An American Icon: How The John Deere 4020 Changed The Game

Take a trip down memory lane with retired sales guru, Keith Wood, as he explains how the John Deere 4020 changed farming technology forever. With over 180,000 of these machines sold this iconic tractor is still in use on many of the farms where it made its name.
Sit back and learn from a man who knows this machine better than most.
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[@oxfordmontello3281]

The biggest tractor my Dad ever owned was a 4020. When he retired in 2016 at the age of 89 years, he had three 4020's. He always said it was the best tractor Deere ever built. He is gone now and the farm is history. But the memories live forever. Thank you for the video.

[@BeingMe23]

Alot 4020's that have been preserved are retired and living on easy street. Okay it's not healthy to just sitting around but at least they are getting worked hard.

[@nolebloodedfarmer7445]

smart way of doing things, if one went down he would have spare parts for the others most likely.

[@javidmclawrence9063]

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[@rosshammond]

I grew up with 4010s and 4020s also , dad is also gone as well the ranch also. Like you so many great memories.

[@lxlpsycho]

Why no more farm?

[@justfun985]

My dad helped design these tractors. He was in Hydraulics and he worked on designing a new transmission for Deere. I can remember him drawing up the decal for the hydralics/three point cluster at home. The PTO cover is missing. Helped farm summers with 3010s 3020s

[@justfun985]

My dad also worked on the roll over guard and the testing. He got one for his brothers tractor, that my brother and I drove.

[@brendabaxter4045]

@@justfun985 A good dad he was!

[@tomriggle3217]

I just bought a 1965 4020. I found it while traveling around and assembling farm machinery. I own American implement assemblers. When we had a dairy farm in Minnesota my father-in-law had 2 4020s I've noticed nowadays the machinery has really changed since the 1980s. But I really like my job I hope I can do it for a long time

[@robertheinkel6225]

When my uncle bought his 4020, I loved it. And it had the power shift. One day it was parked on our hill with the baler attached. On our Olivers, we would just coast down the hill and drop the clutch to start them. I tried this on the JD, only to realize I had no brakes, or steering, and it won't start that way. Only did that once.

[@tacomas9602]

White 2-85/2-105 will coast in Low range on the three speed ranges

[@stephenc8956]

The 4020 is my favourite to this day.. I drove one back in the 70s, when in my teens, for 4 haymaking seasons. The best of times..

[@kenhurley4441]

American and BTI are 2 of the biggest JD dealers. My father-in-law had a couple of 4020's. Put in M&W pistons and upped the HP to around 150. I plowed many acres with that straight pipe JD! No cab, no umbrella, just the sun and the wind. Back then there was a Ensign dealer and a Cimarron dealer. Harvested wheat with a 55, 95, and a 105 combine. Hauled the wheat with a couple of Ford single axle trucks. Yep those were the good ole days.

[@dennislang4375]

Loved my '67 power shift 4020!! biggest tractor I ever owned. What a beauty!

[@uvcoach42]

Nines years old on the farm driving the 4020. It was like playing in the sandbox.. which reminds me of how many tractors I’ve driven in my life.. we were dairy farmers.. you fellas know what I’m talking about.. it was never work when you were in the seat of one of those things.

[@davidadcock3382]

Dad ordered a brand new 1966 4020 powershift with the roll guard factor installed on it. The 1964 4020 did not have a roll guard from the factory. I was a teenager at the time and put many an hours on both tractors. When I started farming in 1971 I bought a 1967 4020 powershift and still have and use the tractor today.

[@MegaRiffraff]

I had a 1972 4020 when I was farming, best machine I ever owned , couldn't hook it up wrong .

[@observantservant2135]

As a child in the 80s -90s, I grew up with my grandpa on his 4010 & 4020. Truly effortless steering on the 20. I'll never forget the look on his face when he came creeping around the corner of the field in his old cj5 to find me bellied out. To this day I don't have much of an ass left for whooping 😆

[@Ratkill9000]

Fun fact: When John Deere went to show off the Roll Over Guard, the tractor it was mounted on had tipped over during the demonstration by accident. Operator and tractor were fine. Ended up being a happy unfortunate accident, but it showed off the ruggedness of it.

[@packofhounds]

What a nice guy. He had so much pride in the John Deere brand and his personal involvement in it.

[@mikemerrill175]

I remember filling one of those things with a hand pump at 1 in the morning. Took forever & several arm shifts. Great memories.

[@Tateclipz2011]

My Grandpa bought a brand new 4020 and it was the biggest tractor he ever owned. They used it for everything on the farm. My Grandpa has been gone since 1995 but he the 4020 is around and my Uncle uses it all the time.

[@Tateclipz2011]

My Grandpa bought a new 4020 around 1970 and although he is gone, the tractor is still around and is used all the time including moving trees during the derecho in Iowa.

[@momdev4]

My Dad purchased a 1968 used model 4020 in 1971 for about $7000. It was three years old and we had great luck with it. We put a year round cab on it after the first year and hauled manure with it year round, beside's normal spring and fall field work. Great memories, very little trouble with it. He checked the radiator one day and that front mounted fuel tank needed some water, so he added water!!! He realised what he'd done and called the dealership immediatly. They said no problem. get under the tank and turn on the peecock valve at the bottom, let the water out, shut it off when diesel starts coming out. Water is heavier than diesel, and it all went to the bottom! Easiest fix! We traded that 4020 off for a 4240 that we still own. That 4020 built Deere company into what it became. We currently own 3 Deere tractors, all purchased in the 80's, and still running quite well.

[@daleferber2096]

My Father had 4020 with a cab, heat and AC. It had an OEM JD loader When he went CRP he sold almost all the implements but kept the tractor He used it with the loader for clearing snow and bought a JD 3 point mounted snowblower for the blizzards Kept it in the shed and it always started and the cab was warm no matter how far below zero it was He used it with Bush Hog for mowing and big tiller for the garden He had it restored in the 00's and was still using it when he died at 89 a few years ago.

[@AmericanImplement]

That is great. Thanks for sharing!

[@donkeeton7897]

My dad and uncle both worked at a john deere dealership back in the early 1960s in Lawrenceburg TN my uncle also farmed in the late 60s and early 70s and owned john deere tractors and equipment I also had many die cast toy model john deere tractors and equipment as a kid that green and yellow really caught my eye at a young age I have always loved john deere.

[@stevespring1692]

I still remember in the early 60's my father taking me to the John Deere dealer for John Deere day. They did not have any of the new 4 and 6 cylinder 10 series tractors delivered to them yet but Dad said to be sure to call when they got a 3010 in. They did one better and without any contact they drove in and unloaded a new 3010 and told Dad to go ahead and run it for a day. 24 hours later dad called the dealer and told them to leave it here and he was on the way to the bank. After that the next spring we acquired a 4010. 4 years later that was traded for a 4020 and 2 years after that we bought a 4320. This whole time we kept the 3010 and it had 9,000 hrs before we had to overhaul the moter. In reality it was the 10 series that changed everything.

[@jonsullivan5281]

I still have the3010 diesel my dad bought new in 1963. The dealer put 3020 pistons in it in 1966. We pulled 4 16 plow with it until he bought a 4010. I still have the 3010, and my sister-in-law has the 2520 my dad bought new

[@alanswanson1952]

We had a 66 3020 standard shift, and my uncle had a 4020 power shift not sure the year but around that time. They were both great tractors.

[@kennethcarlton2860]

I didn't see very much difference between the 4020 & my uncle's 4010 he had , I basically learned how to drive tractor on a 4010 . Sure brought back memories

[@jonathandurfey6661]

The differences are not in the looks department for sure. I own a 64 4010 and a 70 4020. The differences are subtle, but the upgrades to the 4020 are good improvements. I wish I had a powershift trans, but when I bought my 4020 I couldn't pass it up and I can't justify purchasing another just to get a powershift.

[@leonardcollings7389]

Our 3020 replaced a gas 720, Dad was disappointed as it would not do as much work as the old two cylinder. The 4020 came along and what a fantastic tractor it was.

[@danw6014]

The best way to learn about the 4020 is to operate, maintain and service them. You learn their strengths and weaknesses and some tricks to overcome some of the weaknesses. It seems that a good farm back in the time of the 4020 had much more wealth and buying power than one does today. The farm community was strong and principled. I began my affections from the 4020 in 1988 when I got my first job on a small dairy. There were two diesels. A synchro, and a power shift. I enjoy using the one I own today and I guess that is a statement on its own.

[@reedhryals7007]

When my dad moved to joiner Arkansas to start farming there. He bought 2 4010 and 3 4020. The other farmers were kinda jealous most of them still had the old 2 cyclers. He farmed 59 years and still had them. It's the tractors my brother and myself learned to drive around when we were 12. Great tractors we had a couple of cotton pickers. We would take the front end off the 4020s and put under the pickers so you have 2 wheels in the back set up on 38 inch rows.

[@nickb8618]

Still better than newer tractors. We just had ours fully rebuilt and restored to dam near factory new

[@larryfisher5796]

I worked for a farmer he had four 4020 s with cabs great tractor

[@rickshafer4241]

I never saw a model 4020 with pressed wheels on the back, unless they were modified for tractor pulling. Very knowledgeable individual. Thanks for sharing.

[@charlesatwell6658]

I was thinking the same thing! I bet it has been tractor pulling as you could get the tractor into more classes by getting the weight down!

[@andrewhetjonk9975]

That looks like a hub and pressed wheels for duals

[@SC-sf8xt]

One knowledgeable man . So so interesting to hear him speak and demonstrate his knowledge

[@slundgr]

I drove a 4020 growing up in the Oklahoma Panhandle for my friend’s dad and uncle, and they are very smooth steering machines. It had an Egging cab with a radio, and I thought I was in heaven since it had a radio and a cab that provided shade.

[@danielbowman4819]

A very popular tractor. My grandfather and great uncle bought one brand new. And my father's brother in law has one. I've ran both of them. What's funny they still demand a good price. Seen one at Carr Auction , in Larned, Kansas, go for around $11,000, a few years back.

[@Schneids15]

Probably one of the most knowledgeable guys you will ever get an interview with for a 4020. Great video! Looking forward to seeing more. Hey from Ontario Canada. Always wanted to come explore Kansas. Josh

[@tedb7402]

Very versatile tractor! Used it for just about everything! I loved that tractor!

[@TheBandit7613]

These old tractors are better than the new ones. At least we are allowed to fix them.

[@theranger7924]

My grandfather owns an LP 4020 with the bucket front, it's never failed us yet and it's a real hard worker, nice during the summer for picking up the bales

[@deweylauridsen1774]

This was soooooo good. I listened intently and learned a ton. Do another one with this guy agian! Thanks for posting it so we could enjoy it. Professor Dewey L.🌎😎👏🚜

[@AmericanImplement]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davep2620]

Very nice review of the features and the variations through the years. Keith is one of the nicest and most honest salesmen you could ever want to meet. Obviously he’s also extremely knowledgeable. Thanks for putting this together.

[@darrowlinn7407]

I own a 1969 4020 we still use it for utility work. When they were built they were the best tractor on the market. The 4020 was the most comfortable tractor of that time.

[@Coltonm8994]

Awesome video, I’m hoping to buy my grandfather’s farm and might buy a 4020 when I do.

[@roughrooster4750]

Started with a H two cylinder. Later got a 720. Then a 72 4020 (new) which I still have. Added a 68 4020 LP to the remuda and then topped out with a 4440 (new). Good tractors!

[@reedhryals7007]

I believe when John deere built the 7520 it had the 4020 axles. We had one and at the time it was the boss. When we sold out tye 7520had a rod hanging out of the block. It sold for 15,500 and we paid 15,000.

[@lomax6620]

I spent my youth on 4020s. We ended up having 5 of them.. We had cotton strippers on them and front end loaders and dozer blades.. We still have three, a row crop and two standards.. The row crop has a front end loader and gets used probably 3-4 days a week.. Without a doubt they had the best features, brakes and hydraulics of any brand of tractor on the market back then.. I'll never forget the day when dad bought a 4430.. Wow I finally had a cab with heat and air.. Dad sold the 4430 along with the other modern tractors fifteen years ago when he retired but no way was the 4020s or the 5020 leaving the farm.

[@delbutler885]

I sold the 5020 to a collector to restore 3 months ago. Still have the 4020. It has over 21000 hours on it.

[@SilverGleaner]

Best brakes, yes they were ahead in brakes but I'd rather drive a 190XT or my 200 Allis. A 190 is more comfortable and has tilt steering and has better field vision and a better 3-point hitch. A bigger fuel tank located at the rear and is much easier on fuel. Other than brakes I rank a 190 better overall. We've farmed with at least one 190 since 1977 and have kept all four we have ever had and still have them...... Oh forgot Dad bought his second 190XT in the mid 1990's but my Deere loving father-in-law kept borrowing it for loader work until he talked Dad into selling it to him within a couple years. Between my Dad and myself and my brother we still own a 190, three 190XTs and I have a 200 which is just an updated 190XT. Would I like to own a 4020 one day? Yes I think they are a good tractor and is the tractor that saved John Deere from oblivion.

[@Rightwinger1982]

My cousin is a huge farmer in east central Saskatchewan and he owns four 4020's and he tries to buy every one he sees. Guy's don't want to part with them these days tho, they're icons!

[@jw8848]

My experience was that the 4020 was the big "work horse" tractor on the farm and they had smaller tractors with the front end loaders on them. Most of which I remember as being the small Ford tractor. I don't remember the model back then 60's and 70's.

[@diegograndov5078]

Excelente video para un fans de la linea 20 como yo escuchar a esta gente que vivio esa epoca es espectacular, los detalles y esas cosas que cuenta este hombre, felicitaciones.👍

[@kellytaylor3566]

I have a 71 model I bought in 1990. Use it every day. Best tractor ever made.

[@AmericanImplement]

That is awesome!

[@georgemcpherson7031]

I loved my 4020, M&W Turbo, powershift, cab.

[@salvadorgarnica5809]

Donde compro kit para turbo?

[@SilverGleaner]

Did you have heating troubles? The M&W turbo usually made them over heat. Back in the 80's a friend of mine ordered a new aluminum oil pan with cooling fins to try to help his 4020 cool but it was always a problem when worked hard. It really needed an oil cooler and a bigger radiator to accommodate the turbo.

[@travismiller1981]

Awesome video. Love that white agri king in the background. That’s what I learned to drive on.

[@kevin6030]

we have 240-20s now one power shift narrow front end and one standard wide front end they are the best tractors John Deere has ever made. in my opinion. we have a 45-20 which is also an awesome powerhouse I can pull a 5 shank subsoiler 2 ft deep. still turns me on to hear them beller. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@ogaugeclockwork4407]

Great rundown!

[@ronss1]

we had a ih806...and after i left farm, worked for a guy that had a 4020...so much difference between the 2 tractors..the 806 seemed to be a much bigger one,,,,, but u cannot argue the sucess of the 4020

[@MrCountryboy615]

Great vid!

[@robertpayne2717]

We had a 64 and a 67 model also we had a 63 model 4010 we raised cotton and soybeans the feature we liked was the belly PTO THAT WE USED TO RUN (ACE) CENTRIFUGAL SPRAY PUMPS FOR CHEMICAL APPLICATION...THE 4010s also would shear a pin that was difficult to replace if using a bush hog mower or a tillervator if you hit something...it could not take the shock

[@rossbryan6102]

THE STORY ABOUT THE LOW HOUR TRADE IN TRACTORS REMINDED ME OF A GUY I WORKED WITH ON THE RAILROAD! EVERY 2 YEARS, HE WOULD PURCHASE A 2 YEAR OLD CHRYSLER! THE CAR WAS ALWAYS ORIGINALLY OWNED BY THE SAME FIRST OWNER! AND THERE WAS A THIRD GUY WAITING FOR THE SECOND OWNERS CAR AS WELL! THE SAME DEALERSHIP SALESMAN WAS ALWAYS IN EVERY TRANSACTION!

[@Redmallard]

Very nice 👌 restored 👏 4020.

[@BloodiedYetUnbowed]

I would love to have a beer with this guy.

[@andrewhetjonk9975]

I owned a 67 model hi crop. Sure wish I had it today

[@kcoers]

Getting our ‘67 redone now

[@clintmullins4406]

An old farmer friend told me that axle is not robust. It’s fine without a loader. But with a loader it’s not that hardy. His had a case front end grafted on.

[@jmanlinc]

It was the spindles that broke, my father installed a 5020 front axle on his 4010, it was indestructible after that and believe me we tried😂

[@SilverGleaner]

@@jmanlinc My neighbor had two 5020's back in the 80's and by the end of the 80's one blew up the engine and the other snapped the front axle. They retired them and 20 years later rebuilt and restored one to be a parade queen. Those front axles aren't that robust because they are cast iron instead of steel.

[@jmanlinc]

@@SilverGleaner I don't know what they did with it but the one I speak of was retired with over 40000 hours on it (was rebuild around 15000 hours because it was time, not because it needed it) the loader was repaired many times from abuse, I personally broke 5 drawbars in it doing field work. It had the transmission repaired a few times due to the constant gear changing from 8 hours of loader work a day 6 months out of the year carrying 2000+ lb bales. In the late 70s early 80's the pump was turned up and as much weight as possible was added to it, it was pulling 28' of cultivator in the hills. I'm telling you that front end is virtually indestructible and you will not convince me otherwise.

[@SilverGleaner]

@@jmanlinc 40,000 hours and only one rebuild! Wow! I've worked in a few shops over the years sat in many tractors, red, yellow, green, blue, orange and the most hours I ever saw on any tractor was 14,000 hours on an 856 with several TA's installed but I don't believe it had a rebuilt engine yet. 40,000 hours! Can't be but sharp edges left on the gears!

[@davejensen8882]

They really were ahead of the competition at that time. IH was still making the 560 which was a total disaster when introduced, although with all of the eventual updates they were not terrible. Some of the things he mentioned as good features I thought were not, like the fuel tank up front. Accidentally run the tank over and the fan sucked it in the oil cooler and radiator The syncro range transmission was a good one but the way it was set up pretty much made the synchronizers worthless for field work. To get to the next lower or higher gear you had to change ranges which were not synchronized. It was nice pulling a heavy load on the road though. You start in 6th and go to 8th, plenty of power to start in 6th and then shift up to road speed. I hated the 8 speed powershift, a huge gap between 4th and 5th and the 7-8 shift was rougher than a cob. The tractor was very durable in the powertrain, 4430 is basically the same powertrain behind the clutch with an additional 30 HP.

[@jamesbarbour8400]

I believe the Orthopaedic Doctor involved in designing that comfort seat was one Janet Travell. She also help President JFK, whom needed to wear a corset around the trunk of his body, possibly to alleviate back trouble, can't quite recall all the details. This video is really great, the old guy sure knows his onions and he seems a lot younger than his years too - obviously taking good care of his health

[@teebugg66]

I recently went to the John Deere museum that’s located in an old factory building in Waterloo Iowa where those tractors were built new. There’s a video in there of them testing the roll over protection bars. John Deere invited the system and didn’t shared the information and testing with all manufacturers of tractors. They felt farmer safety was more important than profits and wanted every manufacturer to start including them on new tractors. That has changed the tractor industry, now it’s mandatory that they have roll over protection.

[@donniesmith9550]

The 4320 was everything the 4020 should of been, two of the greatest tractors ever built.

[@anthonybeene788]

oil brakes was what set them apart from all other tractors at the time we had 3 4020s and a 4000 a late 1872 model and still have it

[@RJ1999x]

Unless the tractor was dead, then they didn't work

[@davidadcock3382]

@@RJ1999x Dead Tractors are in park and not moving RJ1999.

[@RJ1999x]

@@davidadcock3382 Not if you have to pull them off a trailer, or load them

[@davidadcock3382]

@@RJ1999x Pulling them off or loading them with a winch is a controlled situation and luckily only happen to me with my Allises.

[@RJ1999x]

@@davidadcock3382 Lol, doubtful. Allis brakes work if they're dead, even the hydraulic ones. Nice try

[@davidshumski4629]

That man is Really doing a job.

[@rickysiefkas2295]

We bought one, we always ran IH my brother who hadn’t ever drove it was driving I was sitting on fender and hit the foot throttle which to us was unusual at the time he did not know what was going on pretty funny ai got a chuckle out of that

[@billclifton8400]

We still have a 64 4020 my inlaws bought over 30 years ago.

[@richardpickell8062]

I rember in the mid1979's My Uncle John Hardy proudly pulling up on his 4020 John deere before going out to the field.

[@AmericanImplement]

What great memories!

[@dannypaulross9654]

I love my 4020 it's a 69 model. Still a strong and reliable old tractor. I also have my granddad's 2440. My 69 must be before the serial number break because it is not like the one he showed. Mine is the older version. I also had a 4440 that thing was a horse. Only bad thing about it was it had a drinking problem lol. It had the old aftermarket cab and air on it.

[@jamesguralski5156]

Dual was a heavy loader! We had 1 on our 930 case...

[@markhayes9114]

There was a story going around about a salesman that sold 25 in the same month back in the day was it you?

[@ThePheonix2009]

I drove a JD-4020 for 3 seasons in the mid 70"s.

[@michaelg.damons6229]

I liked the power shift best on the 4020

[@rdeanbenson2214]

The last JD I was intimate w was the D. We had Oliver. Minneapolis-Moline. AC and Massey's (which we settled on never looked back).

[@lesgobrandon]

When Harold Brock departed ways with ford tractor operations he went on the develop the new generation Deere tractor and the rest is history. Brock wound up being the head of tractor development for Deere I believe. Machinery Pete interviewed him years ago.

[@oldtimefarmer2309]

4020 was a great tractor ran a narrow front one for years

[@oransmith6009]

Very good tractor, the trouble they put the gas tank in front of the radiator so if you pulled hard it would overheat. Owned one for 35 years

[@jamesjohnson7266]

That is a great video

[@tomrobards7753]

That was one sweet tractor ,, put many hours on one ..

[@leepeuschold2611]

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[@randykroells8049]

Our 4000 with differential lock could plow during a wet fall when the 190 would just spin. That was the beginning of the end of our Allis years.

[@RJ1999x]

Lol, because you didn't know how to run the traction booster

[@tacomas9602]

@@RJ1999x to be fair Allis Chalmers had weird ideas

[@RJ1999x]

@@tacomas9602 you mean like rubber tires? Turbocharged diesels? Automatic weight transfer? V belts? Powershift rims? Powershift transmissions? Pressure and flow compensated hydraulics? Quiet cabs?

[@SilverGleaner]

Not all 4020's or 4000's had differential lock and like someone mentioned the traction booster on the 190 was superior to the Deere draft control and works super well once set. A 4020 spends a lot of it's time with the front end in the air when plowing in tough ground.

[@randykroells8049]

I still have a D 14 that is about my age. When I drove that JD 4000 I was about 15.

[@user-yn4py4vr3s]

Everyone has their favorite. Nothing wrong with that. The we people thanks for the farmers out there. Who gives our food!

[@marvincook4543]

"nice video "Loved both the "Both" of the 4020;s 1967 & 1972 " I Still have 1972 4020 "I" just put a brand new set of BKT;; "Radials on it 18;4,34:s "Awesome Ride" !!!

[@robertpayne2717]

The synchrorange transmission on our 4010 and one of our 4020s could be shifted into reverse faster than the three point could lift a rowcrop cultivator or 7100 planter

[@markhayes9114]

Yeah the power shift was great for a loader application

[@robertheinkel6225]

I loved it for hauling in loads from the field.

[@ao2597]

Can anyone tell me if I can use just the dual hub instead of the hub with the wedge? Is it dangerous to do that I want a bigger tires on the rear

[@heartwoodfarms9982]

The best way to increase tire size is to replace the rims with step up rims. Unverferth makes them, they also make extended wedges so you can put larger rims on. We have several 4020's and they are all converted to run on 18.4 x 42's. Helps speed up travel on the road too.

[@chrisreibold1634]

I like all tractors and this 4020 looks very nice! I don't know all there is to know about them though.. I was wondering what IH model was the direct competitor to the 4020?

[@robertpayne2717]

806 OR 856 IN IHC

[@robertpayne2717]

We had a 1970 mod 4520 with duals that we had to remove so we could use it to cultivate our 38 inch rows we raised cotton and beans in 38inch row spacing...

[@chrisreibold1634]

Thank you Robert! I was just wondering since I always hear good things about 4020s I just wanted to compare an IH equivalent.

[@maxpuppy96]

The 20 series tractor was a great tractor, easy to work on, reliable many running today. We had a 2020, there was a 3020 and a 4020. That seat was designed by president John F. Kennedy's back doctor, who desinged many seats for people with bad backs.

[@TonyM132]

I realize there were a huge number of 4020s sold. One big reason for that not often mentioned is they built them so long, for 9 years! Nearly all of the points he brings up are selling points over a 4010 or JD 730, but not competitive advantages against the better competition. The closed center hydraulics would be one point that was (though I wonder how many guys understood that in the 1960s), otherwise every single feature he mentioned was also commonly found on, say, an IH 856 or Oliver 1850. One big competitive disadvantage, seems to me, would be the 8 speed synchro-range trans. True, 4020 had an available full powershift too and that was a competitive advantage, but there were so few of them made with it, less than 10%? Either trans had only 8 speeds, and the synchro-range had the additional disadvantages of being confusing and hard to shift to many people, plus no powershift speeds at all. Someone should make a competitive comparison discussion of the 4020 to a 16-speed Farmall 856 or 826 and a 12- or 18-speed Oliver 1850, both having not only so many more speeds but also partial powershift on 90% of them built.

[@Colt-tf6xf]

If you never had or ran one, you'd never understand. They hardly ever broke down, had power, traction, and balance that is literally unrivaled even today, they really handled easy. Farmall, Oliver, Allis, Ferguson,Massey, and Case always had something funky going wrong somewhere, be it the T/A, the pto, the wiring, the rear-end, the fuel pumps, you name it. The 4020 is as popular now or perhaps more so. Parts are readily available even today, most of it's rivals at the time are completely obsolete. Didn't mean to seemingly attack your opinion sir, merely asplainin why they're so loved.

[@javierdelarosa3682]

Yo tengo un 4020 Americano y es una joya, este tractor puede llegar a 110 o 120 HP, es una bestia con sus ruedas anchas

[@alviney5138]

worked at John Deere Welland works in the early 70's on a loader project to claw back the loader business from the will-fitters - became the 143, 145, 146, 148, 158 // then sold a bunch of 4430's in Western Canada and took 4020's in trade

[@scottrayhons2537]

148 loaders were junk! The loader frames that stayed on the tractor had no 45 degree bracing and were always cracked or broke. I finally bought a Westondorf loader, a lot easier and faster to put on and take off.

[@kevin6030]

I don't know who made this video but the guy talking behind the camera has obviously never went to the field with a 4020 I hope you get to experience it one day my friend hearing her pull it's so important can't wait to put my son on 1 of ours

[@crispypieces4193]

My grandpas 4010 is almost the same as these

[@henryofskalitz2228]

The john deere 3010 3020 4010 and 4020 are the only john deeres I like

[@mikescaffo4850]

The 4020 is a fantastic tractor

[@AmericanImplement]

100% agree! Thanks for watching!

[@eddienash5426]

Air intake is different on front tractor why?

[@JDman107]

The later series put the air intake completely under the hood, while the early series (AKA the front mounted hydraulic levers) had the actual intake above the hood. My 1966 (early modeled 4020) has the intake on the hood.

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

I've got 3 John Deere's.1250 made in Japan by Yanmar,5203 with loader made in India,and a brand spanking new 5075E cab with air "assembled" here in the U.S. Only downside is they can't talk to one another.... Do love my John Deere's. Had a bunch more but downsized and upgraded to keep life a little simpler.

[@richardallison8745]

I have a 78 Yanmar and many smaller John Deere tractors have the exact same Yanmar engine in them. I did a ring job and changed the sleeves on my Yanmar and it is like new..

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

@@richardallison8745 Rebuilt (inframe) on 2 yanmars and they are about as bullit proof as they come. Tractors themselves are getting hard to find in my area. The 1250 in my post is a straight up Yanmar built for John Deere.

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

@@richardallison8745 Forgot: was running with a 6' bush hog on the 1250 past weekend. Heavy mowing for 6 hours. Started with 1/2 tank of fuel (trying to run it out to put in fresh for this season) and after 6 hours still had over a quarter tank(small tanks on those too).Sips fuel. Switched to new 5075E with a tow behind 8' bush hog. Burned a quarter tank in 2 hours.Big tank on it.GULPS FUEL lol.

[@richardallison8745]

@@amossnowdaharleyman9179 I think a lot of the horsepower goes into that fluid transmission. Our old tractors did not have those.

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

@@richardallison8745 42 hp versus 75 hp doesn't help fuel rate lol. At work I have a few more tractors" JD 2030 with a 6' bush hog,Ford tagged 3600 that is a 3550 and a Yanmar 2310 I use to spray with. Used the Yanmar yesterday.

[@gagemaggard6117]

We have a 64 synchro 2 post canopy and another one one a 69 with a cab and synchro

[@gagemaggard6117]

They were work horses till 2010 but now the 64 is just used for bush hogging and small farm tasks

[@joeblank618]

There is an aftermarket company that makes a nice set of steps for 4020s , makes it much easier and safer to get on and off off one .

[@SilverGleaner]

Yes the Deere steps were no good at least through the 55 series. My buddy's 4755 is a treacherous climb for me if you miss that little left step on the way down. No room in that cab for a lunch bucket either. Heck I like my Allis 7050 cab better because I could have one or two of my kids ride with me with one sitting on the pad to the left rear of the seat and the other either squeezed behind on the right pad behind the seat or in the front cab corner and I still had room for a lunch box. Not so on the 4755.

[@tgh223]

my daddy bought the second 4020 that was sold in dyer county dad and neighbors thought it was a monster

[@robertpayne2717]

I hated the 24 volt and the split electrical system start on 24 and lights were 12 volt

[@billclifton8400]

Me too, ours is still original which is fine when everything works but a pain sometimes when working on it.