john deere model d tractor
date: label: Date made
content: 1924
notes: label: Description
content: The John Deere Model D tractor was introduced in 1923 and became the first tractor built, marketed, and named John Deere. It replaced the Waterloo Boy in the company's product line. The two-cylinder kerosene-burning engine produced 15 horsepower at the drawbar and 22 at the belt. It also featured a high tension ignition and an enclosed drive train. In mid-1920s, a farmer could obtain a Model D for about a thousand dollars. Deere and Company donated both this Model D tractor and also a Waterloo Boy tractor to the Smithsonian Institution in 1966. The serial number of the Smithsonian's Model D is 30940; it weighs over two tons.
label: Description
content: Since 1903 with the appearance of the Hart-Parr line of tractors, farmers had turned from steam traction engines to lighter and more practical internal combustion engine tractors. Most farmers did not need a large tractor but one that was versatile and could do both field and belt work. Farmers became increasingly aware of the importance of dealer support, so they turned to machines that were not only dependable but that could be repaired by experts. The Model D competed with McCormick-Deering, Hart-Parr, Rumely, and other tractors.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Agriculture and Natural Resources
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Deere and Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.67A01
label: catalog number
content: 67A01
label: accession number
content: 270865
objectType: label: Object Name
content: John Deere Model D Tractor
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 250 cm x 57 cm x 9150 cm; 98 7/16 in x 22 7/16 in x 3602 3/8 in