John Deere GP Tractor
The John Deere
General Purpose
Tractor
The John Deere
Model GP was built
in five distinct
versions through the
course of its
production:
• The standard-front GP,
or John Deere Standard, built
from March 1928 to
February 1935
• The John Deere
two-wheel
tricycle-front GP,
or GP-Tricycle, of
which twenty-three
units were built
between August 1928
and April 1929
• The John Deere GP
Wide-Tread, or GPWT,
built from November
1929 to November
1933
• The John Deere GP
Wide-Tread Series P,
a GPWT with narrowed
rear tread width
designed to suit
potato rows, built
between January and
August 1930
• The John Deere
General Purpose
Orchard tractor, or
John Deere GPO from
April 1931 to April
1935 GP
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John Deere
"A" General Purpose Tractor
General Purpose
Built for all-around farm work with the pulling capacity of 6 horses, daily work output of 8 or
10 horses. Complete line of integral and pulled equipment available. Four forward speeds. Adjustable wheel tread.
A 1938 John
Deere Brochure
boosts. Every
advanced feature
for quick, easy,
and low-cost
handling of
general farm
work will be
found in the
John Deere Model
"A", the John
Deere General
Purpose Tractor
that fills the
power needs on
average-size
farms.
It is the ideal
farm tractor for
planting and
cultivating your
row crops. It is
ready to prepare
seed beds,
handle your
haying
operations,
operate your
harvesting
equipment, cut
ensilage, grind
feed to handle
any farm job
within its power
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Outstanding
in Design
The first thing
you notice when
you look at the
Model "A" is its
narrow radiator
and fuel tank.
This original
John Deere
design provides
a perfect view
of the work on
both sides of
the tractor.The
tractor seat is
spring-mounted
and can be
adjusted to the
weight of the
operator. It
places you in
acommanding
position well up
above the dust.
When you take
the wheel, you
are amazed at
the new ease of
steering—your
automobile
steers no
easier. You find
all the other
features you
want in your
tractor the
adjustable rear
wheels, the
convenient foot
brakes that
individually
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the rear
wheels for short
turns, the new,
hydraulic power
lift with
cushioned drop,
the
hand-controlled
clutch, the
wide, roomy
operator's
platform, the
four forward
speeds, the
straight line of
draft in
plowing, and the
new radiator
shutter that you
can adjust
without leaving
the tractor.
Outstanding in Performance The Model "A" is designed to handle a six-horse load on drawbar jobs. Its daily work output is equal to 8 or 10 horses. With its modern 2- and 4-row equipment, it puts into the hands of one man the working capacity of three to six men using less modern equipment. It will operate a 22- to 24-inch thresher.
The tractor seat is spring-mounted and can be adjusted to the weight of the operator. |
John Deere Model
"B" General
Purpose Tractor
The John Deere Model "B" General Purpose is proving the ideal power unit
for operators of relatively small, general
farms where the power requirements are not great enough to employ a
tractor of larger size. It is adaptable to do all manner of work that a
small tractor would be called upon to do, including all kinds of
planting and cultivating in row crops, even
to truck gardening. Another group of larger farm operators,
already using large tractors, are adding John Deere Model "B"
Tractors to do some of the lighter, miscellaneous operations that
are not so well adapted to a larger tractor. These farms can utilize the two
tractors to advantage because there is plenty of work
for both. |
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John Deere B |
All the
Modern Features
The John Deere B
is about
two-thirds the
size of the John
Deere A in power
and weight, but
has all of the
advanced John
Deere
General-Purpose
features .. .
adjustable rear
wheel tread . .
. four forward
speeds .. .
narrow, compact
design . . .
light weight. It
is a revelation
in its bed-rock
economy of
operation . . .
its amazing ease
of handling.It
is a general
purpose tractor
in every sense
of the word,
with all that
the name "John
Deere" on
tractors means .
. . simplicity .
. . quality
construction . .
. dependability
. . . easy
access to all
parts. It is
easy to keep in
good running
order.Like the
Model "A", the
Model "B" is
equipped with
power shaft for
operating power
take-off
machines and can
be equipped with
hydraulic power
lift for raising
and lowering
integral working
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A power lift has been furnishd as extra equipment for John Deere
General Purpose Tractors since 1928, but the hydraulic power
lift now furnished is a real advance in design because
it is both quick and positive and provides a
cushioned drop. There are fewer working parts, making possible, longer, more
dependable service from the power lift with a minimum of
adjustment and replacement of parts. The parts are enclosed in a dust-proof
case where they operate in a constant bath of oil. The John Deere power lift
is controlled by a conveniently located foot lever. All that is necessary is
to touch the control with the heel of the foot to raise or lower the working equipment. This power lift can
be operated with either foot (see illustration) so that proper foot is free to apply
brake for short turn to right or left. An important feature of the John Deere power
lift is the adjustment, which permits the operator to get the desired
speed of drop for both light and heavy working equipment. When cultivating, for
instance the control can be set to drop the cultivator quickly; when
heavier integral equipment is being used, such as listers, planters, and
bedders, the control can be set to lower the equipment more gently and
obtain the positive cushioning effect for which this lifter is noted. In
addition to the work it saves, the John Deere power lift increases daily
capacity at least 10 per cent over the ordinary hand
lift. It can be operated either while the tractor is moving or
standing still.
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John Deere
Power Lift |
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Other John Deere
General Purpose Tractors |
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John Deere "AN"
General Purpose
For use in narrow-row crops. The single front wheel easily passes between
the rows, even where space is as narrow as 16 inches. Same as Model "A" in
power, speeds, and adaptability to all farm
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John Deere "BN" General Purpose For use in closely spaced rows. Note single front wheel. 0 therwise same as Model "B" General Purpose, shown above. Complete line of integral and pulled equipment available.
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John Deere "AW" General Purpose
For use in bedded crops where it is desired to straddle the beds and
not split the center. Owners find that this tractor will stay "on
top" better where the soil is extremely soft or mucky Both front and rear treads adjustable. Same power, speed, adaptability as
Model "A".
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John Deere "BW"
General Purpose
Like the Model
"AW" this
tractor meets
the particular
needs of the
grower of bedded
crops or crops
planted in
extremely soft
or mucky soils.
Has same power,
speeds, and
adaptability as
Model "B"
Tractor and
takes same
equipment.
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John Deere "AO" Orchard Specially designed for orchardists.
Built low and completely streamlined to get close to
trees. Independent braking of each wheel for short turning. Four
speeds forward. Handles the load ordinarily
pulled by six
horses.
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John Deere "BO"
Orchard A
smaller orchard
model that
handles the load
ordinarily
pulled by a
four-horse team.
Shown with
citrus fenders
which are extra
crequipment.
Stands only 52
inches at
highest point. |
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John Deere
Model AO |
John Deere A |
John Deere B |
John Deere AW |
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JOHN DEERE GP |
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John Deere GP 1929
The John Deere GP followed the basic design of the John Deere D . Introduced as a
row-crop tractor the above pictured model was not nearly as popular as the tricycle configuration |
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JOHN DEERE A and B |
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In 1938 The John Deere A and it's little brother the John Deere B were the first two styled tractors coming from John Deere
Apart from the styling the unstyled Tractors were mechanically similar to the unstyled models
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JOHN DEERE 420 |
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John Deere 420
The true beginnings of Deere's industrial line is represented by the 420 Crawler-Loader,
although it was still painted in agricultural colors. The first full, thirty-two-page brochure,
A-1044, was issued in December 1956 by Dubuque, and covered the 320, 420, and 820 Industrial
models and their matching equipment. The Utility 420 wheel models and the 420 Crawler-Loader
are typical examples.
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JOHN DEERE 3020 |
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John Deere 3020 Series
Introduced in 1963, The John Deere 3020 shown in orchard trim was available in row-crop
(four versions of front-wheel equipment), standard, orchard,
and Hi-Crop form. The standard transmission was
the successful Synchro-Range with eight forward and
three reverse speeds. The new Power-Shift transmission
meant that you could move from any of its eight forward
or four reverse speeds without use of the clutch. An inching
pedal was provided for attachment of implements.
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JOHN DEERE Lawn Mower |
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John Deere 110
1963 saw the introduction of the company's first lawn and garden tractor, the 7-hp 110,
initiated what was to become the Commercial and Consumer Equipment Division.
The Kohler K161S engine of the 110 was changed in 1964 to 8 hp, and a hydraulic lift version. |
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