Languishing in the back shed of a friend of Our John’s was this very old four row planter. The moment he was offered it John was in the truck and collecting it. As near as we can work out with the minimum of research this looks like a John Deere 490 Planter. Maybe from the late 50’s?
And now it is in Johns back shed. He worked in it all yesterday and probably this weekend we will plant another stand if sweetcorn – just because we can! If he can work it out.
You can see why the old fella’s were frequently missing fingers.
So now we can plant crops for the pigs. Whatever corn we don’t eat or sell goes to them. Straight from the plant, cob and all. Above are two fast shots of part of the area that surrounds John’s workshop out at the home farm. This is where he will retire to at the end of this year. Lucky there is no wifi out there or I would never see him again!
All day the winds blew a gale and the storms passed us by. We just dried out even faster. Watching the rain roar North.
Until the Gods smiled on us and sent two quick deluges, with high winds and hail. I was thankful though. These squalls were the whip in the tail and within minutes of their passing the rain dropped and the skies cleared.
And all was well.
I need to work fast today. My last guest left yesterday and another couple arrive tomorrow. The airbnb is Rocking!
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
WEATHER:
Sunny with a high of 78F. (My usual weather station will not load this morning!). Ah well.
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32 responses to “JOHN DEERE 490 PLANTER”
I love your porch or whatever you call it!💕
A planter AND A. John Deere…wow! From 1952 ..that was a good year as i was 12 years old and met my future husband…. If l had a glass of something in my hand instead of an ipad l would say ….Lets raise a toast to John,s new planter and Miss C,s answer to her problems….The Good Lord works in mysterious ways…. Have a super duper day..planting corn for pigs
Your John already has quite a collection of antiquities. His retirement plan evidently. At least he won’t be planted underfoot (so to speak <[{:~)- ).
You have to love old farm equipment. It was built to last, and last it did. I bet Our John gets it running pdq…
Talk about memories. My dad’s first “important” job was working for John Deere in Moline. He started there in about 1936 or so — a date I know only because he hitchhiked back and forth to south-central Iowa every weekend to court my mother, until they married in 1938. They lived in Moline for a while, before moving back to Iowa in 1946.
Impressive machinery. Do you still have the cooking oil Golf? Neither of you will look prettier with missing fingers, be careful. Laura
Found the owners manual for you. 😊
Piggies gotta have their corn!
NICE one Carla!: )
Too, too cool!!! A wonderful project, among seemingly many others, for Our John, to get it up and running! xo
That looks fantastic, as does the old black Dodge next to the truck.
There are so many junkers out there – thank goodness he has the other farm to store all that junk! I have enough here already
Love that sky at the end. Very unusual. Men and their toys. They love to tinker and make things work. It’s good that they do. Wonderful photos of the farm.
“Use it up, wear it out;
Make it work, or do without…”
‘Cause Country People are the original DIY’ers (and some are “tomboys”; )
🙂 Love that saying!
Wow – love that photo of the storm-darkened sky! And so happy you’ll have that wonderful ‘new’ four row planter!!!
That planter – like so many thing of the bygone era is a thing that any layman with intention and attention can maintain and fix. We don’t make those anymore. Now we put things into the market that are so complex that one professional cannot understand the whole of it. I love the tech but it feels more teetery now that it is so complex.
“Just because he can.” That is a good enough reason imo.
Reminds me of one planter my dad used.
The new planter is truly a thing of beauty!!! May you both have countless good seasons on her! The pictures are phenomenal, but no critters, not even a Boo or Ton! What I gasped at was my old Jeep Grand Wagoneer sitting amongst the parked cars! Thank you for the browse about your homestead!
He’ll figure it out. He is a wizard with mechanical things, much like my father was. A little WD40 and lube and you’ll be good to go. Wonderful to look at.