John Deere A
1934 - 1952 Two-Cylinder Letter Series Row-Crop tractor
Series map:
B
A
16.0hp*
26.3hp*
*Estimated engine power for comparison only.
Production Manufacturer John Deere
Row-Crop tractor Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA Total built 300,000
The A was John Deere's first true row-crop tractor, replacing the GP. There were several variants of the A. The A was the row-crop model. The AR was a standard (or fixed) tread model. The AO was an orchard model, with no exhaust stack and shielded fenders. There was also the AI industrial model, the AN with narrow front, the AW wide front, and the high-crop ANH and AWH. The model A was the first Deere tractor to come from the factory with rubber tires.
Variants A Row-crop
AR Standard front axle
AO Orchard
AOS narrow orchard
AW Adjustable wide-front
AN Single front wheel
AWH High-crop, adjustable wide-front
ANH High-crop, single-front wheel
John Deere A Power Drawbar (claimed) 18 hp13.4 kW
Belt (claimed) 24 hp17.9 kW
Plows 2 * 14-inch Drawbar (tested) 18.72 hp14.0 kW
PTO (tested) 23.63 hp17.6 kW
Belt (tested) 24.71 hp18.4 kW
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Mechanical Two-wheel drive Manual steering Differential mechanical expanding shoe brakes Open operator station with steel pan seat.
Power Take-off (PTO) Rear PTO transmission
Rear PTO Type 540
A Serial Number Location Serial number plate on the left side of tractor, above the flywheel.
A Serial Numbers 1934 410000
1935 412866
1936 424025
1937 442151
1938 466787
1939 477000
1940 488000
1941 499000
1942 510239
1943 520004
1944 524423
1945 542700
1946 555334
1947 569610
1948 587349
1949 611921
1950 640246
1951 666307
1952 682602
Final 703384
FAQ: How to read a serial number table.
References The John Deere Unstyled Letter Series by J.R. Hobbs Instructions for General Purpose Tractor Model A (DIR 103) published in 1934 Tractors 1918-1976 published by John Deere* Models A & B General Purpose Tractors published in 1936, by John Deere *Publication contains known errors.
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