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BOB

12-10-2002 18:36:08




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I BOUGHT A JOHN DEERE GM WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TH GM AND G,AND IS THE GM WORTH MORE THAN THE G.HOW MANY GM TRACTORS WERE MADE THANKS FOR YOUR HELP BOB




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Gordon

12-11-2002 18:18:02




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 Re: JOHN DEERE GM in reply to BOB, 12-10-2002 18:36:08  
There was a change made.The battries were moved under the seat and the axle is square.



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G-MAN

12-12-2002 05:57:40




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 Re: Re: JOHN DEERE GM in reply to Gordon, 12-11-2002 18:18:02  
I believe that change occurred after the model designation had been changed back to "G", not at the same time. The "G"s built immediately after "GM" production ceased kept the pan seat and forward battery replacement. That's why there is occassionally confusion over whether a tractor is a GM or not. The only way to tell for sure is by the serial number tag. Technically there are five different versions of the "G" depending on serial number range: unstyled, "GM", "G", early late styled, and the late late styled model with the water pump, at least that's how it's laid out in J.R. Hobbs Styled Letter Series Book.

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G-MAN

12-10-2002 19:03:47




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 Re: JOHN DEERE GM in reply to BOB, 12-10-2002 18:36:08  
Bob, "GM" stands for "G" Modernized or Modified depending on your choice of phrases. They were built during WWII and after when Deere wanted to raise the price of the "G" after it was styled. The War Production Board mandated that if they wanted to raise the price, they had to redesignate the tractor, or no increase would be allowed. Deere wasn't happy about it, but decided to call it the "GM". After the war, they went back to calling it the "G". There was no difference between the last "GMs" and the first late styled "G"s other than the serial number tag. The change was made sometime in the 1947 model year. They built fewer "GM"s than regular styled "G"s, so they're more sought after, although all "G" series tractors have been popular among collectors forever. I think there were somewhere around 13,000 of them built, but I could be wrong on that.

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