Tractor Trivia April 13

In 1947, John Deere came out with model M.  It was a smaller tractor with a vertical 2 cylinder engine.  John Deere wanted a smaller tractor for use and small farms or to help out on a larger farm.  I have personally never driven an M John Deere but, it looks like a fun little machine. When the Walker Brothers had their auction, north of Oklee in 1987, they had a 1937 A John Deere,  A nice GP John Deere and an M John Deere.  My dad bought that 1937 A John Deere for me. I always wanted an unstyled tractor. But I really liked the look of that little M.  I can also remember Tom Asselin driving uptown in Oklee on his M John Deere.  The little Model M Tractors were made in Dubuque, Iowa.  They were the first tractors in the Dubuque factory.
 The M had been in development for many years during World War II prior to being introduced in 1947. The M replaced the H, L, and LA models. Three additional variants; the MT tricycle, MC crawler model, and MI industrial model were also built.  It was the first to use Deere's Touch-O-Matic hydraulic system. PTO and electric starting were standard features on the Model M.  
 When the number series came out the M was replaced by the 40.  Near that same time Henry Ford and Harry Ferguson were in the middle of a law suite over the three point hitch system.  The suite was settled in 1952 and John Deere went to work adding a three point hitch system to their model M, but at that time they also replaced the M with the model 40, so the M never came with a 3 point hitch.  
As time moved on the 40 was replaced by the 420, 430, and eventually a unique little machine the 435 Diesel came to be.  Something about those little Deeres….they sure made a useful machine!

 How about a little tractor trivia!
1. The model M, 40, 420, 430, and 435 Diesel were all manufactured in ______________?
A)Waterloo Iowa    B) Chestershire, England  C) Brisbane, Australia   D) Dubuque, Iowa
 2.    The model M, 40, 420, and 430 all had 4 forward speed transmissions as standard
             equipment.  The 435 had a ________ speed transmission.
A)4 speed   B)   5 speed    C)   6 speed   D)  8 speed
 3.   The M came out in 1947.  The 435 Diesel was released in  __________.
A)1955    B)   1958   C)  1959     D)   1960
4.  The model M John Deere and the WC Allis Chalmers(with and Allis Chalmers engine)        
            had something in common, what was it?
 5.  What did a tractor with the model MC stand for?

Answers:  1.  D. Dubuque, IA  2.  B. 5 speed (although a 4 speed transmission was an option)  3.  C. 1959   4.  The M and the WC both have a 4 in. bore and 4 in. stroke  5.  Model M Crawler