It's good to hear 😊 a popping Johnny again and and always. This was one of my Daddy's tractors when he started farming in the mid 1950's. Love it. 🚜🇺🇸🚜
Kind of noisy getting the 2 cylinder going but compared to the pony motor in a military Chinook helo quiet as a mouse. Gotta get me a 1959 730. I think I can beat that fuel usage figure.
What great nostalgia! Youre absolutely right about the direct electric start option NOT for cold weather! We hsd a 70 we bought new with pony motor start, then traded when the 730s came out. The electric start was a feature most welcomed, but we found out esrly that the winters here in Ohio wasnt compatible! Each time we needed it out in the winter, we automatically hooked up to pull, knowing it wouldn't fire off otherwise. We kept it until about the 2nd year of the 4020s then traded up. Even tho the pony motor was needed, we never git away from the John Deere brand. Over time tho, Im afraid that our beloved Deeres have lost their popularity due to cost. Were now seeing more and more former dyed-in-the-wool Deere owners changing over to Case International .... with fields once dotted with green and yellow machines now dotted with red. The Case International brand I think has now pretty much taken the implement industry by storm. John Deere had the market for many decades tho ... We owned them through our lifetime, and did well. Time brings changes, and we're seeing it. We still do love our green tho!! Awesome video, and awesome restored Deere tractors! Thank you for sharing. P.S. We always preferred the row crop front-ends. And many totally agree, the old 2 cylinder JD sound is one of the best sounds ever!! Thnx again.
Thank you for this video. YES these JD diesels sure sound beautiful. I also love the 800 series too. Living 1/2 mile from me are these brothers who have several of the 70, 700 and 800 series JD diesels and gas and propane. We go for field cruises. Just for giggles we have hitched up to a plow for a couple acres. The lugging power is an inspiration. Love these tractors. ............ Gary
My dad had a john deere 730. I thought it was the coolest thing how a small engine was used to start the big engine. That diesel 730 was a beast and I can still hear the engine "chug chug chug" in my memory. Now the john deere model A with the rolomatic front wheels was a classic too, we still have that one.
My grandfather had an electric start 730 with the “roll o matic” narrow front. I spent many hours riding with him in the early ‘70s. I can still hear that sweet sound of pure torque. He sold it and the buyers ran it low on coolant and ruined the engine. I wish I would have had the money as an early teen to buy it myself.
Looking for info. Is that air tanks for the trailer brakes on the side of that thing, and how many tons can that hold? No matter who has the right of way on the road get the fuck out of that guy's way.
Yes sir! I agree, one of the best sounds you’ll ever hear. My Dad was a John Deere dealer when I was a kid, I wouldn’t say “tractor” unless it was green and yellow! Thanks for the great video and memories.
Had a neighbour that had 2 JD D's as well as a couple of JD AR's. Those D's sounded like they had about a 600 RPM red line. I miss that sound. The D's had the old disoline (sp?) engines. Basically if the fuel could be set on fire that disoline engine could run on it. Depression era convenience at its best!
