John Deere birth years

Let’s call this a family affair. My young son, who was 5 at the time, showed typical interest in tractors. I would explain to him about my tractor experiences growing up on a farm. Having a John Deere 318 at the time he would constantly want to drive his 318 and dream of driving the bigger tractors his dad drove. So the hunt was on to find a tractor we could tinker with and take to shows and parades. We finally found a 1938 John Deere unstyled A. We did some small tuneups and general maintenance teaching him how to use his hands with tools. Loving this, we have entered the tractor in several shows as well as parades. 

Fast forward three years later and we came across a 1941 John Deere B. We added this one to our collection, and are in the process of the same repairs and maintenance before tearing it back apart to repaint. Why I mentioned this is a family affair, and not realizing at the time of either purchase the age of the tractors. Could be coincidence, but oddly enough both of these tractors were made the years his grandparents were born, grandparents that he never had the opportunity to meet. So now he calls them gram and pap. 

Thanks for all the parts you guys carry to keep these old tractors still running today.

Barry Myers
Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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