830 Special

This is Don Dufner's 830 Special (3 830's combined into a 6 wheel drive tractor) pulling a 10 bottom plow in 4th gear at the Hawk Museum's tractor show in Wolford ND.

[@brent440]

I haul certified organic corn, wheat and beans from the Dufner Farm. God Bless them.

[@davidsignor7931]

This gives a whole new meaning to articulating tractors

[@keripeck1996]

This is just too cool. I have seen " doubles" and sometimes you see guys that have put three sid by side hooked together but I have never seen three tractors hooked together in the end like that .

[@davidopel5752]

That sure takes some brains and know how to make a very unique tractor like that. Great horsepower.

[@bluegrallis]

Plus a bit of $ 😁

[@Snowtruckdriver]

I'm not surprised at the ignorance of some of these comments. These guys have no concept of what it was like 40 plus years ago to try to step up production without having enough money or availability of iron. My Dad hooked together two 60 JD's back in 1963 because he needed more power. You did what you had to to get the job done. Great Video.

[@dieselgeezer18]

not only more power. Hooking up 2 tractors gives you more power but also gives you 4x4 and much better traction

[@RJ1999x]

He should have bought 1 Allis Chalmers

[@frontagulus]

You shouldn't be surprised. Ignorance just means "doesn't know". I'm more surprised by your assumption that these people should know what you apparently "know". If a person is less than 40 years old, why would they know what "things were like 40 years ago"? This is a seven year old comment so hopefully you assume less these days....

[@Corvacar]

So, what did He pull with that? For implements l mean ?

[@gerhardlesch3615]

Biggest 6-cylinder tractor ever with 3 crankshafts.

[@MichaelTJD60]

That's amazing how all three diesels are timed perfectly. I bet one throttle lever controls the fuel on all three tractors too.

[@JuliaCV9]

this thing would be unstoppable at any tractor pull

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

GITTIN ER DONE! ! ! good job neat tractor.

[@plowboy84q26]

I wish I had 1 830

[@roadwolf2]

That would be one 830 I would love to catch

[@D8W2P4]

And that is how you do it.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Don miller..it was a way to increase output by doing more work with less people and help is usually hard to find on a farm..3 singles take three people to run here one guy runs three tractors and I'll bet they are all paid for too no tractor payment. Try looking at the situation from other people point of view and not just yours. Besides they are his tractors and he can do with them what he wants.....

[@xdude2x]

You better not fall off!

[@kcald1843]

You don't think a two cyl with a sound gard cab and air cond is cool?

[@arturoe.5708]

Superpower

[@ronaldkoble4155]

Don Duffner?

[@butlerproman]

Looks like he had only two engines running, which is all you would need for ten bottoms, I suppose.

[@steveducell2158]

when the 830 is under load there is some black smoke out of the pipe. Only two are smoking in this vid. So, yeah. only the first two had their clutches engaged.

[@Chiraq312boi]

@@steveducell2158 we know.

[@philipfarrell8114]

I think we need a valve job

[@markrupprnkamp5832]

That's what a 2 cylinder John Deere normally sounds like. They turn 520 degrees between firing each cylinder.

[@gerhardlesch3615]

@@markrupprnkamp5832 540 + 180 = 720

[@hughperkins707]

I’m guessing but I’ll bet under full load you’re not going to burn 7-8 gallons an hour.

[@jasonbrown2453]

I bet that drinks the diesel fuel

[@rickiemckillip8124]

Not really those tractors only burned 11/2 to 2 gallons of fuel per tractor hour

[@judithbolanz2982]

pretty sure they rated them in H.P. hours per gallon . at least at the Nebraska tests . not trying to split hairs with you. but yes you are correct . Very cost effective . the JD R to this day still holds records . in HP per hour gallons .

[@RJ1999x]

Judith Bolanz in reality they weren't very fuel efficient

[@ronkennedy8676]

@@RJ1999x if you check Nebraska tests you will find in Horsepower hours or simply work accomplished per gallon you will find they were very good

[@RJ1999x]

@@ronkennedy8676 I own a 720 diesel, they are not very efficient when doing actual work. Playing around they are efficient

[@19661650]

Who would really want to farm with something that long? Even back 40+ years ago your headlands would be very wide! That thing would be better as 3 single 830s. I guess you can tell I'm not a jd guy for me its 3 cylinders n up! ( even though dad had a jd A) Sorry!!!

[@poorassfrmboy]

don miller Technologically there are six cylinders now 🤪

[@donnellysurfer]

guess he no longer farms with them too much of a distraction to get anything done

[@davidsignor7931]

The 2 cyl diesel were the most fuel efficient tractor till the middle 70's when turbocharged engines were being produced

[@mommymilestones]

That cab is unfortunate. It would 1000% more awsome with NO cab.

[@marks_sparks1]

and three times more noisy. Mr Duffner wanted some comfort when he put the Sound Garb cab on

[@georgewillard358]

I guess if you've never been on a tractor in the blazing sun for a long day, the cab wouldn't seem important to you.

[@cdjhyoung]

@@georgewillard358 Or on an open platform tractor, in April, in the middle of the night, ears ringing an being glad for that hot engine air you hated during the day when the sun was out.

[@mattgrooms3298]

Who would destroy 3 perfectly good tractor for that piece of junk! This guy has more money than sense!

[@MichaelSimons77]

The owner has preserved more JD tractors than you can imagine. He built this unit to actually farm with as he is a true two cylinder man. He has farmed with it for years and still does.

[@Drew-in-NoDak]

Johndeere 100 don duffner

[@dieselgeezer18]

piece if junk? Why you call it a piece of junk? Have you ever driven it? Some people don't have enough money to buy a huge ass tractor. Many people back in the days would hook up 2 tractors together and make a very capable machine.