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4850
In 1982 the 50's John Deere's began rolling out of the Waterloo Works. John Deere's new Caster Action mechanical front-wheel drive, with 13 degrees of caster, allowed the 50 series tractors to have a shorter turning radius over previous John Deere 2wd tractors. FWD was a more accepted option in 1982 was much higher than the hydrostatic front-wheel drive used on past models. The 190 hp 4850 with FWD had the power and pull to be competitive with articulated 4wd's. Interestingly today's FWD tractors are reaching hp ratings beyond that of the top 4wds in the early 1980's. John Deere's 2001 8520 will have a 300hp rated engine and 250hp pto rating. Dual wheels on a 4850 were a must to offset its 20 front suitcase weights. The wider fuel tank and radiator permitted the use of five front head lamps. Ertl offered a 1/16 collectors edition decaled 4850 in 1982 introducing the new top 2wd from John Deere. A shelf edition un-numbered model of the 4850 was offered by Ertl from 1982-1988. Ertl did not number John Deere toy tractors so a rug farmer could pretend it was any model on Dad's farm. With the generic "4850" a young farmer could pretend it was a 4650 or 4850. While Ertl never produced a 1/64 4850 they offered a 1/64 generic 4x50 series in row crop, fwa, loader and duals. Steve King modified the Ertl model to the right above to look like a 1/64 4850.
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