jd2cyl1943
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Hey John Deere fans. I thought I would share some of my knowledge. John Deere first tractor is one of the lesser known ones designed by Joseph Dain in 1914. It was an all wheel drive tractor with 3 wheels. Contrary to JDs later designs, the Dain used a McVicker four cylinder engine. Although the AWD (all wheel drive) had several features that were ahead of its time, including a shift-on-the-move transmission, it was twice as expensive($1700) as the Waterloo Boy so production was stopped. The official run was 1918-1919, with only 100 produced. It had a drawbar horsepower of 12HP and 24HP on the belt. It rated as a 3-14 bottom plow tractor. Only two exist today.
This post was edited by jd2cyl1943 on 11/07/2022 at 05:49 pm.
This post was edited by jd2cyl1943 on 11/07/2022 at 05:49 pm.
