Rummy's John Deere Page

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

John Deere Model B

General Specification:

B: Row-Crop

BR: Standard Tread
BO: Standard Tread, Orchard
BI: Industrial

BO Lindeman: Crawler

Years Produced:

1935-1952

1938-1947

First Serial Number:

1000

325000

329000

Last Serial Number:

310775

337514

Total Built:

300,000 (approx.), all types

6,404 (BR)
5,083(BO)
181 (BI)

1,645 (BO)
29 (BR)
1 (BI)

Price, New:

$1,900 (1952)

$715 (1940, BR on steel)

Horsepower: (Max.)

4.25"x5.25"

4.5"x5.5" (kero)

4.6"x5.5" (gas)

4.6"x5.5" (dist)

Drawbar	PTO/Belt
11.8	16.0
14.0	18.5
24.6	27.6
21.1	23.5

Engine Displacement:

4.25"x5.25" Engine (to S/N 59999):

149ci

4.5"x5.5" Engine (from S/N 200999):

175ci

4.6"x5.5" Engine (from S/N 310775):

190ci

Engine Rated rpm:

975 rpm

(to S/N 200999):

1150 rpm

(to S/N 310775):

1250 rpm

Wheels/Tires, Standard:

Unstyled

Styled

Unstyled

Rear:

48x5.25

10.0x38

11.25x24

Tracks

Front:

22x3.25

5.5x16

Length: (inches)

Height to Radiator: (inches)

Weight: (pounds)

Unstyled	1938-47	1947-52
120.5	125.5	132.3
56.0	57.0	59.6
2,760	2,880	4,000

118

2,889

Transmission:

Speeds Forward:

4 (early)

6 (after S/N 201000)

Here are 2 unstyled B's: a 1936 owned by Todd Rennis of Mocksville, NC, and a 1938 owned by Tiny Simpson, also of North Carolina.

This is a 1949 JD B, owner unknown, photographed at the 1997 Rust & Dust Show in Pfafftown, NC.

Here's a 1939 BI (industrial) on display at Expo X in Waterloo, IA.

This pair of styled B's - a BN and a BW - was photographed at Expo X.

Also on display at Expo X, was this 1938 unstyled BNH, 1 of only 65 built. Owned by Bruce Johnson of Maple Park, IL.

This BO was also on display at Waterloo.

This BO Lindeman crawler was photographed at Expo X in Waterloo.

This BO Lindeman crawler was photographed at the Deere Commons in Moline, IL.

This unstyled BW was photographed at Expo X.

Additional JD B information:

Antique John Deere Tractors
Photos and lots of useful information on John Deere B's and H's.
Terry & Carolyn's Tractor Pages
Good site for JD B's: photos, a short history, and a restoration project.
Weird Deere - BI
The BI page of a web site about the industrial versions of the John Deere 2-cylinder tractors - the AI, BI, DI, LI, and MI.

More photos on John Deere Letter-Series Tractors page.

Webmaster:
Byron Guyer (bguyer@johnnypopper.com)

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