GREEN IS HIS COLOUR
Jimmy Orr from the Clyde valley has been collecting John Deere tractors for many years. His family lives in the countryside just a short distance from Glasgow. The area is well known for its market gardens and is close to historic Craignethan castle.
His family has owned a nursery for three generations, and he joined the firm as soon as he left school and is a big fan of John Deere. He recalls: “The family owned several tractors, and I soon became familiar with the machines. They kept most of the old tractors, including an old Bristol AF 28 crawler that originally belonged to my great-grandfather.”
Restorations
Jimmy originally cut his restoration teeth on the family’s grey Fergie P3 diesel and International B-250. The first John Deere tractor arrived at the nursery in 1973. This is now part of a collection of a dozen John
