John Deere AR Unstyled
1935 - 1953
Standard-tread tractor
Production
Manufacturer John Deere
Standard-tread tractor
Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA
AR Total built 17,394
AO Total built 2,686
Original price was $2,300 in 1951
The AR/AO was the "regular", or fixed-tread version of the model A. The AR was the fixed tread version for general use, the AO was the orchard version. From 1936 until 1941, an AI industrial model was also made.
Variants
A Row-crop
AR Standard front axle
AO Orchard
AOS narrow orchard
AW Adjustable wide-front
AN Single front wheel
AH High-crop
John Deere AR Power
Drawbar (claimed) 18 hp13.4 kW
Belt (claimed) 24 hp17.9 kW
Plows 2 * 16-inch
Drawbar (tested) 26.52 hp19.8 kW
Belt (tested) 30.33 hp22.6 kW
Performance test details ...
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Manual steering
Mechanical shoe brakes
Open operator station with pressed steel seat.
Capacity
Fuel 16 gal60.6 L
Aux. fuel 1 gal3.8 L
Hydraulic system 2.1 gal7.9 L
Hydraulics
Type Powr-Trol * Optional after 1947
Capacity 2.1 gal7.9 L
Valves 1
Pump flow 8.9 gpm33.7 lpm
Power Take-off (PTO)
Rear PTO transmission
Rear PTO Type 540
AR Serial Number Location
Left side of frame, above flywheel
AR Serial Numbers
1935 250000 (Unstyled)
1936 251486 (Unstyled)
1937 253521 (Unstyled)
1938 255416 (Unstyled)
1939 256700 (Unstyled)
1940 257647 (Unstyled)
1941 260000 (Unstyled)
1942 261125 (Unstyled)
1943 262157 (Unstyled)
1944 262755 (Unstyled)
1945 264198 (Unstyled)
1946 265535 (Unstyled)
1947 266643 (Unstyled)
1948 268410 (Unstyled)
1949 270131 (Unstyled)
Final 271573 (Unstyled)
1950 272000 (Styled)
1951 275938 (Styled)
1952 278700 (Styled)
1953 282351 (Styled)
Final 284074 (Styled)
FAQ: How to read a serial number table.
Belt Pulley
Diameter 12.75 inches32 cm
Width 7.25 inches18 cm
RPM 975
Speed 3,270 ft/min996.70 meters/min
Electrical
Ground positive
Battery volts 6
References
The John Deere Unstyled Letter Series by J.R. Hobbs
Tractors 1918-1976 published by John Deere*
General Catalog published in 1940, by John Deere
*Publication contains known errors.
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