The John Deere A tractor has a published engine oil capacity of 9.2 US quarts (8.75 litres). For tractors in the 5.0–5.9 L engine-size class, that is very low versus a peer average of 13.4 quarts. For a routine oil change, having 2 × 1-gal jugs + 2 × 1-qt bottles (~0.8 qt spare) on hand covers the published capacity.
The John Deere A has one published engine-oil capacity in this dataset. The listed capacity is 9.2 US qt (8.75 L). Oil capacity can vary by engine, fuel configuration and production revision, so confirm the specification for the exact tractor before servicing.
Tractor-engine benchmark
How this oil capacity compares
Peer values use tractors in the same engine-size class.
Engine oil capacity
Very low
9.2 qt
Low9.5 qt
This model9.2 qt
Average13.4 qt
High17.3 qt
Typical low and high use the 10th and 90th percentile of this engine-size group, which avoids one unusual tractor distorting the scale.
At a glance
Tractor profile
Oil capacity9.2 US qt (8.75 L)
Engine manufacturerJohn Deere
Fuel type—
Cylinders2
Displacement5.1 L
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
A
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1934 – 1952
Tractor type
Row-Crop Tractor
Engine / capacity variants
1
Full specifications
Technical details
Engine details
Engine manufacturerJohn Deere
Fuel type—
Cylinders2
Displacement5.1 L
Oil service data
Published capacity9.2 US qt (8.75 L)
US gallon equivalent2.31 gal
Oil to have on hand2 × 1-gal jugs + 2 × 1-qt bottles (~0.8 qt spare)
