What model JD, GP or A?

[Wrangler1973]

This was my grandpa's tractor that he put on an auction in 1988. I had thought it was a Model A and doing some searches for 1/16th scale I couldn't find anything that looked similar aside from mid 30's GP.. I don't have much of anything to go on aside from these 2 pictures. I'll have to talk with my uncle sometime to see if he can remember anything about it.

Thanks for any info offered.

Gene

 

[rustred]

Appears to be the unstyled model G. , It has exhaust and intake side by side. The A model has one behind the other. The GP is totally a different tractor.

 

[Wrangler1973]

Thanks for your input. I appreciate it.

 

[Timmycornpicker]

Unstyled A, B and G all had stacks side by side. Judging by the space between hood and steering shaft, I'd say it's a B. Not beefy enough to be a G.

 

[Mike N Mo]

Rustred, Look at the clutch. It looks too big for a B. Kinda hard to tell. Makes me think it's an A.

 

[Rich'sToys]

I'm going with A also. If I'm not mistaken, I believe the G's had a shift quadrant. I don't see one here.
If we could see the brake drums, we'd know for sure. The ones on A's were different from the ones on B's.

 

[Wrangler1973]

I only have these two pics to with with. I wish I had more to go from. Once my grandparents passed away exciting they saved was thrown away that wasn't salvaged or hidden by my mom and dad. Sadly a lot of history was lost.

Thanks for all the input so far.

 

[RLA]

It appears to me there is a stairstep or neckeddown frt frame.
Didn't GP's have this feature?

 

[JD39B]

That is a John Deere B. It is a short cast frame model and by the dish front wheels and lack of shutter controls or spark plug guard holes in the frame, it would be a late to mid 1936. A's had 4 bolt pedestals. G's had 6 bolts and B's (except for the first couple thousand) had 8. G rad would be into the steering shaft and the A's steering box is removed from the rear. This is a B as the two bolts for the steering sector are visible in the top pic. Looks pretty original except for the Wico X mag and the home brew muffler.

 

[Mark-Ia]

Model B cast frame and offset air stack and muffler.

 

[Rich'sToys]

You're right--the muffler and air stack do appear to be offset. I missed that. That would make it a B.

 

[jd2cyl1943]

I think it is a B.

 

[donjr]

Clutch is too big for a B, and the engine is too small for a G. That's an A.....

 

[Mark Poss]

I dont know but those white walls really set it off!

 

[tlock0331]

i am guessing B because of the slope of the steering shaft.

 

[coonie minnie]

It's a short frame B, so '36 or prior. Later unstyled B's had the frame lengthened so things like cultivators would interchange between an A or B.

 

[J.Wondergem]

I also think it is a B. Dad's 36 had a big pulley but smaller fly wheel than a A. Can't see the fly wheel very good in this picture. The exhaust and intake stacks are at a angle like his, but his had 36 inch back wheels with flat spokes that were cut offs. These look like 38's or 40's. Look big to me.

 

[620 John]

I'd say B. Looks like it has an 8 bolt front wheel pedestal.

 

[tractorguy2]

Both stacks mount above the hood line. it is a model B.

 

[55 50 Ron]

Rear tires look like bar style tread on left rather than a knobby like the right. Am I seeing that correctly?