John Deere Tractor engine in 1969 GMC truck!

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Meanwhile hundreds of modern John Deeres are broken down with software lockouts forcing immense cost of repairs on farms and ranches. I used to love JD, now I believe the whole outfit can rot in HELL for their financial abuse through software lockouts of the ag industry.

[@michaelvrooman5681]

Truth spoken. More yet if the equipment has to be trucked to a distant dealer

[@chancethompson8686]

Exactly my friend... Farmers dont have time to wait for a dealer to take two weeks or more to fix it.. If I cant fix it myself and get back to work to put in or put up my crop, I dont need it.. Leasing is such a pain in the ass anymore, am about to buy some more older equipment, and keep my hard earned money.. ✌♥️🇺🇸

[@RjBrown-ks5tz]

Yeah it straight robbery. I'm glad people are talking about this. This has to be known before somone sinks there ship with a half a million dollar yard weight.

[@codyguerrero1119]

They have a new program where a farmer can buy the software, edl, and computer

[@nonionizingemf1424]

Seems like a segway to re-enslave and lose personal rights to own property. In general the electronics industry seems to be more USSR secret where the olden days of purchasing a device with the schematics stapled to the interior case are gone in regards to being a general expectation. Now, there's proprietary firmware, hidden chip processes, software that is licensed and not owned, and some other concepts conning.

[@farmyardfab]

Wouldn’t surprise me if Deere sends these guys a cease-and-desist letter and order the truck to be crushed. John Deere is the worst agricultural company to work with and has been the subject of right to repair laws for a while now.

[@madmax2069]

Indeed, I was going to basically say the same thing.

[@whitewolf30f]

No chance. If you want to put a '79s Deere engine in a pre-emissions pickup, there's nothing JD can say about it under any legality that currently exists anywhere in the 50 states. Have fun

[@augustwagner5462]

Everyone I talk to at the deere dealership I work at, even the corporate guys keep telling me to put a 6068 in my pickup. Bo reason for them to not like it

[@alexvanrompaey4289]

Get fricked John Deere is the best at company going

[@simon-oy6um]

Need a valve cover for a 4039 series they wanted $780 for it 😢

[@christianochoa908]

Lack of team work in this interview is sickening. He says "I" so many times. Built time 1 sat a month for a whole year = 12 days. I thinks the builder is full of crap..

[@ajfarms630]

The owner sounds like a very nice feller but the builder sounds like he would be hard to get along with.

[@klikliks_service]

My thoughts as well

[@dieseldudeky894]

I’d say the man that has since retired is the true builder

[@Truckman1980]

Yeah seems like it to me too. I had already thought he kinda acts like the guy is stupid!

[@C2DP27]

Arrogance just pours out of the guy in the black shirt for sure.

[@jonnyg44]

Look up right to repair associated with John deer you probably have to be difficult to work there

[@ntme9]

"Every Saturday for a year"... "Once a month" 😂

[@easydoz1]

One weekend a month and two weeks a year...

[@derekpowelson5809]

@@easydoz1 ha ha, been there done that - never again. lol

[@cmirwin19]

Wish they would have put a pre emission engine in it.

[@patrickholt4140]

Well it is in California

[@nathanorear6141]

No worries of emissions

[@holmes1956O]

Why? the pre emissions 4045 didnt make half the power of common rail engine

[@holmes1956O]

@@johndeerekid8490 ?

[@ffarmchicken]

California CARB Nazis

[@TylerDickey1]

I come from a Case/Ford family and and married into a Deere/Chevy family if World War III kicks off it will probably start over turkey at my house...

[@cavalierliberty6838]

Shame y'all weren't a new holland/ford family.

[@endutubecensorship]

Lol, Peace Talks: Remember those old square body early 1970's Chevys and late 1970's Fords? Those were the days.....

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

Beemer Dodge Ford VW Buick family. It's STRANGE

[@YourMom-ro1ig]

Just goes to show a feller can have good taste in women but can’t choose his family.

[@nonyobussiness3440]

Massy ferg and Cub for life!

[@Ipad1956]

I have done two conversations using John Deere engines, turned out well and my customers where quite happy with them,

[@dmk1529]

My grandfather has a 77 f100 with a 2 cylinder jd 60 in it. He still drives it.

[@earlwest6005]

How do you come up with a flywheel that works?

[@bradoliver9475]

conversation 🤣

[@abdonramirez7178]

@@bradoliver9475 right,! Any body can do a conversation.

[@enermaxstephens1051]

@@earlwest6005 Pay a whole lot of money to the machine shop.

[@slowride55]

I interned at a Deere dealer in college and wanted to work there but they didn’t want to pay me a fair wage. 4 years later I’m making double what they offered me at a new holland dealer.

[@turbodiesel4709]

@slowride55 : Funny you say that, because I had the same problem. In the 1990's, after achieving 2 college degrees, in Ag Business and Equipment Engineering, John Deere pushed me away with their pathetic compensation. 2 years into working for them, it was obvious they just weren't willing to pay a fair wage, so I left. When I later worked for a CIH dealer, pay rates were a bit better, but still not good enough either, and I eventually left there as well. The agricultural industry as a whole suffers from consistently losing good, intelligent people because they all pay substandard wages. It's an unfortunate situation for everyone who loves Ag, but needs to make a reasonable living and refuse to be dirt poor while the corporations continue to line their wallets.

[@ihave35cents95]

That's the way life is it sounds like they did you a favor

[@stevenlharris]

That's how free markets work

[@noahpaulette1490]

@@stevenlharris Is it free market when Apple tells companies not to sell me chips so I can't fix machines? Some guys found the chip in some wall charges so that's how they get them.

[@buckhorncortez]

@@noahpaulette1490 You'll have to tell me how your inability to get chips from a manufacturer has any relation to working at a John Deere dealer. Sounds more like you take any opening you can find to complain.

[@nicostenfors5690]

I did the reverse. I put a 6-cylinder VW turbo diesel engine in my Nuffield tractor.

[@kevineckelkamp]

Nice

[@nicostenfors5690]

@Jordon Carlson Yes they are in America! They were used in old Volvo 240, 740 and 940.

[@UpToSpeedOnJaguar]

@@nicostenfors5690 far as I'm tracking, in the US it was a I6 diesel only sold in the 240 for a couple years in the 80s. They're complete unicorns to find these days.

[@nicostenfors5690]

@@UpToSpeedOnJaguar Yes it's a D24. Found in Volvo 240/740/940 and VW LT vans. A little bit easier to find in Europe.

[@longbottle]

I've often joked about recycling a Mercedes OM616/617 engine for generator use, myself.

[@parkerd619]

The builder seems like a bit of a jerk

[@anthonydilligaf823]

I bet it's more than seems. The interviewer doesn't exactly seem the brightest crayon. He didn't get the concept that there was no bolt in anything. They stripped the front clip and built it around a bare frame. It's really the easiest way to do a nonstandard engine swap.

[@parkerd619]

@@anthonydilligaf823 I agree, the interviewer was definitely unprepared. Maybe it was a spur of the moment interview. But it was obvious that he wasn't a "car guy". I think the builder and owner picked up on that.

[@simon4187]

Even John Deere employees would rather have old vehicles

[@machscga6238]

Exactly... John Deere is one of the worst companies to Deny right to repair, along with Ford.

[@dozer1642]

I feel like the interviewer doesn’t really know anything.

[@stevenwithanS]

My sentiments exactly.

[@joesphstaples9484]

Would have ben a good video if he dident. Ask a bunch of stupid questions.

[@mikemarti2073]

It’s his video!!! I thought he did just fine! People will tear others down just to build themselves up.

[@Alilretard1]

*I am Alilretard's complete and total agreement. The seatbelt question clinched it. Dude in 1969 yeah they had seatbelts. I guess he was running out of questions.*

[@Alilretard1]

@@mikemarti2073 Of course they will. This is the youtube comment section, a complete and utter shitshow, as it should be.

[@PlowboyDiesel]

Reminds us of the truck we built. The truck is a 1952 Dodge "Pilothouse" truck with a twin-turbo 4.5L John Deere Powertech engine. Mated to the Powertech is an Allison 2000 transmission that we built a custom adapter plate for in order for them to adapt to each other. The truck sits on a fully custom frame too. Check out our page to see it

[@sijtzenicolai6465]

That is a fantastic installation, looks like a OEM installation. Great to see such professional workmanship. Well done.

[@matt426h]

Great build! My uncle owned a Kubota dealership back in the late 70s. He and my dad decided they needed a small service truck for the tractors. The winter on 78 my dad laid out the plans for that truck. He found a 74 model Toyota pickup and added a 30hp 3 cylinder Kubota diesel to the truck, then made the adapter plate for the Toyota 5speed manual. Ordered a reading service bed for the truck and painted the entire truck Kubota orange. It was completed in time for me to ride in it on my first day of kindergarten in the fall of 79. My uncle retired and closed the dealership in the mid 80s and my dad kept the truck. The drivetrain is now in its second Toyota body but still going. Top speed 71mph @52mpg.

[@theronash7269]

You should send these guys history photos and a video!

[@cargotoolshop5319]

And binoculars on the passenger seat just in case you want to pass the car in front of you

[@jackmyers6040]

That's what everyone needs vehicles that get 52 mpg !!

[@mxcatkiller]

I’d love to see that jewel, thanks for sharing.

[@hermayneMUNSTER]

Would love to see a video on it as well! Sounds amazing!

[@johnjackson8401]

Show this to Jay Leno. I'll bet he will want to do a video on it in his garage.

[@mountaincat2001]

Love the job, but I think I was looking forward to hearing it run and driving it on the roads.

[@sethdunlap7009]

This build reminds me of something Chip Foose said... he said the biggest complement is when the build is so clean and everything is just right, people ask, "looks good but what did you do?" That rig looks like it rolled off the assembly line like that. Amazing work.

[@willkrambeer6301]

That’s probably the most beautiful truck I’ve ever seen. Love the innovation and blend of 1969 and 2022. Well done guys!

[@nwsvndr]

How do they get something like this to pass emission standards - especially in California? Because it's a collector's item?

[@stanspaid632]

My dad spent years taking John deere motors out and putting in Detroit’s and Cummins back in them

[@carlosmorado4018]

Your dads a legend!

[@bodarville7860]

No he didn't!

[@rocketsnhotrods9022]

Wasn't there a company back in the day that put 318 Detroits in one of the deeres pretty sure they modified one for John deere for testing

[@stanspaid632]

@@rocketsnhotrods9022 no they did it for more power dad put 238/318 Detroit’s in 4020-4520-4620-5020 and some mass. He put 855 Cummins in 8630/8650/8640/8850 he did about 500 of these conversions when asked why he did it he would always say because I can

[@rocketsnhotrods9022]

Thats pretty cool I'd like to have one of them 4020s with that cummins in it

[@ross2398]

Awesome conversion! Love seeing the small diesel conversions, got an IDI myself!!!

[@btuff]

This is a work of art. It may not be flashy like a hot rod but the engineering is next level stuff.

[@kyl75]

Sweet truck! “Builder” is a douche. I can tell many guys and myself wouldnt get along. Owner is a badass!

[@ranz2355]

Unlikeable I think anyone might sound kinda douchey when being interviewed by this guy. His questions sounded like he seriously knew nothing about trucks or John Deere tractors, or custom fabrication for that matter. I was a little bit embarrassed for him all through the video, it was totally cringy to watch.

[@kennethwood713]

He's from San Diego dude, what do you expect. I knew right off with that every Saturday for a year, once a month bullshit, what's that 12 Saturday's ?

[@reaperhunter7297]

Have never smiled so long in my life but dang looking at that you have to. Ty you for sharing this with us🙂

[@btuff]

Thanks for the note.

[@wymple09]

That old guy has the lowest set of ears I've ever seen!

[@stephenmitchell4393]

His eyes and nose and majority of his head would have been out of the birthing canal long before his ears. The doctor would have been something is rong here.

[@LectronCircuits]

He would be in serious trouble if he ever got his ears lowered. Cheers!

[@robncasey1216]

A humans nose & ears never stop growing. So be ready for your turn!😂

[@craigcurtis9781]

I never trust someone with their ears below their eyes.

[@SilverGleaner]

@@robncasey1216 not true, the skin shrinks and sags so the nose and ears look bigger but they do not keep growing.

[@Stiffsock6969]

I'd only do this if I owned a dealership. John deere is just like ford, they'd rather you buy a different brand than let you work on your own tractor

[@wanderingman8921]

Unfortunately yes

[@Beandiptheredneck]

@John Doe I have a feeling that a guy having it done for him wants a modern engine thats gonna be reliable and parts readily available, I'd probably go with an old mechanical engine too but I'd be building it myself

[@jmanlinc]

@@Beandiptheredneck I would say the modern engine is more a creature comforts thing than a reliability/availability thing since you can still buy any part for a 1967 JD 4010 at the dealer and there probably isn't a more reliable tractor ever made

[@theconstantevolution]

As someone who works at a Ford dealership, knows the parts on todays engines, and has seen what it takes for the techs to do what used to be simple jobs, I fully welcome you to work on your own Ford. Let's see how far you get doing a water pump on a turbo 3.5 or cooling hose replacements on a 4 cylinder EcoBoost before you BEG the dealership to do it for you.....

[@V4n1llaG0r1lla]

That’s literally all diesel pick up makers. Don’t touch their software.

[@Pkkct]

Produces under 480 lb-ft. Highly unlikely you’re twisting any 3/4 ton axle in half, regardless the age.

[@directconnection6661]

I’m glad someone said it. Must’ve bound it up or the other option is they are full of shit

[@cargotoolshop5319]

The 454 they pulled out had them on there last leg, don't remind me that it was a 350 truck originally, LOL

[@franksimpson8242]

I was surprised at the statement as well, but mechanical parts can fail at any time...considering the truck is over 50 years old and anything could have happened to them in that timeframe, if he said they twisted why do we care what the circumstances were or even question if it could happen???...yes you could say its highly unlikely a 3/4 ton axel would twist but it can happen...its also highly unlikely he just made it up for a bullshit talking point...just enjoy the video and the truck they created and not be so critical...

[@adammosher5818]

I totally agree with you on that

[@denverstaib1025]

Gear reduction my friend. You can turn 480 ft-lbs into 2000+

[@N1RKW]

That truck is a work of art, and her builder is a true artist. Simply amazing!

[@skyknight2095]

As a farmer that runs a lot of John Deere's, I'm laughing at the thought of a JD tech running diagnostics on this GMC truck. He will need three of them to keep one running at any time. Good thing he owns the dealership.

[@buckhorncortez]

So, the tractors with JD engines with 5,000+ hours on them are just flukes?

[@eddiebolt5781]

@buckhorn cortez. 5,000 hours without a tech touching them? No way. I see the mechanics trucks every day here in Bakersfield up and down the freeway. This is why non-computer controlled tractors are bring big money outside of CA.

[@adamfpv8294]

That’s why I like Case!

[@williamdavidson9009]

@@buckhorncortez I have one with 6400 hrs that has never had anything but oil changes oh yeah one new fuel transfer pump. It is a '93 4039 engine

[@theda850two]

@@williamdavidson9009 The troubles with this truck will be with the DEF system, the exhaust filters and its regenerations :(

[@austin3626]

I get the feeling these guys can’t keep help because they view them no different than the machinery they work on. If your not able to keep people, you are usually the problem.

[@bcbloc02]

I have a set of factory Deere motor mounts for putting a 329 in a c60. There was one or two years you could order a c60 with a factory installed Deere 6cyl. Somewhere I even have the brochure that shows the gold painted Deere power systems engines they used and the trucks.

[@Wjones450]

you should find the brochure and show it on your channel!

[@normanhays4827]

That would be really cool to see Brian.

[@stanleystapp2981]

bcbloc02 I would’ve been really impressed if it had a 6404T in it!!

[@l0k0ldestryer]

Cubans had been doing this for ages lol. i friend got a boat diesel engine into his 52 chevy . we don't have a lot of parts so we have to work with what we have.

[@gtr1952]

Well that ticked all my box's!! I had to stop the video 25 times and just admire the engineering and craftsmanship in that build!! It is totally amazing!! They should be very very proud of that truck!! I just can't find the words to say how impressed I am!! Very nicely done gentlemen!!! JMHO 8) --gary

[@m118lr]

..same here. I’d LOVE to do this..but with my ‘04 Ford F-350. ANY truck COULD work…

[@kennethkemerer5381]

Are you crazy you can't be serious all the modern technology they've got in that thing is the biggest drawback of it all it's unbelievable why everything's got to be so electronic New age technology meanwhile I get across the country and 7/8 of all the tractors that are built are broke down sitting somewhere because they can't afford to fix them what's wrong with you

[@kennethkemerer5381]

Another thing what good is the truck for it's a showroom piece so you'll never get it out in the field to test it to see if it's really worthy of what they claim it is that thing probably wouldn't last a month out in the field maybe sit there but not to work it

[@76629online]

This is hard to watch because the guy that is conducting this interview clearly does not have a clue about anything. He probably rides in the passenger seat when he goes on a date with his girlfriend.

[@btuff]

I build and race dirt race cars. What do you do? This video has over 130k views in about 7 days. Please show me examples you have done so I can learn. The interviewer is the owner of BTUFF. Dig deep into this page and you’ll see me winning big dirt races in modifieds and lim late models. Cars I fabricated and built and won with. What do you do again?

[@76629online]

@@btuff You’d have a hard time proving that by me.

[@btuff]

Search this channel and you’ll see. Go to the racing section

[@brokenwrench1]

in 1970 a john deere factory in the quad city area had a chevy C60 rollback truck that blew up the 292 6cyl . they installed a turbo charged 404 john deere engine from a 4320 farm tractor with a 5spd /w 2spd axle. i saw this truck in 1973 when it was used to deliver a transmission assembly for a 4430 overnight .

[@michaelvrooman5681]

404 was one of the best Deere ever built

[@robertreznik9330]

@@michaelvrooman5681 This 4 cylinder or the 6.8 L would be my choice and the 4 valve makes for a powerful engine with much less weight.

[@michaelmckellar7620]

The Gentleman that is the lead fabricator/engineer for that build has industrial talents far and above the best in the business. That's a spectacular build. He's one in a million!

[@billw4746]

As I recall back in the 80`s I remember seeing Kenworth`s with John Deere emblems on the hood. Having a degree in Ag mechanics I will stay a mechanic. I don`t want to be a technician. Everyday I learn something new. One day I can be working on a D7 Cat and the next be working on a 7800 John Deere. With shop rates now not many of us can afford technicians unless it is something specialized that needs repair.

[@jdeere8850]

Deere was testing their V8 in OTR Tucks.😯

[@jwhammo100]

In a dealership, being a mechanic and a technician, go hand in hand!

[@uralbob1]

Love it guys! Even though I'm a fan of the "other" green tractor, Oliver. We farmed with two Olivers and a MM during the 50's, 60's, and early 70's.

[@james44mag31]

I knew a guy that ran a Grading Company back in the day that put a 3 cylinder Detroit in an 80s model Chevy 4-wheel drive.

[@garyalford9394]

Good engines just noisy as hell !!!

[@joshriles84]

I'm surprised this is a big deal...i honestly thought this had been done several times

[@AlexZanderMuro]

probably has with some of older farm trucks, but likely not with the fancy dancy allison and modern EFI engine

[@jimmychanbers2424]

@@AlexZanderMuro I would rather have a 453 Detroit. The neighbors knew you were coming home.

[@jamesyates9378]

This just screams America

[@baileyward1]

Also screams Cuba for me because tractor engines are nearly all the engine swaps they can do whenever a engine breaks

[@caspere.8461]

Most of Deere's tractor engines are outsourced (.Kawasaki, Yanmar,) They're good engines, just not American made. They've been that way for almost 30 years.

[@Eric2300jeep]

Guarantee this thing gets 40+ MPG. If only the EPA and Big Oil would let companies make these available at a dealership for consumer use 😒

[@Allegronaut]

They didn't even take it for a ride!

[@mattfinleylive]

Meh, Fords' "Big Six" inline 300 was an Ag/industrial engine, Huge Main bearings, used in many Ag applications, Combine/ blowers/ etc. (and famously for UPS trucks for years, (and millions of miles service))

[@douglasphillips24]

Love the 300 6 Ford motor & the fuel injected ones especially.

[@johnathandeckard1954]

Any Field Mechanic worth his salt could work on this truck, no problem.

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

Proprietary JD electronic control diagnostics isn't field mechanics...

[@Ratkill9000]

Unfortunately in the last 10 years, Deere have gone long away from Deere of old. Back in the 1910s and up until the 80s, Deere equipment was built to he worked on by the average farmer. After the last board member who had any connections to the original Deere family retired, the company pretty much said, if the farmer is desperate enough to get the equipment working, they'll pay the field techs as much as possible. In their modern machines, especially the hydrostatic drive machines, they have a counter in the systems to count how many times the owner did not come to a complete stop to go in the other direction, just to say warranty will not cover this. If you're going to buy a John Deere anything, you're better off buying something from 1980s and prior.

[@johnathandeckard1954]

@@izzyplusplusplus1004 Sure it is. Any field mechanic capable of working on any brand of equipment is using diagnostic systems like TEXA and others today. JD thinks everything is "proprietary" but that's just not the case.

[@MrTravisGoldman]

Nothing breaks like a Deere, nothing costs as much as a Deere $$$

[@janetrenovetz9545]

My build started in the early '80s with a '70 3500 one ton GM with 9' stepside bed . Ist engine was a takeout from a C-65HD Chevy = GM 4-53N, along with a Spicer 3152 five speed transmission , backed up with a Spicer 5831 three spiied auxilliary with .74 overdrive. I put it on the road in September '84, and in '96 I installed a DD 4-53T. Originally I stayed with original 4.10 ratio rear, but several years ago, I switched to a 3.58 Dana '70, as now it'll cruise the interstate with traffic, and not have engine singing . 38 years plus about 300,000 miles verifies it's been a practical-successful conversion .

[@DeanMk1]

Janet Renovetz - I have a bunch of fuel filters for your Detroit, if you'd like to have them, let me know.

[@danielrenovetz5721]

@@DeanMk1 Contact me through Facebook to see what you have ............and location . When I click on your name , i see no way to send you a private message .

[@DeanMk1]

@@danielrenovetz5721 Will do.

[@gonerydin4225]

Been done. When I worked at the Waterloo Engine Works back in the 1980s, one of the engineers there put a 4 cyl. Deere engine into a Lincoln Towncar. It was dog slow but got 40 mpg. : )

[@messcrank2693]

Your probably right. I heard something about some guys over at PEC back in the day squeezing a 6 cyl maybe a 7.6 under the hood of a pickup.

[@Chevy4x4dawg]

If you worked there in the 80s you should remember the John Deere camper chassis program, and the dealer only service trucks that had Deere engines.

[@gonerydin4225]

@@Chevy4x4dawg Yes. The RV chassis business was sold to oshkosh because it was a financial loser. I never heard anything about the service trucks. probably a myth.

[@Chevy4x4dawg]

@@gonerydin4225 Best I can remember the RV chassis business was right during the late 80s financial crisis so I am sure it was cut quickly with such a small profit margin. As to the service trucks I worked at a Deere Dealership that had looked into buying one. Also I have seen a brochure for them on eBay several years ago. Now were any ever produced that is certainly up for debate. Like I said it doubled the price and the only benefits were the dealership could work on the engine and that it had a longer life. I'm sure the transmission and other components would have been a warranty nightmare. That said there may have never been any produced.

[@joeylawell3590]

I love how the engineer waits for his time, also the investor doesn’t have a flooded ego.. if you had all the money in the world to do it better than our competitors, without the stock holders pressure. This is how it would look

[@douglasladowski6342]

This was a beautifully engineered project. We need more of this!

[@aw8388]

Got a kubota turbo going in a Jeep FC 150 right now

[@robbalinski1606]

Kubota is the far more reliable engine, you made a smart choice!

[@anthonydilligaf823]

That'll be epic on multiple levels. Good luck on the build!

[@bluerider7922]

Most guys don't know what an FC-150 is! My dad had a a '42 former Army Jeep, '56 Utility Wagon and a new '62 Pickup. A Boy Scout camp near us had a '61 FC-150 for the camp operator whose family lived in a house on the camp property. His son was my age. I loved the cab-over idea; it is great for plowing 'cause you had a great view of the plow. I was 17 in 1965 when I begged my Dad to buy a used FC-170 from Fine's Auto Sales in Albany, NY. I would have paid him back. But, no. Who knew they would be worth a fortune today if one can be found in decent shape?

[@TangoCharlieAlpha]

They seem pretty snobby.

[@planitmc1204]

What do you expect they are bunch of 60 year old “retired “ business owners with money and a thirst for nostalgia

[@TangoCharlieAlpha]

​@@planitmc1204"I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with ME!!!"

[@timbcotree]

That’s a John deer dealer owner thing not sure why not very nice people.

[@blackericdenice]

4:27 you don’t really notice a difference. 173 hp vs 300 hp, tell that lie one more time.

[@blythkd9017]

you might not notice that much difference just cruising around but hook up a trailer with a load and then you'd see the difference.

[@Eric2300jeep]

HP is merely a measure of how quickly an engine makes power. Torque on the other hand, measures how much usable power is being put to the ground. Your average diesel engine makes tons more torque than a gas engine, but less horse power, which is why it can gain speed at almost the same rate. Often times, the diesel makes so much more torque, it's "faster" than the higher HP gas engine.

[@blackericdenice]

@@Eric2300jeep This engine will never keep up with a 4.5 liter 180 hp Deville gas engine install in that truck. The diesel short rpm range will be a problem.

[@Incountry]

There’s no character personality with these guys, one looks like “Blaster” from Mad Max III, just grins at you.. The other doesn’t want to talk about what’s he done and comes across very arrogant and pernicious… Must be a JD thing… now where did I leave my Massey..?

[@Steven-gv1ke]

Runs like a Deere = Runs like a Yanmar 😁

[@SuperNoticer]

It would be ok if it was an old mechanically injected diesel. I wouldn't have a modern John Deere scam product.

[@gregkoenig9200]

Yeah you can build stuff when you dont pay your employees very well

[@jamesrussell6870]

Or, when the hourly shop rate drops your jaw...

[@gregkoenig9200]

@@jamesrussell6870 clayton camp is not who he portrays to be thru a closed door deal he owns a 3 store dealership up here in oregon and did nothing but rape it into the ground

[@gregkoenig9200]

@@jamesrussell6870 it has since been sold

[@oneshotpete6.591]

Does it run ?? No it doesn’t run , it’s just for looks ... 😂

[@savagesock3598]

You would be surprised

[@Hanzyscure]

They had seat belts in 69 ?

[@oe542]

@@Hanzyscure yes.

[@logancarter2134]

GMC is my favorite truck and that body style is a classic. All the work done to make that engine work in it looks like it is top notch! Two American classics melded together, Outstanding!

[@jasonminhinnick5188]

Haha. Freakin John Deere motor in there and what question do you have.......the fan shroud is custom right? Lol. Great video and cool idea.

[@joedecesere7033]

Brilliantly conceived, flawlessly executed. One of one.

[@TroubadourJuggernaut]

your exactly correct, well said ..........

[@redwood7121]

I'm not sure about the one of one part. The only thing that might make it one of one is the engine. But who's to say that exact engine has not been put in a truck before.

[@blythkd9017]

@@redwood7121 So as soon as you go find another 69 GMC K2500 with that JD engine in it and a 1000 Allison with 2000 internals and a divorced 203 transfer case, you can call it 1 of 2. Oh and it's gotta have cruise and air too. Better get started.

[@redwood7121]

@@blythkd9017 I'm guessing you've never built anything.? Gmc made thousands of that exact same truck. People have been putting different engines and drive trains in vehicles since the start of cars. Is it one of one because it has a different drive train.? Kind of , not really. You can put any engine in any vehicle. That engine could blow tomorrow and it's a one of one scrap truck.? People have been doing this stuff forever and it's quite possible someone else has built an identical truck with an identical drive train.

[@blythkd9017]

@@redwood7121 You're missing the point but you're obviously not going to see the light no matter how much anyone preaches to you. Possible that someone else has built the exact same truck? Absolutely. Likely? Not even a remote chance. And yes, I've built plenty of stuff. Guessing you haven't?

[@mikes.4136]

This is a such a cool truck. The interior looks great and the green and yellow pinstriping is very tasteful.

[@dancearoundtheworld5360]

how about a spec with tractor tires on it

[@kennethkemerer5381]

But is it workable with all the electronic junk in it

[@aaronkopperud2683]

this is one of the most beautiful trucks I've ever seen. Really nice combination and workmanship.

[@connerbrandl5103]

I seen a guy do this with a lealand tractor engine and an old 67 pickup truck, had two of the old 1940 style transmissions. But damn was it great on fuel.

[@p71collector]

The slogan "Nothing runs like a Deere" was first used when John Deere introduced its new line of 1972 snowmobiles.

[@jacquescote9490]

Exactly, my grand father had the oldest John Deere dealership in Québec since 1940. In 1972 with the 400 and 500 snowmobiles being introduced, the slogan “Nothing runs like a Deere” was on the advertising poster that showed the snowmobile.

[@farmerbill6855]

And, "nothing smells like a john" came along soon after.

[@bearsendproductions1843]

Yes when its being run down by an international

[@HOOSH69]

Nothing runs like a Deere with a CAT on its ass... lol

[@robertdinovi9391]

@@HOOSH69 Cat cant a that

[@Rebel9668]

LOL! I was hoping to see something like an engine from a 1940 John Deere "A" model popping down the road.

[@mikeznel6048]

To a non car guy with zero problem solving skills, this is a big deal. To real car guys who have and use problem solving skills, this is just a clean nice job. There is nothing crazy amazing about it. It is a very nicely done diesel swap. Props to this guy for the attention to detail.

[@kennethkemerer5381]

And all the junk electronics that are put into it too huh want to give that props all that electronic bullshit belongs in a barn fire

[@MrSaemichlaus]

Amazing how clean a build it is. Just goes to show you how one man with a master plan can do as good or better than a coordinated team.

[@junkman2758]

Where is the rest of the quote? “Nothing runs like a Deer when a Cat is on its a$$” 😆 Great job awesome build!

[@wesleymadsen4357]

My 6 speed allison runs 75mph at 1700rpm on my duramax, but it dont sound that good

[@jeremyhanna3852]

That engine was designed for a tractor or combine 4x its size its on vacation under that hood

[@shawnomack3927]

if only they painted the engine JD green...

[@whitedirewulfblackdeathblood13]

When a gmc truck an a John Deere love each other very much they make a baby

[@warrenpierce5542]

I know a guy with an old Chevy ambulance that has been converted to a mobile service truck. It is powered by a John Deere big six diesel from a tractor. Manual transmission is from a hay hauler. Works great.

[@Chevy4x4dawg]

What kind of front end is under it to hold the weight of a Deere 6?

[@countryboylogging4980]

I want to this to my 87 square body john deere motor in another old school chevy would be sweet

[@btuff]

Make sure you video it.

[@countryboylogging4980]

I plan on showing the whole process from beginning to end including a smoke show always a good way to test the running gear

[@davida1hiwaaynet]

Beautiful project! Thank you for sharing it with us. I truly understand how much work goes into these projects. Amazing. Hope you guys develop some great new technicians who carry on the interest in keeping our trades alive!

[@andrewduff4719]

Need to have like a 466 in it so when you start it you get that sound while it clears out

[@georgeroberts1169]

Back in 1985 I put a JD 404, out of a 7700 combine, in a 1977 ford Hi Boy. My friends would always set me up for a back to back pull off, never lost. Never broke any axels but had a hard time holding the clutch in it.

[@Javelinjoe73]

That’s awesome, the engineering, fabrication, and mechanical work involved is second to none.

[@recallbarack]

All negative comments are out of ignorance or jeoulousy. Good build, smart and skilful people. Beautiful end-product.

[@ElwoodHarpazo]

Ain't got nuthin negative, buuuuut jealous, just bucket fulls.

[@1crazynordlander]

As a GM parts manager I recall GM medium duty trucks had a 5.9 Liter John Deere engine option.

[@mph5896]

Neat. Better than the boat anchor 6.2/6.5

[@theronash7269]

I've never heard that.

[@chancelange]

@@mph5896 oh they aint that bad! Actually in a lot of boats lol

[@OldGriz708]

I remember the 8.2 "fuel mizer" Detroit in the medium duty trucks but not a Deere? What year and size trucks had them?

[@McClellan71]

The 6.6 "Brazilian Ford" in my '90 F-600 is actually a New Holland engine. Low on power.. sounds great, good fuel mileage.. extremely reliable

[@jimmycline4778]

10:44 LOL Of course it’s custom made! Asks weird questions!

[@cookingwithchuyyy]

Sick Video!! Please keep it up! You have to get in touch with a local Bakersfield concrete legend, Terry P. Bedford! His classic truck is beautiful.

[@MrGGPRI]

Excessive door gaps (blue Chevelle) easily closed-up by spot welding a ~1'8" gas welding rod to the door edge and then filling/smoothing in with an appropriate filler.

[@MustObeyTheRules]

I’d like to know why he chose a 203 transfer case? Isn’t that a full time transfer case that’s chain driven? Why not a 205?

[@minnesotatomcat]

The np203 is a bulletproof case and you can install a divorced kit so you can shift it to 2wd.

[@MustObeyTheRules]

@@minnesotatomcat it isn’t bullet proof. A 205 is way more bullet proof. Those 203s are boat anchors or scrap weight.

[@troyfrank2602]

The 203 is far from a boat anchor, chain drives have been proven to be plenty stong enough for serious off roading, but I doubt that truck will ever see any real trail use. The 203 has a lower low range ratio than the 205 and it's also a full time case that can be selected to either open or locked in low or high range. With the selectable hubs on the front it can be a "sorta" part time case like the 205, although the front drive shaft will still turn. It's a good choice for a LWB pickup that's likely going to have most of the weight on the front axle when they need 4 wheel drive.

[@oe542]

Why not use an NP271?

[@goofball3236]

damn that truck is gorgeous with or without the that motor

[@caspere.8461]

I'd rather have the original 350 with the 4speed granny gear. I had one and it was a great truck.

[@JA-fn7le]

Nothing runs like a Deere is from the late 70's snowmobile ads.

[@RobertoRomero-vz5ot]

En Argentina se usa el JD 2420 para las Ford f100, Chevy C10, Dodge 100 etc. ¡Saludos!

[@JamesThompson-ol3eu]

Awesome! I would love to own it. This is one of the best old body styles of GM. I love diesel in pickups. Wished my father could have seen some of these conversions.

[@bluerider7922]

James, you're correct. '67 to '72 was the strongest [best] cab GM [now gm] ever built. In '73 the sheet metal became tin. My friend had a '73 C-10 and on a quiet night he could hear it rusting in the driveway.

[@alk315]

To bad JD is now computerized crap!! They don't even let the farmers work on their own tractors! We stopped buying JD 8 years ago when they started that crap! We now buy only old IH tractors and rebuild them like new for 1/3 rd the cost of s new JD.!

[@DMACHOLMAN]

Didn't want to view the video and not comment . I enjoyed the video loved the Q&A Beautiful install And fabrication work clean and professional. Thanks for the video.

[@dilfonicz]

The guy showing off the truck comes off pretty condescending. Example 11:53 Not very obvious to people who don't know how well a tractor engine fits in a truck.

[@jimmypopp2695]

Wow, I have a 1999 Ford Ranger that I bought right before I got hit on my Harley and had my leg crushed and ended up with "extensive" (surgeon's words not mine) blood clots that placed me within ten minutes of dying. They saved me and I have been chomping at the bit to get back to walking and doing stuff I love. Thank you for the inspiration my friends. Also I am a chemical engineer with a Master's degree bu I would trade it in a second to go back to working on small engines and farm equipment which is what I grew up doing. I dread going into work every day and also I have not been able to work or walk for the past eight months I am working on starting a small engine/mobile welding business when I am allowed to get back to my life.

[@garyalford9394]

You would not like the pay !!!

[@slecroix]

dude with the pretty hair should give his elbow a rest & stop patting himself on the back. anyone that’s a car guy knows his type ... business owner partner shows up 1 Saturday a month, drinks coffee, eats donuts & takes credit for everything he watched his “retired tech” do after the fact. schmuck. had a friend do the same thing back in the 80’s using a 72 swb C10 & an Allis Chalmer Gleaner combine diesel.

[@C2DP27]

That would be the smartest thing to do with any GM truck.👍

[@masonjustus5152]

Yeah bc they all breakdown

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Yeah I only got 380,000 miles on my Chevy and 285,000 on my GMC original engine and transmission s. Terrible

[@C2DP27]

@@MitzvosGolem1 yeah, you need to bronze those pieces of @#*$ like people used to baby shoes. 🤣

[@danw1955]

Nice project, but I'll bet that 4 banger will vibrate the mirrors off at low rpm. It would have been much better with a 6. That said, with all the controversy in the company about right to repair, it wouldn't surprise me if they ordered them to destroy this thing for copyright infringement or some such bulls^^t. Sadly, that's just the way JD operates anymore.🙄

[@loganellis7171]

Get in touch with ford they need a reliable truck 😂

[@jamesgeorge6551]

Ask some farmers about that fancy engine only a John Deere proprietary scan tool, used by an authorized John Deere technician can diagnose. That said, it's not a problem for the owner.

[@dtread9543]

"I'm pretty much the only one who knows how to work on this ". Poor truck is just as worthless as any other resto-mod

[@mr.hanger]

I've got a 51 Packard rat rod with no engine at the moment. I had enough engine bay for just about anything. This video started making think out side the box. Who wants a boring ol' small block.