John Deere 40 Serial Numbers

Here are the serial numbers for the various styles of John Deere 40 tractors. Please note there are two sets of numbers. One set indicates the calendar break of the serial numbers - tractors built from January 1 to December 31 of that year. The other set indicates the model year breaks of the serial numbers - tractors built from August 1 to roughly July 15 of the following year.

Similar to the way cars are built, the model year of the tractor was usually introduced prior to the calendar year. So a 40 built in October 1954 is really a 1955 model.

STYLE

CALENDAR
SERIAL BREAKS

MODEL
SERIAL BREAKS

(T) Tricycle

1952    60001-62090(?)
1953    62091(?)-72166
1954    72167-75530
1955    75531-77906

1953    60001-69474
1954    69475-75178
1955    75179-77906

(S) Standard

1953    60001-67358
1954    67359-69473
1955    69474-71814

1953    60001-65926
1954    65927-68880
1955    68881-71814

(C) Crawler

1952    60001-60468(?)
1953    60469(?)-63357
1954    63358-66893
1955    66894-71689

1953    60001-62263
1954    66264-66019
1955    66020-71689

(U) Utility

1953    60001-60201
1954    60202-63139
1955    63140-65208

1954    60001-62733
1955    62734-65208

(W) Two-Row Utility

1955    60001-61758

1955    60001-61758

(V) Special

1954    60001-60055
1955    60056-60329

1955    60001-60329

(H) High-Crop

1954    60001-60059
1955    60060-60294

1955    60001-60294