Emmert Curtis of RR 2, Box 53, Oakland, IL 61943, is a collector
and restorer of John Deere tractors, as shown on the back cover of
this issue. From top to bottom, the tractors are:
A 1956 JD 620 with Lester Curtis (Emmert’s brother) in the
Oakland 1986 Corn Bread and Bean Festival. ‘This tractor was a
wreck when I started on it but it is like new now. Engine rebuilt,
brakes, clutch, all linkage, new radiator, starter, generator,
gauges, battery, battery box, seat cushion, new paint and rubber,
over $5,000.00 invested in this 620.’
A 1938 G, the 348th built, completely restored by Curtis, who
appears with a broken arm and dislocated shoulder after getting
caught in his grain auger in the background near the barn. ‘All
my tractors have round spokes and plow draw bars and brass
carburetors.’