The AI serial numbers
Here are a few of the interesting AI serial number facts. I have a complete listing of all made, if you need something checked. Email me at moparwhs@hotmail.com
The numbers of AI tractors built per year (including scrapped tractors):

1936-49
1937-15
1938-6
1939-8
1940-7
1941-6

Total AI tractors built-91
Number of AI tractors scrapped (in the John Deere records)-23
The number of AIs left-63

AI Serial Numbers (same as AR)
Tag Location: Left side of crankcase, by Flywheel, near top
Year Beginning S/N Ending S/N
1936 250000 253520
1937 253521 255415
1938 255416 257003
1939 257004 258044
1940 258045 259999
1941 260000 261557
The following is from "John Deere Tractors and Equipment, Volume One"

First AI made-252334 (4/27/36)
Last AI made-259335 (10/30/40) and 260329 (3/20/41)
The following is part of a thread from JohnnyPopper.com (thanks STMTS)

"The first AI unstyled 252334 was built 4-27-36 shipped to Columbus, Ohio and the last was 261098 6-18-41 shipped on 6-24-41 to Sigourney, Iowa."
The following is from Green Magazine

Some of the below tractors were scrapped or rebuilt into different serial numbers, I don't know which. These tractors had the AA1150R side powershaft assembly.
252334
252474
252740
252771
252925
252926
253141
254283
The following AIs were rebuilt into ARs. (Also from Green Magazine)
AI# rebuilt into AR# and was sent to
252382 254163 Aberdeen, SD
252436 254165 Calgary Sales Branch, Calgary, SK, Canada
252453 254158 London, ON, Canada
252477 254167 Kansas City Sales Branch
252737 254164 Brush, CO
252749 254159 Winnepeg, MB, Canada
252784 254180 Watonga, OK
252785 254166 Kansas City Sales Branch
252943 254162 McCook, NE
253004 254178 Melaval, SK, Canada
252140 254179 Beloit, KS
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