<P> The Dain All - Wheel Drive was the first tractor produced by John Deere . In 1911 , Deere purchased the Dain Manufacturing Company of Ottumwa , Iowa . The next year , Deere decided to design its own tractor , and Dain founder Joseph Dain Sr. , was directed to design that tractor . After several prototypes , the design was finalized in 1917 , and 100 production units were ordered . By 1919 when that production run was complete , Deere had purchased the Waterloo Boy company . Although the Dain AWD was ahead of its time , with features such as a shift - on - the - fly transmission , Deere halted production in late 1919 , partly because the cost of the Dain tractor was double that of the Waterloo Boy , and partly because of the death of Dain Sr . </P>
<P> The Dain All - Wheel Drive was the first tractor produced by John Deere . In 1911 , Deere purchased the Dain Manufacturing Company of Ottumwa , Iowa . The next year , Deere decided to design its own tractor , and Dain founder Joseph Dain Sr. , was directed to design that tractor . After several prototypes , the design was finalized in 1917 , and 100 production units were ordered . By 1919 when that production run was complete , Deere had purchased the Waterloo Boy company . Although the Dain AWD was ahead of its time , with features such as a shift - on - the - fly transmission , Deere halted production in late 1919 , partly because the cost of the Dain tractor was double that of the Waterloo Boy , and partly because of the death of Dain Sr . </P>
where was the first john deere tractor made
where was the first john deere tractor made
Ottumwa , Iowa
Ottumwa , Iowa