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2. John Deere - Wikipedia

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   19th century. Deere & Company began when John Deere, born in Rutland, Vermont, United States, on February 7, 1804, moved to Grand Detour, Illinois, in 1836, [5] to escape bankruptcy in Vermont. Already an established blacksmith, Deere opened a 1,378-square-foot (128 m 2) shop in Grand Detour in 1837, which allowed him to serve as a general ...

3. John Deere (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   John Deere (inventor) John Deere (February 7, 1804 [2] – May 17, 1886) was an American blacksmith, businessman, inventor and politician. He founded Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction-equipment manufacturers in the world. Born in Rutland, Vermont, Deere moved to Illinois and invented the first ...

4. JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer) - Wikipedia

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   Revenue. £4.1 billion $341 billion (2019) [1] Net income. £341 million and $341 million. Number of employees. Approximately 11,000 [2] Website. www.jcb.com. J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited (JCB) is a British multinational manufacturer of equipment for construction, agriculture, waste handling, and demolition.

5. Heavy equipment - Wikipedia

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   A heavy equipment operator drives and operates heavy equipment used in engineering and construction projects. [7] [8] Typically only skilled workers may operate heavy equipment, and there is specialized training for learning to use heavy equipment. Much publication about heavy equipment operators focuses on improving safety for such workers.

6. Avery Company - Wikipedia

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   The competition for track-type farm equipment increased in 1925 when the Holt Manufacturing Co. and the C. L. Best Co. of San Leandro, California, merged to form the Caterpillar Tractor Co. When wheat dropped to 25 cents a bushel in 1931, farmers could not afford new farm implements and the new Avery Power Machinery company could not pay its debts.

7. LeTourneau Technologies - Wikipedia

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   LeTourneau tree crusher, Long Binh Post, South Vietnam 27 September 1967. R. G. LeTourneau founded R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. in California in 1929, as a contractor of earthmoving equipment, which manufactured products in Longview, Texas. [1][better source needed] During World War II, the company provided nearly 75% of the Allies ' earthmoving ...