John Deere 70 diesel row crop.

The 70 diesel tractor was not introduced till 1954. The diesel engine had 376 cubic inches and produced 54 hp. This was John Deere's first diesel row-crop tractor. The pony motor was a new 4 cylinder model which ran 5500 rpm. There were 41,030 model 70 tractors built.The serial number of our 70 diesel is #7042422 making it a 1956 model.It has the factory round wide front axle . It has factory power steering and the rear cast rims are call vegetable rims.Our tractor came from Sidney, Manitoba.