John Deere Model D - Spring Green, WI
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hykesj
N 43° 11.440 W 090° 09.664
15T E 730685 N 4785901
This 1927 John Deere Model D is one of several antique tractors parked in front of Peck’s Farm Market in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
Waymark Code: WM16NCA
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2022
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The John Deere Company, manufacturer of farm implements since the middle of the nineteenth century, got into the rapidly expanding tractor business in 1918 by buying the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company, maker of the successful ‘Waterloo Boy’ tractor. Deere continued to sell the ‘Waterloo Boy’ until they introduced the ‘Model D’ in 1924.
The Model D’s simple design and ability to run on a variety of fuels made it an immensely popular tractor: Over 160,000 units were built through 1953, the Model D’s last year of production. This unit’s serial number (58294) places it in the 1927 production year.
The Model D did undergo many small design changes through the course of its production life. The earliest examples had spoked flywheels and no intake or exhaust stacks. As you can see from the photos of this example, by 1927 the flywheel is solid and the stacks are present.
Engine Type: Internal Combustion
Wheel Type: Steel
Make: John Deere
Model: Model D
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