Hershey 2016
1946 John Deere Model A Farm Tractor
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$9,350 USD | Sold
| Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Despite the hard financial times experienced during the Great Depression, John Deere continued to develop new products and introduced the Model A tractor in 1933. The Model A is a distillate-burning unit, enabling it to burn lower-cost fuels, which were selling around 8 cents per gallon in the 1930s. Many farmers from the 1930s believed that the ability of the Deere Model A to use lower-cost fuel was a significant contribution to their economic survival.
24.7 hp, 321 cu. in. four-valve liquid-cooled horizontal two-cylinder engine, with four-speed manual transmission.
This Model A was the first of the “styled series” John Deere tractors. The original un-styled As had run their course and the competition was pushing design and style to improve sales. This early styled post-war example was restored some years ago and is finished in the classic Deere combination of green with yellow wheels. The correct-style script has been affixed, including the “A” designation on the sides of the radiator shell. It is equipped with a two-cylinder engine and a four-speed manual transmission with a power takeoff for operating ancillary equipment.
