Actually about a tractor.

[M-MAN]

Nice! First one I saw in person was at a show in Denton ages ago. It was love at first sight! The R reminds me of the built big blocks in the muscle car era. You can feel the ground jarring power from six feet away!
 

[Richard G.]

I have read that John Deere put in 66,000 hours of testing of R's before releasing that series to the dealers.
 

[jddrawbar]

The easy difference is the 4 spoke steering wheel. 80, 820, 830 have 3....You will fall in love with the tractor. I have a '51 & '53 and the '53 will never leave!
 

[504]

Theres only one reason why our 70 didnt have a yellow insert,dad wouldnt let me paint it on .
 

[rustred]

you got john deere's first diesel tractor model there. came out in 1949. ihc had there first diesel tractor, the wd40 out in 1935 and the td40 tractractor was before that, 1934. the wd40 was actually the first north American diesel tractor. caterpillar 60 was the first diesel engine in around 1931. is yor R in running order?
 

[Masseyharrisnut]

Hi rustred. This R is going to be a project. It is in running condition but the engine needs to be redone. Its pretty weak. Engine was stuck when the guy I bought it from picked it up. The pony leaks oil pretty bad too so new bushing and seal will be needed at least. Its a 1952 model year.
 

[Masseyharrisnut]

Sorry rustred it is actually a 1951 model year.
 

[rustred]

ya i am not saying it a 49 model year,just that is the year them R's came out in 1949 with the diesel.
 

[jd2cyl1943]

Very nice. I think my next project will probably be an R or maybe 820.
 

[55 50 Ron]

I have many hours driving one for heavy tillage with a 4-16s plow or 16 ft Graham Hoeme chisel cultivator. 2 gallons per hour of diesel fuel at full load. Really impressive. As someone else said, I know I could start one blindfolded.