Echo
According to Echo which is a Japanese company the John Deere 55v is a CS500VL I have one of each an echo and a John Deere and they are identical except for color
John Deere, the founder of the John Deere company, is buried in Moline, Illinois, where the company's headquarters is located.
Literally, John Deere.
The John Deere company was started in 1837.
Echo (cs-650evl) branded for John Deere (ty65sva)
John Deere Plow Company Building was created in 1911.
The only reason the tractor was called a "John Deere" is because it was built and sold by the company he started, "Deere & Company".
"John Deere Green is famous for founding the company Deere & Company, which is one of the world's largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer."
I'm pretty sure he was 18. I will get back to you on that.
John Deere is a publicly held company, with stockholders who are the owners. You can read more about them, and their annual report, below.
John Deere was founded in 1837. He was born in 1804, which makes out that he was 33 when he started the company.
"I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me," quote from John Deere