I remember when JD as a ad campaign promoted the 4000 as an acceptable alternative given the dwindling supply of 4020's as the 4020 was coming to the end of it's production run .Thank you for answering my suggestion. Here's a couple of other topics to look into. First, the nightmare of the Ford 6000 which Ford dearly came to regret. Or the fuel guzzling IH hydrostatic drive. I know you would do good work covering both. Thank you.
Just watched this video for the first time. As a teenager on the farm in southern Illinois I was brought up driving the JOHN Deere 4020. I loved it. In fact, we had 2 of them. My brother 4 years older than me plowed with his and I would follow with a disk in mine. I will never forget those days. John Deere will always be special in my life. My brother and I left the farm when we grew up. But I really have those fond memories.
I know where a 4000 diesel powershift is setting in an old barn...l tried to buy it off the old gentleman 15 years ago, but he knows what he has...l can respect that
They didnt make the 4010 when the 4000 came out. 4010 had a smaller engine, only available in synchro, had a completely different pto setup, no diff lock option, not a side console, and more. 4000 was a better tractor than a 4010. 4000 was to replace a 3020 while keeping your implements and pull those implements but faster.
Back in the 70s we were one of the largest family farms in Indiana farming nearly 2000 acres at that time. We have had almost every Deere that' has been produced at one time or another. I would like to see you do a comparison between 3 tractors, the 4320/4520 and the 4620 thanks and this old retired farmer really likes watching your videos too. Here's a video of my family winning Louisville back in the day FUN Times! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rCzBUoLwf4s.html
So we’re is dairy going in the future less cows and diversify or get out of milking fewer babies low demand for milk in adults and higher demand for cream in tractors they are to big and expensive No till implements are a must and they are expensive rent the bigger tractors india manufactured and European tractors are just as good and cheaper
What part of Indiana? We are in the central east part. I’m just getting my start on the family farm. Around 500 acres. We have a 4000 diesel and I love it!
I recently sold a ‘71 4000 synchro. Nice and straight with diff lock and dual remotes. No longer needed on the farm and too valuable to let sit around. Neighbor has a 71 powershift with about 15000 hours. Kinda rough but very collectible
Lots of 4010s and 4020s in our area growing up. Never saw or heard of a 4000 until A Mecum auction a few years ago. Always wondered what the difference was between them.
between 1973 to 1980 I lived on a 4000 pulling a 4 bottom plow, disking in front of the planter, cultivating soybeans, corn and milo blading snow. I loved this tractor. Dad bought a new on in 1970.
My uncle bought one new in 72 for the farm. Since we were farm equipment dealers he never used it that much. Always sat in corner. Also bought a 5 bottom plow new with it. It was around 7000 new. Surprised he sold it in the 90's. It had around 1500 hours on it and sold it for 16,000 but it was still like new.
One aspect you didn't touch on (and might be hard to research) is market conditions- what was the competition doing? I believe IH was offering a "custom" version of their 806 and later 856 models to compete on price. Different seat, fenders, and I don't know what else made them price competitive with the 4020. Rather than cheapen the 4020 in a similar fashion, Deere brought out this 'different' model to compete on price with their biggest rival. It was also, as you pointed out, marketed as a high-speed tractor, pulling the same implements as the 3020 but at higher ground speed- a predicted trend that didn't stand the test of time. Tractors got heavier and heavier as time went on.
That's a good idea to include market condition to these videos! I got a couple IH buddies i might need to ask for some help on the next videos comparing. Thanks for watching, have a good one.👍
My dad bought a brand new 4000 in 1969. I spent thousands of hours on that tractor. He is now gone and I'm 68, but the tractor is still on his farm. I always as a kid was very proud to be at wheel. 😅
I helped my dad buy one in 1969, I still use it almost daily in the summer on the same farm. It did all the heavy work on this farm until 1988 when it was given lighter jobs such as planting and cultivating and mostly trouble free its whole life. Thank you for doing this video.
We had a 4000 Diesel with a loader my grandfather bought new, but sold to the neighbor after it had some engine issues.. Would love to see a video on the Farmall 706 😁
I was making windrows all day today with a JD 4000. Have to wear hearing protection but it was a great day. My son and my brothers are still on the farm bailing and wrapping hay and it's almost 9:30 PM. Hope it has good lights!
Never have seen one around here… or heard of it until now. The 4020 ruled until the 30 series hit. A 4630 made sense as farm size grew in the late 70’s and 80’s.
I have a 1968 3020 utility gas power shift that my granpa ordered new, has 2 remotes, underslung exhaust and a 46a loader, would like to find out how many were built in that configuration
I was one of the lucky ones to go see the new G2 tractors debuted in 1973. When they drove them into the arena we were all shocked at the new style. It took awhile to get used to them.
I heard several old farmers say that when the G2 tractors came out in 1973 they thought they were the ugliest damn tractors they had ever seen. I was born in '72 and grew up running a 4230 and a 4440 and when the 7000 series came out in the early 90s I thought the same thing.
We had a 3010. Dad was looking to upgrade in 72. Field tested a 4000 but opted for a 4020 instead. Two years later he bought a 4010 that had a new engine. That engine out performed the stock 4020 and the 4010 became my tractor of choice for field work. Both had the synchronized shift, no cab and only one hydraulic port. I left the farm and dad traded them both for a 4330. Worst tractor he ever owned.
Not much of a Green guy, but I do have a soft spot for the 20 and 30 series. Also at work we have a 5220 that was purchased in 2000, the only one I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing the video!
Hey, I recently acquired a 1974 830a. I would love to know more about these tractors, and the John Deere works in West Germany overall. Seems like info is sparse...
I backed a brand new 4020 off of the delivery truck in 1972 at the same age. It was the last 4020 our dealership ever sold. Also had the last 4440 they ever sold as they went out of business.
First tractor i ever bought 72' JD 4000 diesel syco. Only one i own currently. Moves a shit ton of snow with chains an diff lock. Little cold blooded for the Tug Hill but the block heater helps.
I still run 2 4000s as my main “big” tractors, a 70 and a 71. My grandfather bought the 71 new, and we bought the 70 about 15 years ago. Plenty of videos of them running on my channel
We had a gas 570. It was a good rig and though we were a Deere family I thought the Cockshutt was ahead of Deere tractors of the time. Never heard of a 580. Only a Super 570.
We had several 4020 on the farm when I was growing up. Still have one we keep around for the memories. I’ve seen a few 4000 over years but never knew there history. Thank you for the lesson.
A buddy of my Dad bought a used 4000 Diesel in the early 80s and used it until he sold out.. another local fellow bought it at the auction and still has it and uses it as far as I know .
I enjoy your channel, even thoughy I am more of an Oliver guy myself. I grew up liking all tractors though because that's what we had, what we could afford. Thanks for sharing. This videos are keeping me good company after my recent Craniotomy for brain cancer.
Wish you'd do the same for the JD 4520 -- they turbocharged the 4020 engine and put a bigger trans/rear end on it and make a real workhorse. We put about 5000 hours on one before we moved up to big four-wheel drive tractors.
Vry calculated made jd4000 1970 having 15less ponies but ploughing outkum was equal wid senior bro 4020 by help of less complicated & mor simpler transmission gear drive system which gave higher speed to john deere 4000 a true gem of efficiency of late60s & early 70s vry Great upload of short lived vry efficient icon jd4000 of it's era
Do a video about the 2940 John Deere tractor. We have one my dad bought new that we still use in multiple operations on our family farm. Thanks for the videos.
The notion it was expensive to use Dubuque engine in a Waterloo chassis is pure bunk. Explain the 2510, 2520 and 4030. In all actuality, the Dubuque engines had more power per cubic inch. This was due to the cross flow head design vs the Siamesed design of the Waterloo engines. In fact, the Dubuque engines were featured in the new 6600 Combines. This eventually led to the 6.8 engine widely used in later years. More power, higher torque rise, lighter and a bit smaller in physical size. Thank goodness those 1010 and 2010 engines were a flop and Deere saw what IH, AC and Ford were achieving with the cross flow head design and decided to adopt that design. WHY they didn't update the 466s to that is a mystery. Think of the power of a 466 that could breathe easy.
JD had only one 6 cylinder row crop, the 4020. IH and Oliver had several different 6 cyl. Row crops. The JD 4000 gave them another machine for the dealers to sell. Good machine.
@@plcwboy 5020 was available in a row crop but too heavy or expensive for most farmers. Primarily a standard tread tractor. 4520 and 4000 were both released in 1969. 4520 way above the price point to compete with the smaller sixes from other manufacturers.
@@plcwboy Technically false but as a matter of practicality the 5020 row crop was so rare that I doubt most dealers ever had one on their lot. The question was why the JD 4000? The answer is that dealers wanted a second 6 cylinder row crop to sell.
I remember the 4000 being promoted as a stripped down 4020. My neighbor uses one on his mixer wagon. How about a story on the 435 diesel? My uncle had one. Also, the history of the hand clutch would be interesting.
A JD 4000 was a cheapened 4020, that's pretty much what we thought of it when we first saw it when it came out. That's not a knock but it is what it is. The 4020 was just more money than the competition so Deere had to make them cost less so you do that by not having things added or making what was on the machine less than what was on the 4020. You get what you pay for so with the 4000 you paid less and got less. I'm not saying it was a bad machine but it's not a 4020, for sure.
When my grandpa was on this earth he bought a john deere 4000 brand new with a loader uthere them that loader it was the most basic variant of the 4000 tractors because my grandpa didn't really see the point of extras on tractors and the 4000 was the only tractor he brought new and we still have that tractor the loader is gone and it has a cab now but it's still the best basic tractor that a small farmer would ever need.
I always heard the 4000 was meant to be a "pony" tractor... meant to pull lighter implements but at a faster field speed such that it got the same work done
I worked for a hay farmer who had a diesel powershift 4000. He had no clue it was rare. He used it like any other tractor and it had been it’s whole life. The sheet metal on the side was even gone
I worked for a rancher in 77-78 and he had a 71 model power shift that turned over 10,000 hours while I was running it. It was going all the time and completely trouble free. Wish I knew where it is now.
This is an awesome channel you have here I love John deere tractors. Would be interesting to take a look at the little H john Deere it's not talked about much maybe that would be one to consider.
The John Deere 20 series was one of the best handling and comfortable tractors ever made. I still have and use my father’s ‘71 2520 diesel synchro. Love it and would rather drive it than anything they’re building today however, the modern cabs are kinda’ nice when the snow starts flying. If Deere were to start building them again, first of all, one probably couldn’t afford them but they wouldn’t be able to build them fast enough.
