Rummy's John Deere Page

Featuring 2-cylinder John Deere tractors native to the western-Piedmont of North Carolina

John Deere Model D

General Specification:
Years Produced:	1924-1953
Serial Numbers:	30401-31319
	31413-119099
	119945-191670
Total Built:	160,000 (approx.), all types
Price, New:	$1,000 (1924)

Horsepower (Max.)	Drawbar	PTO/Belt
6.5"x7" (kero)	22.5	30.4
6.75"x7" (kero)	30.7	41.6

Engine Displacement:
6.5"x7" Engine (to S/N 53387):	465ci
6.75"x7" Engine (from S/N 53388):	501ci

Engine Rated rpm:	900

Wheels/Tires, Standard
Rear:	46x12
Front:	28x6

	1923-30	1931-53
Length (inches):	109.0	130.0
Height to Radiator (inches):	56.0	61.3
Weight (pounds):	4,100	5,200

Transmission
Speeds Forward (early):	2
(from S/N 119945):	3

Here is a nice looking JD D, seen at the 1997 Rust & Dust Show, year and owner unknown.

JD D advertisement

Here is a rusty 1931 JD D, but running well and with lots of potential, seen at a small tractor show in Clemmons, NC, in the Fall of '97

This 1931 D belongs to my dad, Francis Rumberger, who lives in Altoona, PA. It's a good runner, and the tin is in relatively good shape.

Here's a classic: a "Spoker D". Does anything else say "John Deere" better than this? Seen at the Nittany Antique Machinery Association show in Centre Hall, PA in Sept. '98.

This unstyled DI (industrial) was seen at Expo X in Waterloo, IA.

Here's a classic, seen at the Deere Commons in Moline, IL - a spoker D.

This Spoker D was photographed at Expo X in Waterloo, IA.

Additional JD D information:

Weird Deere - DI
The DI page of a web site about the industrial versions of the John Deere 2-cylinder tractors - the AI, BI, DI, LI, and MI.
Miniature '28 John Deere D project
Follow the progress of building a '28 John Deere D from scratch.

More photos on John Deere Letter-Series Tractors page.

Webmaster:
Byron Guyer (bguyer@johnnypopper.com)

Created: 3/27/97 ----- Last Update: 2/8/03