John Deere BW
| | 1935 - 1946 |
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| Two-Cylinder Letter Series | | Row-Crop tractor |
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| Production |
| Manufacturer: | John Deere
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| Type: | Row-Crop tractor
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| Factory: | Waterloo, Iowa, USA
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| Total built: | 304 (total)
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| | 247 (BW)
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| | 51 (BWH)
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| | 6 (BW-40)
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| Variants |
| B: | tricycle front axle
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| BR: | fixed front axle
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| BO: | Orchard
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| BN: | narrow row-crop
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| BW: | wide row-crop
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| BI: | industrial tractor
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| BO Lindeman: | crawler
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| John Deere BW Power |
| Drawbar (claimed): | 12 hp
8.9 kW
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| Belt (claimed): | 16 hp
11.9 kW
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| Plows: | 2 (10-inch)
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| Mechanical |
| Chassis: | 4x2 2WD
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| Steering: | manual
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| Brakes: | differential mechanical expanding shoe
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| Cab: | Open operator station with pressed steel seat.
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| Transmission: | 4-speed unsynchronized gear
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 Transmission details ... |
| Power Take-off (PTO) |
| Rear PTO: | transmission
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| Rear RPM: | 540
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| BW Serial Numbers |
| Location: | The left side of the transmission case, under the governor.
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photo of BW serial number
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| 1935: | 1000
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| 1936: | 12012
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| 1937: | 27389
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| 1938: | 46175
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| 1939: | 60000
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| 1940: | 81000
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| 1941: | 96000
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| 1942: | 118721
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| 1943: | 136315
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| 1944: | 149219
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| 1945: | 167700
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| 1946: | 179788
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| 1947: | 191303
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| 1948: | 209295
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| 1949: | 230044
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| 1950: | 253025
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| 1951: | 275242
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| 1952: | 293030
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| Final: | 310772
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how to read serial numbers...
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| Belt Pulley |
| Diameter: | 9.6875 inches
24 cm
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| Width: | 7.25 inches
18 cm
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| RPM: | 1250
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| Speed: | 3110 ft/min
947.93 meters/min
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| Electrical |
| Ground: | positive
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| Page information |
| Last update: | May 14, 2021
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