• Vehicle type: unspecified
  • WhichTractor size: Standard-size
  • No lab test on file
  • 1949–1954
  • 21,293 built

It was ranked on an engine power figure whose source does not say gross or net. WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

John Deere R Transmission specs

10 transmission values on record for the R.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

48.7 hp

36.3 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell R”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

How fast will an R go?

The fastest speed on record for an R is 11.2 mph (18 km/h). The gearbox itself is not on record yet.

Transmission — R Transmission
Drive2WD
Forward gears5
Reverse gears1
Transmission as described5 forward/1 reverse
ClutchHand lever operated dry JOHN DEERE double plate clutch
Top speed forward11.2 mph · 18 km/h
Top speed reverse2.5 mph · 4.02 km/hhighest reverse speed printed in the article's speed tables
Service brakesPedal operated JOHN DEERE single disc brake
SteeringMechanical steering
Front axleRigid steel front axle

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell R”

Sources and how this page was built

10 transmission values from Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell R”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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  1. Traktorenlexikon: John Deere Modell R — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-75986 · revision 1016202. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document