Stories

Stories articles about Lindeman Power Equipment Co., from or about Lindeman Crawlers owners and their restorations along with articles that I thought were relevant or interesting.

Booklet given to employees and customers in 1946. Part 1

Part 2

August 1983,Gene Brady’s interview and story for Gas Engine. “Reminising with Jesse Lindeman”

#4 “1987” Two Cylinder News Letter. Model “D” Lindeman Test

May-June 1989, “BO” Specifications

May 1989, article on “A History of the John Deere Industrial Equipment Division” by Brian Alm, for Green Magazine had the acquisition of Lindeman, which gave Deere entry into the crawler field.

September – October 1992, A Goodbye to Jesse

Good Fruit Grower – Lindeman’s 1940 crawler makes BIG TRACKS at equipment show

January – February 1993 – In the winter of 1992, shortly after Jesse passed away Jack Cherry and Dave Trumbauer from the Two-Cylinder Magazine, came to Yakima and gathered information for a complete Magazine dedicated to Jesse, his brothers and their crawlers.

Northwest Rotary Tiller

NW-Outrigger

Northwest Rotary Tiller

1993, History of the John Deere Tractors by Randy Leffin

March 1998, A brief history of the JD crawlers by J.R. Hobbs

March 1999, Vacation pays off.. Crawler discovered during Hawaii trip, by Tod (writer), Ann (typist), Duane and Laurie Poach Monticello, MN

September 1999, “BO” Lindeman Crawler toy has fine features, also flaws. by Bill Proft.

June 1999, A retired nuclear engineer and John Deer tractors. by Frank Busch Morgan Hill

December 2000 Booklet helps explain John Deere part numbers. by Greg Stephen

December 2001, Has anyone seen this hitch? by Alan A. Wheel

March 2003, Parts Transfer List provides info from Deere’s past. by Greg Stephen

November 2003, Farm Collector “Long Live Lindeman” by Jason B. Harmon an article on Terry Wachtman and his “BO” Lindeman Crawler.

January 2004, Model “M” It’s featured Quik-Tach system, plus new comforts for operator. by Richard Hain

February 2004, “Preserving the past, one piece at a time”, Bob Smythe’s story about the reproduction of a “DI” Lindeman Crawler.

June 2005, “Story of a BI” How the BI Lindeman was found and restored to its glory day of demoing for the Military them where it went until it was restored by Bob Smythe. It is now in the personal collection of Darold Sindt in Keystone, IA.

September 2005, Who is Charles Deere Wiman?

May – June 2007, Model “B”

November 2007, “One Owner’s Story” Tractor & Machinery, martin Shelley talks to Gina Harvey about his rare JD Lindeman BO.

November 2007, “Electrified” in the Antique Power and again in the Antique Power’s “Best of John Deere”, Ray Hoffman’s interview with Bill Pride on how and why he electrified his Lindeman.