles in 1982 but many say it actually happened a year later.
FAQs About Vintage John Deere Snowmobiles. Prepare for Winter with These John Deere Snow Removal Attachment. 125" square backer plates are 0. Pardon Our Interruption. He bought a 1976 Liquifire 440 in nice condition from a man who worked at a golf course about 10 miles from Dan's home. Is determined by the amount of the current bid. Dan hopes someday to own one of every production model sled produced by Deere & Co. THE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE START OF THE AUCTION CLOSING. Other pieces of sled memorabilia in his collection include knit hats, scale models, soft-cover books published by Deere (The Snowmobiler's Handbook and the Snowmobiler's Family Fun Guide) along with a 1972 North Central States trail map, a rare item he found in a box of parts at a swap meet. Lots of good useable parts on this sled...... $ for pics. Thu, March 02 - Thu, March 16 City of South Portland Facilities-ME # 31999. They made lots of them. Wed, March 08 - Wed, March 22 West Islip UFSD, Long Island-NY #32162.
In addition to the sleds, Dan enjoys collecting snowmobile memorabilia. The campaign also included the production of a record album, "Big John, " featuring a single that was a take-off on the 1961 Jimmy Dean hit "Big Bad John. " Dug this out of the garage. In 1970, several meetings were held with Deere's advertising agency to develop a slogan to introduce the new line, but progress was slow.