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Midwest Farmer Turns Old John Deere Model-E Engine Into Custom Snowmobile

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Hats off to this Greenville, Illinois farmer who has spent the last 4 years handcrafting a custom snowmobile made from an old John Deere Model-E Engine. Known as “Popping Johnny” due to its distinctive popping sound generated by its hit-and-miss governing system, the Model-E was first introduced in 1923 and was in production until 1946. They were widely adopted by farmers to power a variety of equipment including water pumps, feed mixers and cob…

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Midwest Farmer Turns Old John Deere Model-E Engine Into Custom Snowmobile

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Just days before Donald Trump moved back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, in a heavily redacted complaint, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued farm equipment manufacturer John Deere, claiming it illegally boosts profits by requiring farmers to use its service network to repair broken down machines:“Farmers are forced to turn to Deere dealers for repairs that they would do themselves or take to an IRP but for Deere’s restrictions. As a result, Dee…

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