[AJD] Odd 530 configuration

[Ronald L. Cook]

Dean,
         I agree with your assessment of this one.  It certainly has the 
long axles and it does look as if the rears are 38s.  I think those rear 
wheels are too new to correctly be on my '48, but they sure would look nice 
on it.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA
>Ron:
>
>Check out eBay auction # 7522029655.  It is described as an AN with the long
>axles and long axle housing and it appears that it has the 16" single front
>wheel but looks like it has 38" rears (hard to tell). As I recall a 10"
>front wheel was supposed to be used with 38" rears. Weird configurations.
>But if it has the convertible front pedestal anything is possible.
>
>Dean A. Van Peursem
>Snohomish, WA 98290
>
>I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
>storeroom door
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
>Ronald L. Cook
>Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:25 AM
>To: Antique John Deere mailing list
>Subject: RE: [AJD] Odd 530 configuration
>
>Dean:
>          I would bet large sums of your money that that thing is just a
>rough 530LP row crop that somewhere along the way it got the single front
>and 42 inch rears.  They may have been on there for years, also.  It is one
>of the rare models that have the ends of the axles painted yellow. <g>  If
>it had a chrome stack and an alternator I might give a hundred bucks for it.
>
>Ron Cook
>Salix, IA
>
> >Have learned a bit more. I obtained the serial number but the seller
>doesn't
> >want it public. I looked the serial # up in the 30 Series production
> >register and the serial number is a legitimate Row Crop LP from the factory
> >and LP precedes the serial number on the plate.
> >
> >Still find it oddly configured with 42" Rears, 16" single front wheel but
> >w/o extra long axles or longer axle housing. I guess 530's could be
> >purchased from the factory that way but it seems odd to me. Not sure how
>one
> >would describe this tractor in commonly used terminology. Not a 530 "High
> >Clearance" per my understanding of that configuration.  I thought the
> >"Vegetable" definition was equal to "High Clearance".  "Row Crop" fits but
> >that doesn't tell the whole story. Both the front and rear wheels could
>have
> >been easily changed after production. My understanding is the factory did
> >not keep additional wheel configuration records to reference.
> >
> >However, the LP configuration makes it a bit rare in itself. Interesting
> >tractor, will be interesting to see if it goes for a big premium.
> >
> >Somebody enlighten me!
> >
> >Dean A. Van Peursem
> >Snohomish, WA 98290
>
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