[AT] Winter Tractors

[Herb Metz]

Ralph,
At first glance the front axle is shorter on the tractors left.  Then I look 
again and the entire front axle casting can be offset to the tractors right. 
Reason for that option?
Herb(GA)

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ralph Goff
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 8:46 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Winter Tractors

On 12/14/2015 2:04 PM, Dean VP wrote:
> Herb,
>
> That model JD is a Model D which first came out in 1923 and remained in 
> production for over 30 years.
> March 1, 1923 and remained in production  until July 3, 1953. With a lot 
> of changes of course. Longest
> running JD Tractor Model in the company's history. The Model D was JD's 
> first tractor that  they
> developed in house after the Waterloo Boy had had been acquired. It was a 
> very successful tractor and
> very popular in Wheat Country or wherever there were large farms. It never 
> was configured for Row Crop
> farming.  We have serial number 0004 out here in WA.  JD also came out 
> with Lights and starting and
> styled their tractors in the 1939 models. Actually Electric starting and 
> Lighting  didn't really start
> until the 1940 model year and then JD sold kits to retrofit earlier models 
> in the field. There wasn't
> much performance difference between the styled 1939 models and the 
> unstyled 1938 models.  Many called
> the 1939 models 1938 models with tin. After the cosmetic change in 1939 JD 
> started making engine and
> mechanical changes incrementally. 1941 being when they went to a 6 speed 
> transmission and more HP. In
> about 1928 JD introduced the Mode C which later became the Model GP which 
> was JD's first attempt at a
> Row Crop tractor which was not successful at all. Then in 1934 JD 
> introduced a real Row crop tractor,
> the model A followed by the Model B.  which each had sales of over 300,000 
> units. The A & B were very
> successful along with the D  which fully established JD in the tractor 
> business.
>
> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA
Dean, I guess you were not referring to the D but they never had more
than a three speed transmission right up to the
last models. My dad had a "styled" D, late 40s model and it's shift
quadrant had Low, Intermediate, and High. All of
five mph in high.
Pictured here in the winter about 1951.

Ralph in Sask.
>







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