john deere b

1935 - 1952

Model year 1935-19381939-19461947-1952

Two-Cylinder Letter Series

Row-Crop tractor

Model year 1935-19381939-19461947-1952

Two-Cylinder Letter Series

Row-Crop tractor

Manufacturer

John Deere

Row-Crop tractor

Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA

Total built

55,670 (all unstyled)

 

40,057 (short frame)

 

15,613 (long frame)

The John Deere model B was introduced as a smaller tractor, to fill the needs of row-crop farmers that did not need a tractor as large as the A. It had a nearly 20-year production run, and the versions of the B can be broadly divided into three groups. The original B is often referred to as "unstyled", and includes all tractors built through 1938. In 1939, with tractor number 60000, began the "early styled" model B. In mid 1947, with tractor number 201000, began the "late styled" model B. Within the first year of production, tractors number 1000 through 3042 used a four-bolt front pedestal.

B

tricycle front axle

BR

fixed front axle

BO

Orchard

BN

narrow row-crop

BW

wide row-crop

BI

industrial tractor

BO Lindeman

crawler

John Deere 2.4L 2-cyl all fuel

Fuel tank

12 gal 45.4 L

Aux. fuel

1 gal 3.8 L

4-speed unsynchronized gear

Drawbar (claimed)

12 hp 8.9 kW

Belt (claimed)

16 hp 11.9 kW

Plows

2 (10-inch)

Drawbar (tested)

11.80 hp 8.8 kW

Belt (tested)

16.01 hp 11.9 kW

Two-wheel drive

Steering

manual

Differential mechanical expanding shoe brakes

Open operator station with pressed steel seat.

Rear PTO

transmission

Rear PTO Type

540

Weight

3,275 lbs 1485 kg

Front tire

22x3.25

Rear tire

48x5.25

The left side of the transmission case, under the governor.

1935

1000

1936

12012

1937

27389

1938

46175 (*49302)

1939

60000

1940

78526

1941

96000

1942

118721

1943

136315

1944

149219

1945

167700

1946

179788

1947

191303

1948

209295

1949

230044

1950

253025

1951

275242

1952

293030

Final

310772

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John Deere Model B: information at RetiredTractors.com

Diameter

9.6875 inches 24 cm

Width

7.25 inches 18 cm

RPM

1250

Speed

3110 ft/min 947.93 meters/min

Ground

positive

The John Deere Unstyled Letter Series by J.R. Hobbs

Tractors 1918-1976 published by John Deere*

Models A & B General Purpose Tractors published in 1936, by John Deere

Facts About John Deere Tractor Wholesale Prices 1935-1961

*Publication contains known errors.

Instructions for General Purpose Tractors Model B (DIR-218) published in 1939

Instructions for General Purpose Tractors Model B (DIR-313) published in 1958

Operator's Manual Model B Series Tractor (OM-R2005R)