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RESTORING A JOHN DEERE GP WIDETREAD

By Gene P. Gregory

662 St. Rt. 95, Rt. 1, Loudonville, OH 44842

Only 444 of these G.P. Widetread tractors with over-the-top steering were made in 1933.

After having restored a good many John Deere tractors, I was looking for a John Deere GP Widetread with over-the-top steering. I knew that only 444 of these were built. I did not hold out much hope for finding one of them. We were at the Portland Gas Engine Show at Indiana in 1982 and found a good friend who was persuaded to sell us the model. In the next month we went to North Central Indiana to pick up the tractor. I had never seen it, but was told in exact detail what condition it was in, which I would describe as fair to poor. As we arrived at the beautiful farm in Indiana and found the owner, he took us out behind several buildings and said, "There it is." I look...

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