| Production | |
| Manufacturer | John Deere |
| High-Clearance tractor | |
| Built in Dubuque, Iowa, USA | |
| 430H Total built | 212 |
| 430V Total built | 63 |
| Variants | |
| 430T | tricycle |
| 430S | standard |
| 430U | utility |
| 430H | high-crop |
| 430V | special |
| 430W | row-crop utility |
| 430C | crawler |
| John Deere 430 Hi-Crop Engine | |
| John Deere 1.9L 2-cyl gasoline | |
| Fuel tank | 10.5 gal 39.7 L |
| Aux. fuel | 0.9 gal 3.4 L |
| John Deere 430 Hi-Crop Transmissions | |
| 4-speed unsynchronized gear | |
| 5-speed unsynchronized gear | |
| John Deere 430 Hi-Crop Power | |
| Drawbar (claimed) | 27.1 hp 20.2 kW |
| Belt (claimed) | 29.2 hp 21.8 kW |
| Mechanical | |
| Two-wheel drive | |
| Manual steering | |
| Open operator station. |
| Tractor hitch | |
| Rear Type | I |
| Power Take-off (PTO) | |
| Rear PTO | transmission |
|   | live (optional on 5-speed) |
| Rear PTO Type | 540 |
| Dimensions & Tires | |
| 430H Wheelbase | 80.75 inches 205 cm |
| 430V Wheelbase | 72.875 inches 185 cm |
| Weight | 3050 to 3400 pounds |
| Front tire | 6.50-16 |
| 430H Rear tire | 10-38 |
| 430 Hi-Crop Serial Number Location | |
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| Serial number plate on the left side of the tractor, on the clutch housing. |
| 430 Hi-Crop Serial Numbers | |
| 1958 | 140071 |
| 1959 | 142671 |
| 1960 | 158632 |
| Final | 161048 |
FAQ: How to read a serial number table. | |
| Electrical | |
| Ground | positive |
| Charging system | generator |
| 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 | |
| Operator's Manual 430 Hi-Crop and Special Tractors (OM-T61-558) published in 1958 |
| Page information | |
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