For the first “B” of the 1938 model year, the Deere book lists tractor number 46175. That tractor was built on Oct. That could make some sense, however; out of about 40 model “B” tractors built that day, ole 46175 was the one with the highest serial number. Your John Deere model number can be located in one of several different locations depending on your equipment type. While the model number is usually printed in yellow letters on the outside of your equipment, it can also be found on the bottom of the product identification tag (marked in red in photo). First Number of each year is listed below. Waterloo Boy 'L' & 'LA' 1914 = 1,000. Waterloo Boy 'R' 1915 = 1,026. Identify the next four letters and numbers after the factory code, which will be positions three to six in a 13-symbol VIN, or positions four to seven in a 17-symbol VIN. This is the model number. For instance, in the John Deere VIN CD6068G123456, 6068 is the model number.

First Number of each year is listed below

Waterloo Boy 'L' & 'LA'

1914 = 1,000

Waterloo Boy 'R'

1915 = 1,026

1916 = 1,401

1917 = 3,556

1918 = 6,982