[Farmwithjunk]

All depends on how much you want to invest going in. The higher production numbered models won't appreciate like a less common model. Arguably, they MIGHT have all reached a peak (at least for the time being) Some of the really, really RARE models are still climbing, but the "average" rare to common models are holding steady in recent days.

If you want what true Deere collectors refer to as "EXPO QUALITY", be prepared for a jolt to the wallet. The John Deere 2-Cylinder Club holds shows all over the country, known as "EXPO's". The main one is held in Moline Illinois. Entry into this particular show is very exclusive. Being selected to show there is dictated by a group that includes author/historian/Deere archivist J.R. Hobbs. For this EXPO, you have to have EVERY detail correct. Most of the expo's take the best available, but will allow some lattitude for slight inaccuracies in restoration. The Moline Show at the John Deere Commons is not so forgiving. So much as a wrong muffler, a decal slightly mis-located, the wrong spark plug wires, ANYTHING, and you're on the outside looking in. When you hear a Deere collector referring to "EXPO QUALITY", they're talking about the standards for this one particular show. .... But for an average restoration, one that you could use on occasion, but still want a family heirloom, just about anything with 2 cylinders has some significant value. Many of the "NEW GENERATION" tractors built from 1960 to 1972 are now becoming collectable.

My personal favorites would be;

1959/60 435 Utility. It uses a GMC 2-cycle/2-cylinder diesel. Loud, hard start, temprimental, and VERY desirable from a collecting standpoint.

GM. Essentially a regular model G, only built during WW II. Wartime price controls wouldn't allow Deere to raise the price on their model G, so they introduced the GM (G modified) as a new model to side-step the issue of price controls. Not all that rare, but with a "story to tell".

320/330 Utility. Smallest of the last 2-cylinders. It was Deere's attemt to compete with the IH Cub. VERY rare...VERY pricey.

3010 or 4010 row crop diesel, or 3020/4020 row crop w/Powershift.

And the one's you can find the cheapest;

A's and B's. Multitudes of 'em produced from 1935 to 1952. Unstyled (until 1939) and later styled models can be had in good running order in the $1500 to $2000 range with little trouble. They won't go UP in value as much as some other models, but don't look for them to drop significantly either.