Month: May 2013

  • John Deere Model A Drilling Photos

    As I mentioned in the previous post, I had the opportunity to go drill (plant) oats with my 1947 John Deere A.  I had a great time doing it, but forgot to take some good photos afterwords!  So, yesterday I was able to go out with the Canon 5D MK II and spend a few…

  • Planting with the John Deere A and LL-A Grain Drill

    This year I took the opportunity to have a little fun with planting oats in one of our smaller fields.  I used the 1947 John Deere Model A that I recently restored, as well as our old grain drill (aka planter, late 1950s).  It may not have been the quickest way to plant the oats,…