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Homelite & Deere???


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Saw this sign for sale on eBay:

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I know about Homelite/Jacobsen didn't know about any Blue/Green mix!

Someone tell me it's not so.

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Looks like Deere acquired Homelite in 1994. 

From the history of Deere::

1994 Deere acquires Homelite, a leading producer of handheld outdoor power equipment. It arranges with Zetor, a Czech company, to provide a simple, small tractor for developing markets. Deere Family Healthplan centers—primary-health-care providers—open in Waterloo and Des Moines, joining one opened in Moline in 1993.

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Yes, there was a line of handheld stuff that was green, but not John Deere green.  They were called Green Machines if I remember correctly.

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They bought it for the string trimmer production.  My brother in law worked at Deere and said at some point they threw all the remaining Homelite inventory into the dumpsters and crushers  and got rid of it.

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