John Deere Model L

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John Deere L
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A John Deere LI
TypeSmall agricultural tractor
Manufacturer John Deere
Production1937-1946
Length91 inches (230 cm)
Width49 inches (120 cm)
Height57 inches (140 cm) (to steering wheel)
Weight1,515 pounds (687 kg)
PropulsionRear wheels
Gross power10 horsepower (7.5 kW)

The John Deere Model L tractor was a small one-plow row-crop tractor produced by John Deere from 1937 to 1946.

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Description and production

The L was first produced in 1937. Unlike most John Deere tractors, it was designed in John Deere's Dubuque Wagon Works plant in Dubuque, Iowa, and did not resemble previous Deere products. It departed further from tradition by using a non-Deere engine, a Hercules two-cylinder engine mounted in line, rather than transversely, as had been traditional, mated to a three-speed Ford transmission, with the engine mounted far forward over the wide-set front wheels. This created a distinctive empty gap between the engine and operator. Late 1938 models were restyled in line with other Deere tractors, with Henry Dreyfuss cowlings and grilles. In 1940. the 14-horsepower (10 kW) LA was introduced, using a John Deere engine, and the L received a Deere engine in lieu of the Hercules. The LA introduced a power take-off to the L line. Both the L and LA were produced at the same time. Ls and LAs used only gasoline as fuel. Production ended in 1946. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Variants

A high-clearance version was available. Special plowing, mowing and cultivating accessories were produced for the L tractors. A lower and wider industrial version, the LI, was introduced in 1941, usually employed as a mower. [1] [2]

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