John Deere 420
John Deere 420 Garden tractor built in Horicon, Wisconsin. The John Deere 420 is powered by a two-cylinder, 20-horsepower engine. The tractor can reach a top speed of 15 mph. It has power steering and hydraulic brakes and a three-point hitch for attaching implements. The PTO aka Power Take Off system has two forward speeds and reverse.
Available attaches for the John Deere 420 include loader buckets, backhoes, mower decks, snowblowers, front-end loaders, plows, and rakes.
When it was first released in 1983, the John Deere 420 cost around $6,489. The B48G was the original engine on the Deere 420, used through the 1986 model year. It is a 781cc gasoline 2-cylinder air-cooled horizontal-shaft opposed-twin engine. It is Two-wheel drive.
Engine
Onan B48G or Onan P220G
- 20HP Onan 781cc 2-cyl gasoline
Operators Manual Versions
- Operators Manual 316, 318 and 420 Lawn and Garden Tractors (OM-M72236) published in 1986
- Operators Manual 316, 318 and 420 Lawn and Garden Tractors (OM-M79655) published in 1989
- Operator's Manual 316, 318 and 420 Lawn and Garden Tractors (OM-M87709) published in 1984
- Technical Manual 316, 318 and 420 Lawn and Garden Tractors (TM1590) published in 1995
420 Serial Number Groups
- 1983 M00420X222001
- 1984 M00420X285001
- 1985 M00420X315001
- 1986 M00420X360001
- 1987 M00420X420001
- 1988 M00420X475001
- 1989 M00420X595001
- 1990 M00420X010001
- 1991 M00420X100001
