Manufacturer Deere & Company Class row crop tractor | Assembly Waterloo, IA | |
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Production 1934–1952
300,000 (approx.) Platform A: Rowcrop
AR: Standard Tred
AO: Orchard
AI: Industrial Engine Two cylinder horizontal
S/N 41008 - S/N 487999, 309ci
S/N 488000 - 703384, 321ci | ||
Deere & Company built the John Deere Model A to directly compete with McCormick's Farmall tractors. It was a very popular tractor that used Deere & Company's famous two cylinder design. Early tractors burnt distillate, and became a main selling point because of its low price. Deere & Company's two cylinder design made a very distinctive sound giving them the nickname "Johnny Poppers"
References
John Deere Model A Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA