The John Deere 40 was produced from 1953 to 1955. It is a utility tractor with a claimed drawbar power of 16.77 hp and a tested drawbar power of 21.71 hp. Manufactured in Dubuque, Iowa, USA, a total of 18,000 units were built. The model 40 had several variants, including the 40C tracked tractor, 40H high-crop, 40S standard, 40T tricycle, 40V special, 40U utility, and 40W two-row utility.