john deere a

1934 - 1952

Model year 1934-19381939-19471947-1952

Two-Cylinder Letter Series

Row-Crop tractor

Model year 1934-19381939-19471947-1952

Two-Cylinder Letter Series

Row-Crop tractor

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.

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 5.1L 2-cyl all fuel

Fuel tank

14 gal 53.0 L

Aux. fuel

1 gal 3.8 L

4-speed unsynchronized gear

Drawbar (claimed)

18 hp 13.4 kW

Belt (claimed)

24 hp 17.9 kW

Plows

2 *14-inch

Drawbar (tested)

18.72 hp 14.0 kW

PTO (tested)

23.63 hp 17.6 kW

Belt (tested)

24.71 hp 18.4 kW

Two-wheel drive

Manual steering

Differential mechanical expanding shoe brakes

Open operator station with steel pan seat.

Rear PTO

transmission

Rear PTO Type

540

Weight

3783 lbs 1715 kg

Front tire

24x4

Rear tire

50x6

Serial number plate on the left side of tractor, above the flywheel.

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.

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.