1949 JD B

[AZ GARY]

We have a John Deere B with a riveted tag with only the numbers 239 located near the governor. Is this the SN and how do you determine anything from it.

 

[FBH1939]

Pics would be helpful. Is this a brass tag that is oval/football shape with large numbers? There should still be a rectangular shape tag with the model B etc on it.

 

[AZ GARY]

The tag is about 1 x 1/2 with the numbers 239. Where would the bigger tag be located in relation to this one on or near the governor. This tractor has the enclosed flywheel with a custom cab so it is hard to see much in that area. I can send pictures next week but not sure that will help much with the cab on it. It is an interesting set up so will send pictures.

 

[SteveJH]

Enclosed flywheel sounds like a late B, so the serial tag should be on top of the main case, clutch side, below the distributor/magneto.

 

[AZ GARY]

Thanks for the picture showing the location, I'll check next week.

 

[Leroy]

Don't ever rember a tag like that on my 49 B.

 

[bmiller36]

thats the serial tag in the distribtor

 

[jd2cyl1943]

My B has the tag on the right hand case under the mag. It should say something like this. This is for my B

Model B Tractor
Serial 138090
patents applied for

 

[AZ GARY]

We found it, haven't cleaned it up enough to read it yet. With a custom cab on it it is hard to get too.

 

[jd2cyl1943]

I have a John Deere B that had a unreadable serial number plate. So I got a propane torch, a Scotch-Brite scrubber, and a wet rag. I first went over the plate LIGHTLY with the torch to bake off the grease and grime. If you get the plate to hot it will warp/melt, which you don't want. I then commenced in a hours worth of scrubbing, every 10 minutes I would wipe it off with the rag. I got all of the stuff stuck off and wiped it off with the rag, dried it, got a fresh scrubber and polished it to a high shine. I then gave it a light mist of WD-40 to keep it from rusting.

This post was edited by jd2cyl1943 on 11/08/2022 at 01:04 pm.

 

[SteveJH]

That B looks kinda funky with that cab on it.
Looks to be pretty well designed though.

 

[AZ GARY]

A friend in North Dakota had the B and found this cab and adapted to the tractor. Around here it is known as the pope mobile as in
the Christmas parade a local Priest drove it. He was raised on a farm ad new something about the B JD