John Deere Snowmobiles

Ronald K. Leonard applied his engineering skills to John Deere products during a 41-year career. He lives in Key Colony Beach, Florida. From April 1974 until retirement in July 2000, Richard Teal worked for the John Deere Horicon Works in Horicon, Wisconsin. He lives in Horicon.

Table of Contents


Introduction

1. Origin and Growth of the John Deere Company

2. Start of Deere Consumer Products Business

3. Deere Prepares for Snowmobiles

4. Expanding the John Deere Snowmobile Line

5. Implementing Changes

6. Improving 1974 and 1975 Models and JD 340/S

7. Front-Engine Chassis Snowmobiles

Between pages 114 and 115 are 8 color plates containing 17 photographs

8. Racing Snowmobiles

9. Designing the New Breed of Deere

10. Horicon Works Decade of Excellence, 1976–1986

11. How the Snowmobile Changed Product Engineering

Appendices

I. Green Streak Racing Bulletins

II. Trailfire Test Report, Snow Goer magazine

III. Snow Goer Best Handling Award for John Deere Liquifire

IV. Product Safety Report from 1982 Product Strategy Meeting

V. Horicon Works Competitive Review

VI. John Deere Fortune 500 Rankings, 1955–2005

Bibliographic Notes

Index