Deere 70
Type: Row-crop Tractors
Contents:
Production | |
| Manufacturer: | John Deere |
| Type: | Row-Crop tractor |
| Factory: | Waterloo, Iowa, USA |
| Total built: | 43,000 |
| Original price: | $2800 (1955 ) |
| Four variants of the John Deere model 70 were built; the 70, the diesel 70D (1954-1956 only), the high-crop 70, and the standard (wheatland) 70S. | |
Variants | |
| row-crop | |
| standard tread |
John Deere 70 Power | |
| Drawbar (tested): | 45.60 hp 34.0 kW |
| Belt (tested): | 50.86 hp 37.9 kW |
Mechanical | |
| Chassis: | 4x2 2WD |
| Steering: | manual |
| power optional | |
| Brakes: | differential mechanical expanding shoe |
| Cab: | Open operator station |
| Transmission: | 6-speed unsynchronized gear |
Power Take-off (PTO) | |
| Rear PTO: | transmission |
| independent*Optional | |
| Rear RPM: | 540 |
70 Serial Numbers | |
| Location: | Right side of tractor frame, forward of and below the belt pully. |
| 1953: | 7000001 |
| 1954: | 7005692 |
| 1955: | 7017501 |
| 1956: | 7034950 |
Electrical | |
| Ground: | positive |
| Batteries: | 2 (gas) |
| 1 (diesel) | |
| Battery volts: | 6 |
Engine Detail | |
| John Deere | |
| gasoline | |
| 2-cylinder 4-valve | |
| liquid-cooled | |
| Displacement: | 379.5 ci 6.2 L |
| Bore/Stroke: | 5.875x7.00 inches 149 x 178 mm |
| Air cleaner: | oil bath |
| Compression: | 6.15:1 |
| Rated RPM: | 975 |
| Firing order: | 1-2 |
| Starter volts: | 12 |
| Coolant capacity: | 34 qts 32.2 L |
Transmission | |
| Manufacturer: | John Deere |
| Type: | unsynchronized gear |
| Gears: | 6 forward and 1 reverse |
| Clutch: | dry disc |
| Three gears, plus reverse, in two ranges. Reverse is available in both direct (high) and underdrive (low) although Deere only advertised the use of reverse in low range. Use of reverse in high range may be dangerously fast. | |
Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase: | 91 inches 231 cm |
| Length: | 136.25 inches 346 cm |
| 137 inches 347 cm (diesel) | |
| Width: | 86.625 inches 220 cm |
| Height: | 65.5625 inches 166 cm |
| 88 inches 223 cm (diesel) | |
| Rear axle: | 3.125 by 86.625 inches 79 by 2200 mm |
| Front tread: | 56 to 80 inches 142 to 203 cm*Round tube |
| Front tread: | 48 to 80 inches 121 to 203 cm*Square tube |
| Rear tread: | 60 to 88 inches 152 to 223 cm |
| Rear tread: | 66.5 to 97.5 inches 168 to 247 cm (long axle) |
| Rear tread: | 66.5 to 105.25 inches 168 to 267 cm (extra-long axle) |
