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So a John Deere 4440 is an antique? Man that makes me feel old.<br>
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Mike M<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/12/2020 9:29 PM, James Peck wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">This Deere foundry is 40 years old. Tractors that contain early castings from this foundry are now antique.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/john-deere-completes-150-million-modernization-of-foundry">https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/john-deere-completes-150-million-modernization-of-foundry</a>
This is a UAW represented facility.
They are talking about big castings.
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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