1952 John Deere 60 Tractor

I wanted to do an overview of this tractor in the last video at the engine show, but I didn't have the time. So here it is and enjoy!

[@czechmate6916]

This brings back great memories from childhood 👍👍

[@jimwood6794]

Wow that brings a memory or two....That is the tractor that I grew up with. Once Dad got a bigger tractor this one had the farmall forks or sweeps for stacking hay..Even after we went round bales the farmall got a grapple fork put on it ...Used that tractor for Decades not years like todays machines...That one was built to last...I would not be a bit surprised if someone here in Nebraska does not still have it and uses it often. Show that tractor again please when you get her all gussed up. Thanks Jim

[@leonardcollings7389]

Sweet-sounding JD 60. I have run a 6' mower on a 1950 A on hills with no problem. Should be a piece of cake for the old girl.

[@frankmoro6103]

Nice find Nate!

[@matkremzar5474]

didnt know about bearings ... i was under the thought of the clutch discs would prematurely wear. looks good!

[@landontesar3070]

Thanks for the hints on idling and clutch

[@JamesLeatherman]

Oh, wow - this is a beaut. My grandfather had one on our farm, but he was the only one who ran it. We also have a JD40 crawler, so there was a lot of Johnny Poppin' at our place.

[@leonardcollings7389]

My Uncle purchased one new. He traded the JD 60 in for a 720 gas and wished until he was 96 years old that he never should have traded it in but at the time felt he couldn't afford to keep it.

[@HieronymusChockvivantvanit]

I drove my uncle's 60. I miss that experience. My brother and I spent a weekend skidding logs out of the woods with a 60 and a 620. My uncle also sent me out to rake a field, but I don't remember if I had the 60 or the 620. Pulled some hay wagons and a spreader also.

[@j.jaeger9791]

I really like my 60 it’s a 1955 wide front row crop

[@davestarr7112]

Nice video, great machine. I'mbasicakky a city boy, never got to drive a tractor much, but I did help a neighbor make hay (small square bales) in Colorado for a couple seasons driving a 60 pulling a New Holland baler. Loved the work and loved the beat of the JD 60. Make all the videos you have a hankering to, I subscribed and I'llwatch them all.

[@noneofyourbusiness7600]

Funny how little changed from the A and B going all the way back to 1935!

[@landontesar3070]

always felt the JD 60 was an absolutely honest tractor. PTO, hydraulics, I'm sure 3pt is possible, bulletproof is an understatement

[@landontesar3070]

I have a 6' Woods finish mower, put behind an Oliver 880, that's overkill, but on a JD 40, the 40 is a bit weak for it. Just tried it last weekend. Please post a video of the 60 doing it.

[@Tigerfan50]

Our family owned a Model 50. Great tractor, but did not care for the hand clutch. lol

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

I hated the narrow front. Fine on level ground. But our fields were all a slope, and it seemed you had to feather the upper brake to hold that front from sliding down.

[@stevendyer6509]

I spent several hundred hours on one of those.

[@genewest3386]

I have fixed the cracks in the steering wheel using body filler (bondo) and a rotary file in a drill or air die grinder and finish with black paint. Is a permanent fix.

[@janbill79]

I'm an International Harvester Farmall man , so I maybe, wouldn't of know, or had to guess, what some of the operator handles are for, "if" this was a year ago. But over the last few months, I been trying to work on a J. D 620. So I bought a parts book, and it came with a J.D. 60 service manual included. I just went thru what's this handle for? Wonder what this for? I guess a few handles are diff. on the 620. But this was some help thks

[@jamesolson9423]

You engage the clutch because there is a bearing inside the clutch pully that cannot be lubricated because the clutch disks would get grease or oil on them, and this would cause the clutch disks to slip. This bearing only rolls when the clutch is disengaged. Because you cannot liberate it, you should always shift to nitrile and engage the clutch when the engine is idling, and you are not going to move the tractor.

[@dustineiffler7145]

Live PTO but no live hydraulics?

[@garagegnome1]

There are ports on the back for a remote hydraulic cylinder. There are dummy plugs in there right now so the lift will work.

[@brianstevens2327]

Yes engine driven hydraulics.

[@KEN-j8h]

Live hydraulics, work good

[@kevinsiedschlag429]

Wouldn't put a rotary mower behind a 2 cylinder, pto doesn't like the momentum of rotating blades. If you still put a mower on, don't use all of tractors power.

[@normsweet1710]

52 ?

[@garagegnome1]

Yes it is.

[@normsweet1710]

@@garagegnome1 we had a 53 on the farm, neighbor said his A was a 52, wondering if JD made new models on same line as previous years or shut down MFG and started over with new tooling etc for the next year. Your 60 sounds healthy and in good shape

[@AlbertDewilde]

I have put a brass shot off valve in line with a inline filter and use 90 octane and even treated the fuel and shut valve and run most of fuel out of carb do not trust shot off gas today destroys everything I have A B 60. 50 620 630 730 mt