[AT] White JD ?

[ivan]

  But it was the wrong color ,so I  left it there . Geez , ya mean I
could've painted it red and been in the clear .  Well, sad news . The
maintence man said his neighbor hauled it away , just for the motor . I
wasnt sure and Bob(the owner ) didnt know .I'll hafta keep my eyes open to
see if it comes back , maybe the carcus might be worth something on Ebay .
Ivan



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:12 AM
Subject: RE: [AT] White JD ?


> Ivan:
>
> I suspect you may have run onto a John Deere Lawn Tractor known as a
"Patio"
> model. In 1969 through 1971 John Deere tried to spice up the looks of
their
> Lawn tractors and custom painted them all kinds of different colors. These
> Custom Color lawn and garden tractors were painted entirely in Dogwood
White
> except for the hood and seat. The hood and seat were offered in one of
four
> colors: Patio Red, Sunset Orange, April Yellow, and Spruce Blue. These
> colors matched those of John Deere's popular competitors. Tractors were
> shipped minus the hood and seat; the dealer would then install the colored
> hood and seat of choice. All the attachments were painted Dogwood White to
> match the garden tractors. This marketing ploy didn't work very well and
> sales were disappointing. Customers wanted the recognizable JD Green and
> Yellow.
>
> Today the Custom Color or patio garden tractors that John Deere made have
> become highly collectible. Due to the fact that they sold poorly when new,
> they are somewhat more difficult to find than their green counterparts.
Many
> have been found wearing the familiar green and yellow paint, so be sure to
> examine the type codes. Many collectors consider the Custom Color 120 the
> most difficult to find, and there is much debate surrounding which of the
> colors is the most rare. Many of the attachments other than the mower
decks
> are among the hardest to find of John Deere factory attachments.
>
> Below is the list of the Dupont Centari paint codes and a listing of
custom
> color type numbers.
>
> Starmist White 59373
> Lemans Blue Metallic  5030
> Sunset Orange 60659
> Fleet Red  2622
> Fleet Yellow 23820
>
> I believe the only difference was the paint colors but I'm guessing about
> that. I have seen others who are intensely interested in the "Patio"
models
> so I know there is some collector interest but I don't know how much.
>
> I'm not a JD Lawn and Garden Tractor collector although I do own three of
> them but I just haven't taken a collector interest in them. They all have
to
> do real work here.
>
> There is an active JD Lawn and Garden Tractor collecting community on the
> web such as:
>
> www.weekendfreedommachines.com
>
> This should get you going to learn more about them.
>
> Then there is a site that offers reproduction parts for these old JD GT's
> called:
>
> http://www.hapcoparts.com/
>
> Between these two sites you will become an expert overnight.
>
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
> storeroom door
>
>
> www.deerelegacy.com
>
> http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of ivan
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 6:49 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: [AT] White JD ?
>
> I got free run of a local scrap yard , over the weekend I was "shopping"
> and came across a white JohnDeere with a yellow hood . Not being a lover
of
> the "green" I left it there but wonder if I walked away from a valuable
pile
> of scrap ?  It was complete with mower deck , but I didnt really check to
> what was wrong with it .
>    Among my treasures were a complete IH  h4 mag and governor ,a 4 sp
> peerless transaxle ,a couple engines ,another old poulan chainsaw . I had
to
> twist Bobs arm to take a $ 10 , not as good as Cecils luck but darn close
.
> Ivan
>
>
>
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