John Deere BR
1936 - 1947
Two-Cylinder Letter Series Standard-tread tractor
Series map:
BR
15.8hp*
*Estimated engine power for comparison only.
Production
Manufacturer John Deere
Standard-tread tractor
Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA
Total built 6,404
Original price was $2,000 in 1946
The BR (regular) and BO (orchard) were the fixed tread version of the row-crop model B. While the row-crop B continued in production until 1952, the BR/BO was replaced by the model M in 1947. The BO had differential brakes (one for each rear wheel) as standard equipment. While a service brake (one for both wheels) was originally standard on the BR, differential brakes became an option.
Variants
B tricycle front axle
BR fixed front axle
BO Orchard
BN narrow row-crop
BI industrial tractor
BO Lindeman crawler
John Deere BR Power
Belt (claimed) 14.25 hp10.6 kW
  17.5 hp (late)13.0 kW
Plows 2 (12-inch)
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Manual steering
Open operator station.
Power Take-off (PTO)
Rear PTO transmission
Rear PTO Type 540
BR Serial Number Location
BR Serial Numbers
1936 325000
1937 326655
1938 328111
1939 329000
1940 330633
1941 332039
1942 332427
1943 332780
1944 333156
1945 334219
1946 335642
1947 336746
Final 337514
FAQ: How to read a serial number table.
Electrical
Ground positive
Charging system Delco generator
Battery volts 6
References
The John Deere Unstyled Letter Series by J.R. Hobbs
Tractors 1918-1976 published by John Deere*
Operator's Manual Models BR-BO Tractor (OM-RBR1-646) published in 1946
General Catalog published in 1940, by John Deere
*Publication contains known errors.
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