| Production | |
| Manufacturer | John Deere |
| Industrial tractor | |
| Built in Dubuque, Iowa, USA | |
| The John Deere 440 is the industrial version of the model 435. It was available with rubber tires or in a tracked crawler version. The gasoline engine is an improved version of the engine from the model 430, with higher compression and rated RPMs. | |
| Variants | |
| 440 | wheeled tractor |
| John Deere 440C Engines | |
| General Motors 1.7L 2-cyl diesel | |
| John Deere 1.9L 2-cyl gasoline | |
| John Deere 1.9L 2-cyl distillate | |
| Fuel tank | 10.5 gal 39.7 L |
| John Deere 440C Transmissions | |
| 4-speed gear | |
| 5-speed gear | |
| John Deere 440C Power | |
| Drawbar (tested) | 26.15 hp 19.5 kW |
| PTO (tested) | 32.88 hp 24.5 kW |
| Mechanical | |
| Drive | crawler |
| Steering | manual clutches |
| Contracting band brakes | |
| Open operator station. | |
| Photos | |
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| Hydraulics | |
| Type | open |
| Valves | 1 |
| Tractor hitch | |
| Rear Type | I |
| Power Take-off (PTO) | |
| Rear PTO Type | 540 |
| Dimensions & Tracks | |
| Wheelbase | 69 inches 175 cm |
| Weight | 6919 to 7281 pounds |
| Tracks | |
| 440C Serial Number Location | |
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| Instrument panel of diesel models, clutch housing of gas models |
| 440C Serial Numbers | |
| 1958 | 440001 |
| 1959 | 444128 |
| 1960 | 453873 |
| Final | 461929 |
FAQ: How to read a serial number table. | |
| Electrical | |
| Ground | positive |
| Diesel Battery volts | 12 |
| Gas Battery volts | 6 |
| References | |
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| Operator's Manual 50 and 51 Backhoes (OM-U11301U) published in 1959 |
| Page information | |
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