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{{Short description|Row crop tractor}}
{{Infobox tractor
|name         = John Deere H
|image        =File:Brala 16.05.2015 14-04-24.JPG
|caption      =John Deere H
|manufacturer = John Deere
|production   = 1939–1947
|length       = {{convert|111.25|in|cm}}
|width        = {{convert|79|in|cm}}
|height       = {{convert|52|in|cm}} to steering wheel)
|weight       = {{convert|3035|lb|kg}} (ballasted)
|propulsion   = Rear wheels
| engine_model   =
| gross_power    = {{convert|15|hp|kW}}
| flywheel_power =
| drawbar_pull   = {{convert|1839|lb|kg}}
| drawbar_power  = {{convert|12.48|hp|kW}}
| speed          =
| PTO_power      = {{convert|14.84|hp|kW}} (belt)
|type         = Row-crop agricultural tractor
|preceded     =
|succeeded    =
|NTTL= 312
}}
The '''John Deere Model H''' tractor was a  [[row-crop tractor]] produced by [[John Deere]] from 1939 to 1947.
==Description and production==
The H was introduced in 1939 as a much-scaled-down version of the [[John Deere Model G]]. It was a general-purpose row-crop tractor, intended for smaller farms. As with most row-crop tractors, the spacing between the rear wheels could be adjusted to suit row spacings. The front wheels were offered with wide and narrow wheel arrangements, as well as high-crop and single front wheel versions. The tractor was equipped with a two-cylinder side-by-side engine of 99.7 cubic inches (1,634 cc) displacement. A cost-saving peculiarity of the H was that the engine output was through the [[camshaft]] rather than through the [[crankshaft]]. A three-speed transmission was provided.<ref name="macmillan 57-58">{{cite book |last1=MacMillan |first1=Don |title=John Deere Tractors: The First 100 Years |date=2020 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=978-0-7603-6607-3 |pages=57-58 |edition=2}}</ref><ref name="pripps 56">{{cite book |last1=Pripps |first1=Robert N. |title=The Field Guide to Classic Farm Tractors |date=2020 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=978-0-7603-6844-2 |page=56}}</ref> The H was produced only for [[kerosene]] fuel.<ref name="tractordata jd H">{{cite web |title=John Deere H |url=https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/0/3/30-john-deere-h.html |website=TractorData |access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref> Production ended in 1947. The [[John Deere Model M|Model M]] was an indirect follow-on product.<ref name="pripps 58-59">Pripps, pp. 58-59</ref>
58,584 Model Hs were built at the John Deere factory in [[Waterloo, Iowa]].<ref name="macmillan 69">MacMillan, p. 69</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=tractormuseumlit Test 312: John Deere H] at the [[Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory]]
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