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    THE Lindeman INFLUENCE

    Mar 06, 2020 6 minutes
    By Robert N. Pripps

    The story of four brothers from Iowa is almost unbelievable today. Led by the eldest, the four created a thriving enterprise in Yakima, Washington, that played a role in propelling industry leader Deere & Co. into the crawler market.

    Jesse G. Lindeman and his three brothers – Harry, Ross and Joseph – are noted for designing, manufacturing and selling agricultural equipment specialized for Pacific Northwest orchards. Jesse, the oldest (and the principal brother), was a gifted natural engineer who brought his brothers into his businesses.

    Jesse Lindeman’s most famous and enduring venture was Lindeman Power Equipment Co. of Yakima, Washington, which operated between 1923 and 1947 and is noted for the influence it had on Deere & Co. and that company’s products.

    Developing products for agricultural market

    Following the end of World War I, Jesse Lindeman was mustered out of the U.S. Army in 1919. Returning home to his Cass County, Iowa, family farm, Jesse decided that farming was not for him. During a visit to

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