28 tooth gear gives a road speed of 4 mph or a 22 tooth and 50 in wheels to give 5 mph in high and 3 1/2 mph in low. They retained the 465 Cu inch 2-cylinder with 6.5 in bore x 7 inch stroke.īy 1926 they advertised them as the 'John Deere Industrial Tractors' with 40 x b inch rear wheels and 24x3 1/2 inch fronts with solid tyres. So they added Solids Rubber Tyres, and fitted a 28 tooth sprocket to the final drive. The Steel wheels were not suitable for hard surfaces, and the gearing.

Production ceased in 1953, after over 160,000 had been built in various versions.īy 1925 Deere & Co had realised the standard model D did not meet customers needs for industrial applications.By 1946 'D' had a 465 cubic inch engine, enormous for the day.Then the 3-speed model D was built from 1934-39 starting with serial number S/N 30401 through to 1953 with S/N191670.From 1926-1933 the model D acquired a 501 Cu inch engine of 42 hp & a 2-speed gearbox.Another version of the Model D tractor in 1925 was the 'DI' industrial tractor which came painted yellow.The 1923 was 27-belt hp with a 482 Cu inch engine.One of the first model Ds was the 'Spoker' built from 1923-25.The model D evolved greatly over the years. experimental tractors were built, as well as the John Deere Dain 'All Wheel Drive' tractor (during 1918 to 1919 approximately 100 were produced) with the Deere name on them. This was not the first tractor with the John Deere name - as several Deere & Co. The first model Ds were on steel wheels with a 6.5x7.0 inch (later 6.75 x 7.0 inch) two-cylinder hand-cranked engine rated at 15/27 hp (Drawbar/Flywheel). With a production run of 31 years, the Model D had the longest production run of any tractor. The John Deere model 'D' was introduced on Maand made till July 3, 1953, the longest production run of all the two-cylinder John Deere tractors built. Model History For company history, see John Deere. It is famous for having a exhaust sound all it’s own. Variants include the John Deere GP, itself having variants, such as the GP-O and GP-P, and the John Deere DI Industrial model. This made it the first production tractor designed by John Deere. The John Deere model D was introduced in 1923 to replace the previous Waterloo Boy model N. Naturally aspirated, Turbo or SuperchargedĮarly versions had a spoked fly wheel of 26' dia. A JD Model D Spoker of 1925 at GDSF in 2008

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