[AT] Deere foundry and Muskegon sand

[Mike M]

So a John Deere 4440 is an antique? Man that makes me feel old.

Mike M

On 1/12/2020 9:29 PM, James Peck wrote:
> This Deere foundry is 40 years old. Tractors that contain early castings from this foundry are now antique.
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> https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/john-deere-completes-150-million-modernization-of-foundry
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> This is a UAW represented facility.
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> They are talking about big castings.
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> I once sat on a plane next to a man from Muskegon. He said that the sand in Muskegon lent itself to being used for casting. Continental was in Muskegon and made engines for Ferguson, Massey Harris, and others.
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