Super Rare John Deere Shaper !

[wayback machine]

I thought that would get your attention ;~)
Now, I bought a lathe once, that was obviously made by International Harvester (You could tell that by the heavily applied color, anyway),
but this is the first JD machine for me !

Seriously, I obviously have some work cut out for myself, here - But I had to buy it, just to save it from itself :~)
It will be a while, as I'm spread a bit thin at present, but I will come back and post, if I can produce a reasonable-looking result from this mess.

 

[C-Bag]

I thought that would get your attention ;~)
Now, I bought a lathe once, that was obviously made by International Harvester (You could tell that by the heavily applied color, anyway),
but this is the first JD machine for me !

Seriously, I obviously have some work cut out for myself, here - But I had to buy it, just to save it from itself :~)
It will be a while, as I'm spread a bit thin at present, but I will come back and post, if I can produce a reasonable-looking result from this mess.
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You get that’s JD in colors only right? Paint doth not a Deere make. An Atlas 7b fur sure.

 

[wayback machine]

You get that’s JD in colors only right? Paint doth not a Deere make. An Atlas 7b fur sure.

Don't be silly - Of course it's a Deere !
One reason I got it, was that I thought it would make a nice contrast to my IH lathe .......

 

[francist]

Don't be silly - Of course it's a Deere !

Looks great. You should be able to really plow through the metal with that baby....

 

[C-Bag]

My grandfather was IH mech for 40yrs. He even had a IH pickup. Even he called all IH cornbinders.

So that lathe is a chipbinder?

 

[wayback machine]

My grandfather was IH mech for 40yrs. He even had a IH pickup. Even he called all IH cornbinders.

So that lathe is a chipbinder?

In the condition it was in, it would have bound up with the first chip it made :~)

 

[Martin W]

John Deere made milling machines also

 

[wayback machine]

Actually, I was lucky to pick up THREE IH machines at the same time - There must have been a local dealer there, back in the day ......
Loaded them with a JD tractor, though :~)

 

[NCjeeper]

Did it come with the belt guards and vise?

 

[wayback machine]

Did it come with the belt guards and vise?

Of course not - It actually runs smooth and quietly, believe it or not, but the fancy stuff like that is most always MIA, with stuff I buy.
Seriously, where I live in Florida, I don't get to pick and choose much, as far as machinery goes - I took up an interest in this too late .....