john deere model A vs. john deere model 50

swindave

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just curious, would a john deere a and a john deere model 50 perform similar in the field?
both gas model, does the 50 have a better clutch? and close to the a in horsepower?
any one used these in the field ? any advantages for the A over a 50?
thanks !
 
(quoted from post at 19:39:43 06/30/20) just curious, would a john deere a and a john deere model 50 perform similar in the field?
both gas model, does the 50 have a better clutch? and close to the a in horsepower?
any one used these in the field ? any advantages for the A over a 50?
thanks !

Didn't a 60 replace the A?
 

The 50 has duplex carburation and live hydraulics. The 50 has a slower and more useable 1st gear and reverse . The A and 60 are way too fast .
The 50 can have the optional live PTO and optional power steering .
The 50 is the hands down winner .
A 60/620/630 would be a fairer comparison in size to the A .
 

Forgot about creeper 1st in the A and 60 . Was thinking of the G and 70 .
The 60 however is still way too fast in reverse .
 
There was no real horsepower increase when JD replaced the A and B with the 50 and 60. In fact the A still had 8 more horsepower off the drawbar then the 50. The big bump in power came in the 20 series.
 
Either would likely do the job; an A (depending on the year) is going to be somewhat bigger, weight and horsepower wise. The 50 was the replacement for the A's little brother, the B.
 
(quoted from post at 17:21:05 06/30/20)
(quoted from post at 19:39:43 06/30/20) just curious, would a john deere a and a john deere model 50 perform similar in the field?
both gas model, does the 50 have a better clutch? and close to the a in horsepower?
any one used these in the field ? any advantages for the A over a 50?
thanks !

Didn't a 60 replace the A?
yes it did, but i was comparing a model a to the model 50
 
In average soil the 50 will pull the 2-14, the A will pull the 2-16. The 60 is a late A with live power, a duplex carb and different sheet metal and cast frame. Power steering and rack and pinion adjust rear wheels was available for the 60.
 
A 50 is not going to replace a late A. Even a 60 with power steering and live pto will not out do the A. An older neighbor told the story of chopping corn silage in the early 1960's with a Case 1 row chopper. It was a good year and when using the 60 he had to disengage the clutch sometimes as it ran out of power. He decided to try the late A and could pull it in 1st gear. The 60 had been overhauled by the Deere dealer the year before. The 60 was still a nicer tractor to run and operate. The next year the corn was more of a normal crop and the 60 was back on the chopper. I would chose the 60 over the A. In today's world there is almost nothing you will ever need full power out of these old tractors and If I had a need for one I would chose the 50 over the A. Tom
 

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