John Deere is not only a brand of equipment, but he is also a person who created many different types of equipment. John Deere founded the company that many people know: John Deere. John Deere was born in Rutland, Vermont, on February 7, 1804 (“John Deere” Britannica para.1). John Deere was a 17-year-old blacksmith (“John Deere” Britannica para.2), who later became a manufacturer (“John Deere timeline” para.2). After various blacksmith jobs for 12 years, he moved (“John Deere” Britannic para.2). At the age of 33, John Deere moved to Grand Detour, Illinois, where he opened another blacksmith shop ("John Deere" Britannica para.2). In addition to moving to Moline, Illinois, he became mayor and served as mayor from 1873 to 1875 (“John Deere Timeline” para. 15). John Deere died on May 17, 1886 (“John Deere” Britannica para.1) at the age of 82 (“John Deere Timeline” para. 24). As plows became more popular, John Deere moved its business to Moline, Illinois. in 1848 (“John Deere Timeline” para. 5). John Deere's headquarters are now located in Moline, Illinois ("Deere" para.1). After meeting Leonard Andrus, he became a co-partner with John Deere in the manufacturing of plows (“John Deere Timeline” para. 4). By 1849, John Deere had built 2,136 plows with just 16 people (“John Deere Timeline” para. 6). Deere's first product was a steel plow that could traverse Midwestern prairie soil without clogging ("Deere" para.2). In 1869, Charles Deere and a man named Alcah Mansure separated and formed a company, Deere, Masur & Co, which was a distributor of Deere products ("John Deere TImeline" para. 14). The John Deeres company had five branches in 1889 (“John Deere Timeline” para. 26). John Deere combined its par...... middle of paper ......s modified to allow the tractor to have a 540 and a 1000 rpm (Hain para. 8).John Deere had manufactured many tractors, but one of the most popular is the John Deere 4440 (“John Deere 4440” para. 1). The cost of the 4440, when released in 1982, was $44,000 (“John Deere 4440” para. 2). The 4440 engine is a 7.6L, 6-cylinder and can run on gasoline or diesel (“John Deere 4440” para. 4). The 4440 has a fuel tank that can hold 65 gallons of diesel or gasoline (“John Deere 4440” para. 5). There are two types of 4440: a 2-wheel drive tractor and a four-wheel drive tractor (“John Deere 4440” par. 8). There are two types of shifting, one is power shifting and the other is four-range shifting ("John Deere 4440" par. 5). The 4440 rear power take off (PTO) shaft rpm is a 540 with a 100 end similar to the 4020 ("John Deere 4440" para. 8).