The John Deere 70 was produced from 1953 to 1956. It has a tested drawbar horsepower of 45.60 hp and a belt horsepower of 50.86 hp. Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA, a total of 35,868 row-crop units, 6,254 LP-gas units, 2,509 all-fuel units, and 11,105 diesel units were manufactured. The John Deere 70 has four variants: the 70 (row-crop), the diesel 70D, the high-crop 70HC, and the standard tread 70S.