abn82 wrote:
Oh No - A misunderstanding I was referring to a 53 foot semi trailer vs a 48 foot trailer.
Ha! I know very little about old tractors, but I know even less about semis.

I do know that 1948 was the second year that John Deere produced the M model and the yellow paint means that it was sold for industrial use as opposed to the traditional green colored agricultural tractors... surely, something to do with tax money.

My bucket's got a hole in it.