John Deere Model Year Identification

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First Number of each year is listed below

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The original paperwork dating a John Deere tractor seldom accompanies an antique or vintage model purchased at auction or at a resale lot. Model identification can narrow the production year down to a range. However, pinpointing an exact year requires a serial number. The original paperwork dating a John Deere tractor seldom accompanies an antique or vintage model purchased at auction or at a resale lot. Model identification can narrow the production year down to a range. However, pinpointing an exact year requires a serial number. Stand behind your John Deere lawn tractor and look to the bottom left hand corner near the left tire to locate the identification tag. This metal plate attached to the frame of the mower provides. For the first “B” of the 1938 model year, the Deere book lists tractor number 46175. That tractor was built on Oct. That could make some sense, however; out of about 40 model “B” tractors built that day, ole 46175 was the one with the highest serial number.

Waterloo Boy 'L' & 'LA'

1914 = 1,000

Waterloo Boy 'R'

1915 = 1,026

1916 = 1,401

1917 = 3,556

1918 = 6,982

1919 = 9,056

Waterloo Boy 'N'

1917 = 10,000

1918 = 10,221

1919 = 13,461

1920 = 18,924

1921 = 27,026

1922 = 27,812

1923 = 28,119

1924 = 29,520

Model 'D'

1924 = 30,401

1925 = 31,280

1926 = 35,309

1927 = 43,410

New

1928 = 54,554

1929 = 71,561

1930 = 95,367

1931 = 109,944

1932 = 115,477

1933 = 115,665

1934 = 116,273

1935 = 119,100

1936 = 125,430

1937 = 130,700

1938 = 138,413

1939 = 143,800

1940 = 146,566

1941 = 149,500

1942 = 152,480

1943 = 155,005

1944 = 155,426

1945 = 159,888

1946 = 162,598

1947 = 167,250

1948 = 174,879

1949 = 183,516

1950 = 188,420

1951 = 189,701

1952 = 191,180

1953 = 191,439

Model 'C'

1928 = 200111

Model 'GP'

Wide Tread

1929 = 400,000

1930 = 400,936

1931 = 402,741

1932 = 404,770

1933 = 405,110

Standard Tread

1928 = 200,211

1929 = 202,566

1930 = 216,139

1931 = 224,321

1932 = 228,666

1933 = 229,051

1934 = 229,216

1935 = 230,515

'GP' Series 'P'

1930 = 5000

Model 'GPO'

1931 = 15000

1932 = 15226

1933 = 15387

1934 = 15412

1935 = 15589

Model 'A'

1934 = 410,000

1935 = 412,866

1936 = 424,025

1937 = 442151

1938 = 466787

1939 = 477000

1940 = 488000

1941 = 499000

1942 = 510239

1943 = 520004

1944 = 524423

1945 = 542700

1946 = 555334

1947 = 569610

1948 = 587349

1949 = 611921

1950 = 640246

1951 = 666307

1952 = 682602

'AO' & 'AR'

1936 = 250000

1937 = 253521

1938 = 255416

1939 = 256700

1940 = 258000

1941 = 260000

1942 = 261125

1943 = 262157

1944 = 262700

1945 = 264300

1946 = 265535

1947 = 266643

1948 = 268410

1949 = 270680

1950 = 272985

1951 = 276077

1952 = 278699

1953 = 282350

Model 'B'

1935 = 1000

1936 = 12012

1937 = 27389

1938 = 46175

1939 = 60000

1940 = 81000

1941 = 96000

1942 = 118721

1943 = 136315

1944 = 149219

1945 = 167700

1946 = 179788

1947 = 191303

1948 = 209295

1949 = 230044

1950 = 253025

1951 = 275242

1952 = 293030

Model 'BO' & 'BR'

1936 = 325000

1937 = 326655

1938 = 328111

1939 = 329000

1940 = 330550

1941 = 332039

1942 = 332427

1943 = 332773

1944 = 333100

1945 = 333600

1946 = 335286

1947 = 336258

Model 'BO Crawler'

1943 = 332901

1944 = 333110

1945 = 333605

1946 = 335361

1947 = 336441

Model 'G' & 'GM'

1938 = 1000

1939 = 7100

1940 = 9200

1941 = 10141

1942 = 13000

1943 = 13458

1944 = -

1945 = 19748

1946 = 15780

1947 = 18853

1948 = 25235

1949 = 32457

1950 = 40761

1951 = 46809

1952 = 53479

1953 = 63400

Model 'H'

1939 = 1000

1940 = 10000

1941 = 20615

1942 = 35699

1943 = 44754

1944 = 45642

1945 = 47796

1946 = 53327

1947 = 58614

Model '62'

1937 = 621001

Model 'L'

1937 = 321079

1938 = 622310

1939 = 325000

1940 = 630000

1941 = 634191

1942 = 640000

1943 = 640738

1944 = 641038

1945 = 641538

1946 = 641958

Model 'LA'

1941 = 1001

1942 = 5361

1943 = 6029

1944 = 6159

1945 = 9732

1946 = 11529

Model 'M'

1947 = 10001

1948 = 13743

1949 = 25604

1950 = 35659

1951 = 43525

1952 = 50580

Model 'MC'

1949 = 10001

1950 = 11093

1951 = 13619

1952 = 15341

Model 'MT'

1949 = 10001

1950 = 14728

1951 = 26203

1952 = 32813

Model 'R'

1949 = 1000

1950 = 3541

1951 = 6368

1952 = 9293

1953 = 15720

1954 = 19485

Model '40' 'Standard'

1953 = 60001

1954 = 65927

1955 = 68881

Model '40' 'Tricycle'

1953 = 60001

1954 = 69475

1955 = 75179

Model '40' 'Crawler'

1953 = 60001

1954 = 62264

1955 = 66020

Model '40' 'Utility'

1954 = 60001

1955 = 62734

Model '40' '2-Row Utility'

1955 = 60001

Model '40' 'High-Crop'

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1955 = 60001

Model '40' 'Special'

1955 = 60001

Model '50'

1952 = 5000001

1953 = 5001257

1954 = 5014620

1955 = 5021977

1956 = 5030600

Model '60'

1952 = 6000001

1953 = 6004900

1954 = 6027995

1955 = 6042500

1956 = 6057650

Model '70'

1954 = 7005692

1955 = 7017501

Model

1956 = 7034950

Model '80'

1955 = 8000001

1956 = 8000755

Model '320'

1957 = 320001

1958 = 325001

Model '420'

1956 = 80001

1957 = 100001

1958 = 125001

Model '520'

1956 = 5200000

1957 = 5202982

1958 = 5209029

Model '620'

1956 = 6200000

1957 = 6203778

1958 = 6215048

Model '720'

1956 = 7200000

1957 = 7203420

1958 = 7217368

Model '330'

1959 = 330001

1960 = 330815

Model '430'

1959 = 140001

1960 = 157024

Model '435'

1959 = 435001

1960 = 435961

Model '530'

1958 = 5300000

1959 = 5301671

1960 = 5307749

Model '630'

1958 = 6300000

1959 = 6302749

1960 = 6314381

Model '730'

1958 = 7300000

1959 = 7303761

1960 = 7322075

Model '830'

1958 = 8300000

1959 = 8300727

1960 = 8305302

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Hi,
Here are the serial numbers, by year, for the JD450 through JD450G models.
JD450 Straight
1965 10001 - 16159
1966 16160 - 42766
1967 42767 - 64999
1968 65000 - 82275
1969 82276 - 102143
1970 102144 - 117587
JD450B
1970 117588 - 121123
1971 121124 - 138713
1972 138714 - 142294
1973 142295 - 164046
1974 164047 - 185798
1975 185799 - 207555
1976 207556 - ?
There is an overlap in 1975 thru 1976 where JD450B and 450C models were made concurrently. We do not know the exact serial number of the last JD450B as a result.
The main differences between the JD450B and JD450C are that the C went to a 4/219 CID Turbocharged engine from the 4/219 CID normally aspirated engine in the JD450B. Also, the JD450C changed from dry to wet steering clutches.
However, there are some late JD450B's out there with wet steering clutches. The JD450B units were produced along with the JD450C until the demand for the non-turbo engine dropped off. The JD450B units changed over to the wet steering clutches used in the JD450C when the stock of dry-type steering clutch parts was depleted.
JD450C
1974 191829 - 219515
1975 219516 - 240367
1976 240368 - 261217
1977 261218 - 287194
1978 287195 - 313947
1979 313948 - 340909
1980 340910 - 355420
1981 355421 - 372281
1982 372282 - 389142
1983 389143 - ?
Again, we have an overlap between the JD450C and the JD450D. The power went up all of 3 HP, so I really don't know why there was an overlap this time.
This makes little sense to me, actually. The serial number list says that the JD450D started in 1982 just past the serial number shown for the start of the JD450C 1983 production. In 1984, the serial numbers jump to 700010, and I can't believe Deere made a couple hundred thousand 450D's in 1982!
JD450D
1982 389172 - ?
1983 700010 - 703984
1984 703985 - 711936
1985 711937 - End (probably 715503)
JD450E
1985 715504 - 725999
1986 726000 - 733269
1987 733270 - 741668
1988 741669 - ?
Here we go again with another overlap. Just go with it, figuring on the usual reason of exhausting some factory parts stock in what is called a 'running change'.

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JD450G
1987 736319 - 742813
1988 742814 - 755244
1989 755245 - 765933
1990 765934 - 771515
1991 771516 - 776121
1992 776122 - 784948
1993 784949 - 789485
1994 789485 - 805221
1995 805221 - End
Note that there's no JD450F. That's a savvy marketing idea. Who wants to buy an 'F' in anything??
The source of the data is from a farm equipment quick reference guide that's intended to assist dealers in determining the year and current market value of trade-in equipment.
The guide as such only lists the beginning serial number for each year. I'm making the reasonable presumption that the last serial number for any given year is one less than the starting serial number for the successive year.
Thanks to Digitup for sharing the relevent pages from his guide with us so we can determine what year a given machine is.
Stan