May 27—WORTHINGTON — Ken Nieland celebrated his 85th birthday last week and decided it was time to sell his collection of restored John Deere Model ... tiny toy tractors, posters and pictures ...

Dave McEachren's love of John Deere ... beat-up 1959 model 430 row crop utility tractor. Before that, a young McEachren was fascinated by the company's companion replica tractor toys.

In 2023 prices, that’s $45.5 million. After the sale, the company became the John Deere Tractor Company. Until the creation of the Model D, Deere continued to produce the Waterloo Boy under the ...

Nieland stores his tractors inside two garages, as well as outdoors. After he filled one garage with four tractors, he built ...