john deere 50

1952 - 1956

Row-Crop tractor

Row-Crop tractor

Manufacturer

John Deere

Row-Crop tractor

Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA

Total built

32,574 (total)

 

29,746 (gas)

 

2,097 (all-fuel)

 

731 (LP-gas)

Original price was $2,011 in 1954

The John Deere 50 was introduced to replace the model B. These new tractors offered a number of advancements including duplex carburetion, live Powr-Trol hydraulics, and a fully-independent PTO.

John Deere 3.1L 2-cyl gasoline

John Deere 3.1L 2-cyl all-fuel

John Deere 3.1L 2-cyl LP gas

Fuel tank

15.5 gal 58.7 L

Aux. fuel

2 gal 7.6 L

6-speed unsynchronized gear

Belt (claimed)

30.97 hp 23.1 kW

Plows

2

Drawbar (tested)

28.11 hp 21.0 kW

Belt (tested)

31.20 hp 23.3 kW

Two-wheel drive

Steering

manual

 

power *Power steering became an option in 1954.

Expanding shoe brakes

Open operator station with padded seat.

Type

open center

Pressure

930 psi 64.1 bar

Pump flow

8.9 gpm 33.7 lpm

Rear PTO

independent OptOptional

Rear PTO Type

532

Wheelbase

90 inches 228 cm

Weight

4855 lbs 2202 kg

Front tire

5.50-16

Rear tire

10-38

front-end loader

Right side of tractor frame, ahead of belt pulley.

1952

5000001

1953

5001257

1954

5016620

1955

5021977

1956

5030600

End

5033751

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Diameter

9.7 inches 24 cm

Width

7.25 inches 18 cm

RPM

1250

Speed

3,170 ft/min 966.22 meters/min

Ground

Positive

Charging system

generator

Batteries

2

Battery volts

6

Battery AH

85

The First Numbered Series of John Deere Tractors published in 2004, by Hain Publishing

Highlights of the new John Deere 50 and 60 Tractors published in 1952

Tractors 1918-1976 published by John Deere*

50 & 60 General-Purpose Tractors published in 1952, by John Deere

General-Purpose Tractors published in 1953, by John Deere

Facts About John Deere Tractor Wholesale Prices 1935-1961

*Publication contains known errors.