Often during a restoration today, collectors will discover there is white paint under the green on their 1971 (or even 1970) garden tractor. Many dealers had to paint their remaining units green to even sell them. Company officials realized that the guys who bleed green and buy John Deere were not interested in a red, blue, yellow or orange garden tractor. Sales of the custom color tractors were poor and Deere ended production after the 1971 line. In 1970, they began giving the custom color tractors a different type number so they could be easily identified. On the 1969 models, there is no distinction in the type codes to indicate which units were green and which were custom color. When the 1970 model was released, several parts–including the engine, fuel tank and mower attachments linkages ( but not the air cleaner cover on the 140)– were painted black. For one, it required a separate paint line to do all the parts in the Patio line and for another, the white engines tended to stain and discolor. The dealer would then attach the hood and seat in the color they had selected.ĭeere quickly found that painting the entire body Dogwood White was not practical for several reasons. The customer would choose a color from Patio Red, Sunset Orange, Spruce Blue or April Yellow. (My personal feeling is that they saw the business they were losing to their competitors.) The 1969 model of the custom color series was painted entirely Dogwood White except for the hood and seat. The marketing people at Horicon felt that not everyone wanted a green and yellow garden tractor. They are referred to today by collectors as the Patio series.
In 1969, John Deere introduced the custom color line of lawn and garden tractors.
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