john deere d

1923 - 1953

Model year 1923-19391939-1953

Two-Cylinder Letter Series

Standard-tread tractor

Model year 1923-19391939-1953

Two-Cylinder Letter Series

Standard-tread tractor

Manufacturer

John Deere

Standard-tread tractor

Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA

Total built

160,000

Original price was $1,000 in 1924

The D had the longest run of any model of John Deere tractor, the styled and unstyled versions ran from March 1, 1923 until July 3, 1953. Serial numbers 31321 through 31412 are not model Ds, but are Waterloo Boy Ns which were built after model D production had begun.

John Deere 7.6L 2-cyl all fuel

John Deere 8.2L 2-cyl all fuel

Fuel tank

18 gal (early) 68.1 L

 

23.5 gal (after 1931) 88.9 L

Aux. fuel

2.5 gal (early) 9.5 L

 

1.5 gal (after 1931) 5.7 L

2-speed unsynchronized gear

3-speed unsynchronized gear

Drawbar (claimed)

15 hp 11.2 kW

Belt (claimed)

27 hp 20.1 kW

Plows

3 (14-inch)

Drawbar (tested)

29.90 hp 22.3 kW

Belt (tested)

41.59 hp 31.0 kW

Two-wheel drive

Manual steering

Open operator station with steel pan seat.

Rear PTO

optional

Rear PTO Type

525

Weight

4090 to 5880 pounds

Front tire

28x5

Rear tire

46x12

Operator's platform, ahead of seat mount.

1924

30401 (model years)

1925

31280

1926

35309

1927

43410

1928

53388

1929

71645

1930

95367

1931

109944

1932

115509

1933

115665

1934

116273

1935

119100

1936

125079

1937

130700

1938

138413

1939

142300

Final

143799

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Diameter

13.25 inches 33 cm

Width

8.5 inches 21 cm

RPM

900

Speed

3122 ft/min 951.59 meters/min

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

Tractors 1918-1976 published by John Deere*

Quality Equipment for Your Farming Operations published in 1929, by John Deere

15-27 Farm Tractor published in 1927, by John Deere

Two-Cylinder Model D Tractor published in 1937, by John Deere

Instructions for Model D (DIR-3C) published in 1930

*Publication contains known errors.