| Production | |
| Manufacturer | John Deere |
| High-Clearance tractor | |
| Factories | Waterloo, Iowa, USA |
|   | Rosario, Argentina |
| Total built | 123 (US total) |
|   | 6 (gasoline) |
|   | 4 (all-fuel) |
|   | 28 (LP-gas) |
|   | 85 . (diesel, 7 used pony engine) |
| Variants | |
| 730 General-Purpose | row-crop tractor |
| 730 Standard | wheatland-style tractor |
| 730 Hi-Crop | high-crop tractor |
| John Deere 730 Hi-Crop Engines | |
| John Deere 5.9L 2-cyl gasoline | |
| John Deere 5.9L 2-cyl all-fuel | |
| John Deere 5.9L 2-cyl LP gas | |
| John Deere 6.2L 2-cyl diesel | |
| Fuel tank | 20 gal (diesel) 75.7 L |
|   | 24.5 gal (all-fuel) 92.7 L |
|   | 33 gal (LP-gas) 124.9 L |
|   | 26.5 gal (gasoline) 100.3 L |
| Aux. fuel | 1 gal 3.8 L |
| John Deere 730 Hi-Crop Transmission | |
| 6-speed unsynchronized gear | |
| John Deere 730 Hi-Crop Power | |
| Drawbar (claimed) | 54 hp 40.3 kW |
|   | 41 hp (all-fuel) 30.6 kW |
| Belt (claimed) | 58 hp 43.3 kW |
|   | 45 hp (all-fuel) 33.6 kW |
| Plows | 5 |
| Mechanical | |
| Two-wheel drive | |
| Steering | manual |
|   | power (optional) |
| Differential mechanical drum brakes | |
| Open operator station. | |
| Tractor hitch | |
| Rear Type | II (optional) |
| Power Take-off (PTO) | |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO Type | 540 |
| Dimensions & Tires | |
| Wheelbase | 99.1 inches 251 cm |
| Weight | 8070 to 8385 pounds |
| Front tire | 4.50-20 |
| Rear tire | 13.6-38 |
| Belt Pulley | |
| Diameter | 12.9 inches 32 cm |
| Width | 7.4 inches 18 cm |
| RPM | 1125 |
| Speed | 3790 ft/min 1155.19 meters/min |
| Electrical | |
| Ground | positive (12V) |
|   | floating (24V) |
| Charging system | generator |
| Batteries | 2 |
|   | 4 (diesel) |
| Battery volts | 6 |
| References | |
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| The John Deere 30 Series by J.R. Hobbs | |
| 430 - 630 - 730 Hi-Crop Tractors published in 1958, by John Deere |
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