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The John Deere Styled A Page
Nothing But John Deere A All The Way
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UP COMING EVENTS SPOT
March 13-14
Fruiland, Missouri
Antique Super Tractor Pull Starts At 8:00am, At Flickerwood Arena
USAP rules apply, $20 a hook, No diesel engines
Call Davis Haupt at 573-339-7304 for more information
May 1st
Dresden, Tenn
Spring Iris Festival
Tractor Pull, King of Thee Hill
Show Tractors welcome Too
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The Story Of My First John Deere Tractor
My tractor is a 1944 John Deere model A. The tractor was bought in East Prairie, Missouri from a tractor salesman. When my dad Gary and I went to inspect the tractor we found that it was in fair condition. As all old tractors do it did have many rust spots. The motor sounded good and tight when the salesman cranked it up for us. This tractor is a hand start so we could tell it had plenty of compression. After we checked it over we asked the man if he could bring it to our residence. He said he would be glad to. It took 1,000 bucks to bring the piece of machinery home.
When we united the tractor with its new home we attempted to start it. some John Deere collectors might not want to hear this, but we pulled it off with a Farmall Cub. We pulled it around our house all day and didn't hear one putt come out of the exhaust pipe *$@#. Finally we decided to just let it set. The next time Dad and I examined the tractor we found that the carburetor's float had a pin hole in it, and that the carburetor wasen't the right size for that tractor anyway. We tried a hand at patching the float but that over weighted it and things worsened. Following a quick brainstorm we decided that we should by a new carburetor from Burrey Carburetor Service. That took a good portion out of our check book. A few weeks later the needed part came. Dad and I took it out of the box and mounted it onto the tractors manifold(a gas manifold). Dad got the Farmall to pull it off while I turned on the gas and got the chains. We hooked the two tractors together and started to hear a sweet sound coming from the once dead engine. Latter on that day we rode the tractor countless hours aroungd our property. when weeks turned into months we started to notice it was getting harder to turn over the engine beacause it had gained back more compression. Now I start it by hand everytime.
In the following weeks we started stripping off what was left of the old paint and sanding the rusted parts. Dad and I begun from the front of the tractor and worked our way back. The front tires on the tractor had to be replaced because they were dry rotted from setting in a barn with a dirt floor many before the man we bought it from found it. The man had already had the back tires replaced, they were road cut pulling tires. He was going to pull this tractor. The engine was bored .45 over and very strong.
Dad and I didn't have avery good experience while changing the front tires on this tractor. Dad put a piece of wood underneath the frame for the tractor to set on with the jack under that. He took off the front wheels and we both took them to P and R tire to have the new tires mounted. When we got back home with the wheels and went into the garage there was antifreeze all over the garage floor. The piece of wood that Dad put across the frame had snapped and the jack went right through the water hose just barely missing the valve cover. latter we bought a new water hose and filled the radiator back up. Luckily we had no more mishaps and nobody was hurt.
The next couple of months we finished sanding and priming the frame and started to paint. The tractor was painted with an implement paint called Dura Shield for 20 dollars a gallon. Dad and I painted everything our selves but the sheet metal. The grilles on this tractor were beat all to pieces. We had a professional perform the task of priming and painting the hood, grilles, and instrument panel with lots of hardener to make it shine. The man that painted the sheetmetal said the paint we bought would do no good. But when he finished he was amazed. When it was time to put the hood and everything back on we had extra hands help us to be sure we didn't scrach the paint. We bought brand new original white face John Deere guages to put back in it. It took a little over two years to complete the tractor, so it didn't just happen overnight. I would have to say it looks better than it did new. Latter I bought some accessories for it. I bought a exhaust cover, magneto cover, seat cover, and a steering wheel cover.
So far I have won three 1st place tropheys with it, and two top 150. I am very proud of it. I would like to think my Dad, Charlie Oneil, and Herman Johnson.
Now I have a 1949 John Deere model A and a 1937 John Deere model A added to my collection. Also a Allis-Chalmers WD45 and a Farmall Cub but I won't talk about those on a John Deere site. I will soon have a new story on page 3 called Henery and Jack.
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Click on the little John Deere tractor near the bottom to give me tractor pull and show dates for Kentucky, Tennesse, and Missouri.
Give any information you have about it.
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Some Helpful Sites
Go to Johnny Popper.com for plenty of good information about John Deere tractors and a very nice forum.
One of my favorite sites is Yesterdays Tractors.com, you can find lots on the forum and even make friends. It is who I turn to when I need help with something.
Go to oldjd4u.com to find all the parts and pieces you need for your tractor.
For those who need to know what the weathers is doing go to weather .com or wpsdtv for News Channel 6.
For those needing a carburetor for there tractor go see Robert's Carb. Repair.
Go to Valu-Built Tractor Parts for used, new , and rebuilt parts.
Hook Magazine for antique tractor pullers.
Green Magazine, Magazine for John Deere collectors
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A Little Bit Of John Deere Styled A History And Information
As you may know the model A was one of the first John Deere tractors styled by the industrial designer Hennery Dreyfuss. This was a very popular tractor back then and is now with collectors. The A could do all the work on a medium sized farm pulling a three-bottom plow. It was the first tractor to come out with mechanical lift. In 1940 the A was given a six-speed transmission with a gate change. The year 1947 gave the A lights and electric starting as standard equipment.
Specs Years (1941-1952)
Nebraska test number...222/335/384
Serial numbers...499000-703384
Serial number location...right top front main case under magneto
Years of production...1934-1952
Number produced...300,000 (approx)
Fuel...gasoline
Fuel tank capacity...main 14 gallons
Bore and stroke...5.50x6.75 inches
Rated rpm...975
Compression ratio...5.60:1
Displacement...321.2 cubic inches
Cooling capacity...8.75 gallons
Carburetor...gasoline-Marvel Schebler DLTX 71, all fuel-Marvel Schebler DLTX 72
Air cleaner...Donaldson/United
Ignition...six volt Delco Remy or 12 volt Delco Remy or Wico X magneto
Engine Ratings...drawbar-34.14hp, pto-38.02hp, maximum pull 4,045 pounds
Front tire...5.50x16 inches
Rear tire...11x38 inches
Lenght...134 inches
Height to radiator...63.87 inches
Width, front...86.37 inches
Speed forward...1-2.50mph, 2-3.25mph, 3-4.25mph, 4-5.50mph, 5-7.33mph, 6-12.33mph, reverse-4.00mph
Weight...4,909 pounds
Operator manual number...OMR2000
Technical manual number...SM2000
Parts catalog number...PC675
Price... $2,513 (1952)
Valve tappet gap-inlet (hot) 0.020
Valve tappet gap-exhaust (hot) 0.020
Inlet valve face angle- 30
Inlet valve seat angle- 30
Exhaust valve face angle- 45
Exhaust valve seat angle- 45
Ignition magneto make- Wico
Ignition magneto model- X
Breaker gap magneto- 0.015
Magneto impluse trip point- TC
Magneto lag angle- 25, 35
Magneto running time-30 B
Electrode gap-0.030
Spark plug make- 8 Champion
Carburetor- DLTX 24
Float setting 1/2
Sizes, Clearances
Crankshaft journal diameter- 2.749
Crankpin diameter- 2.999
Piston pin diameter- 1.7495
Valve stem diameter- 0.4965
Rod brgs., diameter clearance- 2,4
Piston skirt clearance- 5,8
Crankshaft end play- 5,10
(Clearances in thousandths)
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Anybody Here Have A Tractor? E-mail Me And Give Me A Brief Discription And I Will Put It On This Site.
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I will get better pictures when I get a new digital camera.
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