 1941 John Deere Model B arrives at the park. |
 George take the tractor off the trailer. |
 The tractor experts at work. |
 The Society has a new toy. |
 Hmm.. where is the starter? How can I start this engine? No battery, not ignition key or button? |
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 Engine & Transmission |
 Everything works fine now! |
 It's a great tractor, and a great toy! |
 To late Peter, Delbert is in the seat now! |
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Our 1941 John Deere Mod. "B" came
to us as a donation from the Santa Cruz Rural Ag Museum in 2004. It was
running, but needed work to make it run well. Joel Messer and George
Hazelton, members of the SBCHS as well as the Branch 3 Early Days Gas
Engine & Tractor Assoc. came to our rescue and took over the job of
getting this wonderful old machine back in shape.
With help from our own Delbert
Doty, the "Deere" was put back in shape with new front tires from Lamar
Bros Tire Service in Salinas, and it soon begin to appear moving about
the Historical Park bringing looks from all that saw her. With the large
flywheel turning on one side of the tractor and the pulley on the other,
we soon had guest at the park coming up to us asking questions.
We are planning to put this grand
old machine to work on light projects around the park as well as hook a
drive belt up to the pulley which will enable us to run some of our old
belt driven implements for interpretive demonstrations.
We have a few things to do to the
machine which will put them in top shape and hope that they will soon be
running around the Historical Park bringing more questions from kids and
allowing the visitors to see how many task were performed 50 to 60 years
ago. Our many thanks to Lamar Bros. Tire, San Benito Tire and A.S.E. in
Seaside for taking on the task of sponsoring us in the efforts to keep
these grand old machines running and to help keep history alive and well
in San Benito County. We ask you support these local businesses who have
taken the time to help us. Watch for up dates on these and other pieces
of history in the form of machines
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