On February 27, 2009 museum volunteers relocated the 1947 Model D John Deere Tractor to the museum subsequent to engine and other repairs. The tractor was donated to the museum by Dan and Alice Phillips. In the December 2003 city Christmas parade the tractor, pulling a museum float, won second place in the Antique Motorized Division.

The Model D John Deere Tractor was produced from March 1923 to July 1953. The first Model D rode on steel wheels and was powered by a two-cylinder hand cranked engine. In 1925 solid rubber tires replaced the steel wheels. In 1939 a restyled Model D tractor appeared with a 42 horsepower engine and weighed 5,300 pounds. The Model D that is on display at the museum has electric start and inflatable rubber tires.