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My Son Troy's John Deere

By Fran Plocinski

RR 4, Box 354A Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17701-9579

This is a story of a John Deere "E" engine, serial number 290364, a 1928, and how it was found and restored.

One Saturday, my stepdad, my boys, and I went to a show in my hometown to show off my stepdad's John Deere Model E hit and miss engine. When we arrived, there was a guy who had a couple of engines for sale. Naturally, I fell in love with my stepdad's John Deere sitting there purring away, so I bounced over and talked to the guy. He said he lived down the road and his name was Dave. (We later gave him the name of Flywheel because it suited him better!) He said he had a couple of engines for sale and I could come and look, if I was interested. I obviously "sucked up" his offer and went to take a look. I ended up bringing home a 2 HP Witte for my son Tyler. (My wife and I ...

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