John Deere 1938 Model A Antique Tractor Restoration

[@JonathanLit]

I just want to let you know that your grandpa would be SUPER Proud of how far you have gone today😊

[@DeanoRolls]

He never really liked the slicked up polished ones too much but I bet he'd like this one nonetheless. Thanks for watching and for the nice comment!

[@Impala_Erik]

Wonderful tribute to your grandfather.

[@DeanoRolls]

He'd have loved it and that people watched a video about it. Thanks for watching!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Great job

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks! It was fun getting the old boy back online!

[@mechanicforlife9468]

Nicely done!

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks for watching and commenting! My granddad would get a kick that people thought one of his old tractors was interesting to people out there.

[@christianmccollum1028]

Rest assured, your grandfather would be proud. 🙏 Amazing story and a wonderful restoration.

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks for watching and the very nice comment!

[@briangleason5597]

You were Blessed. I rember sitting on my grandpa's lap and steer. equipment. Please go to shows. You did an Awesome job.

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks and yes I agree. It is amazing how memories of people and equipment go together.

[@baskooy6204]

Thank you, great video. Appreciate the personal attitude.

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks for taking the time to watch it.

[@jaredcrawford3025]

Show that beautiful tractor. Nothing beats the memories of your childhood. Hope tons more memories are made!

[@DeanoRolls]

I've been to a few shows with it (including the show in Adams we used to go to). Brought back lots of memories (and also fun making videos about the experience). Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@michaeldavid7401]

Great video. I really enjoyed it.

[@DeanoRolls]

"Funnest" video I've ever made. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@petersgarage6125]

Great restoration. He would be very proud to know that the tractor now has another life. Sometimes people don't let you know how they're feeling. That's ok too. You can sometimes tell by the expression on their face. There's something about machinery from the past that puts a smile on you're face.

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks and thanks for watching. He'd think it was pretty cool that several thousand people watched a video about his old tractor. The old machines definitely put a smile on my face too. For me, though, it is the sound of the motors running on the old tractors. I could listen to them run all day.

[@citichap]

Yes, your Grandpa would smile from ear to ear to see what a beautiful job you did to the old model A. Thank you for the video.

[@DeanoRolls]

I doubt he knew what a KZbin was but I bet he'd think it was neat that a few thousand people have watched the video about his old tractor. Thanks for watching and for the kind comment!

[@andypressley4702]

4 things that are good is a jd tractor a Mack truck a Chevy truck and the good Lord your tractor looks good may the good Lord be with yall Andy from Abbeville sc

[@DeanoRolls]

I can get behind that. John Deere and the good Lord for sure. I might substitute Peterbilt or Kenworth and a RAM truck. But other than those minor 'upgrades' (ha) I don't see any issues here!

[@tractordoctor7505]

This was awesome,could watch this all day! Grandpa is very proud I’m sure👍👍

[@DeanoRolls]

Ahhh...so nice of you to say that. I took it to a show I'd not been to with it in a couple of decades a few weeks ago. I've been working on that video. It is almost ready to go (and turned out great). It was so fun!

[@leroymatlock4947]

Great job on restoring the tractor , I bought a 1958 John Deere 420 w wide front end a couple months ago, I'm using it on our hunting grounds. Fixing a little at a time that needs mechanical work , maybe one day I will restore this one . Leroy

[@DeanoRolls]

It'll be there ready (and probably working fine) when you are ready to restore it. These old tractors will just go forever.

[@___PK__]

Absolutely beautiful !

[@DeanoRolls]

Thank you so much! Thanks for watching.

[@jrjr8314]

That is a fantastic looking and running MACHINE

[@DeanoRolls]

I hear the mechanical wizard was top notch!!!

[@JAHISRAEL]

Lucky Guy ........back in the late 60's early 70's I got to ride around on our Oliver 60 and 15 years ago I got a John Deere 1948 Model A but I sold her so some other guy could restore it but I never saw it again.......now just mowing the 3 acre lawn with a new John Deere 380 rider.

[@DeanoRolls]

At least your current tractor is still green?!? Additionally, it would be hard to mow 3 acres with an old John Deere. I'm just trying to help with some positives! LOL

[@jodido7804]

Beautiful machine, and restoration.

[@DeanoRolls]

Thank you. Time and money. Worth it to preserve a little piece of history I guess.

[@jodido7804]

@@DeanoRolls As we say here in Argentina, but whoever takes away the dance, is surely your pride

[@jrjr8314]

That was fantastic

[@DeanoRolls]

It turned out pretty good!

[@geoffkeeler5106]

Beautiful!

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks...and thanks for watching!

[@geoffkeeler5106]

@@DeanoRolls It's a beautiful tractor, beautifully restored, and a beautiful story. Thanks for taking the trouble to put the video together. I bet your grandfather is delighted, both with the tractor (even though he wasn't a brand-new kind of guy) and with the fact that he was right!

[@glennspreeman1634]

former neighbor has A #9, one of first 12 prototypes that did the Nebraska state test! It. was "lost" for 68 years on the way back from Lincoln but you can almost see Waterloo production from where the tractor was stored. so many more stories.

[@DeanoRolls]

Mine is just an old run of the mill A nothing that special. It is amazing how many treasures like the one you describe are sitting in barns unknown around America. Future restorations! Thanks for watching.

[@tomsawyer247]

She's a beauty.

[@DeanoRolls]

I think it turned out a-okay!

[@prestondean24]

Coolest video yet

[@DeanoRolls]

Guest appearance by you!

[@stationaryenginesworldwide]

amazing story! i am sure he would be proud of you ...she truly is a beautifull tractor

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks for saying that and for watching. I made this video a while back and another commenter reminded me to watch it again. I teared up several times. Silly how an old chunk of rolling cast iron can connect us back to cherished memories of the past!

[@jodyh8617]

Joey, this is way cool. #1 seeing a former classmate, #2 seeing the stuff from the threahermans show from the days when I grew up. A couple years ago I got to carry my son to enjoy it, one thing hasnt changed, still scorching hott. Love seeing the hometown stuff. Ty for sharing

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks for watching. The Thresherman's Show was always fun as a kid. Hot and even better dirty! I'd look like I'd rolled around in the dirt all day coming home each night. So fun!

[@DeanoRolls]

My wife said she just met you today. Small. Freaking. World. Ha!

[@jodyh8617]

@@DeanoRolls yes sir. It was funny, I was working and her mom introduced her, along out talks she said you was from springfield. I ask your name, I was like omg yes I know him we went to school together. Like you said it's a small world.

[@andrewschultz4872]

Thankyou for sharing your story. Absolutely beautiful, would love to have one in my collection someday.

[@DeanoRolls]

Time and money (mostly money) that is all they take! Ha! Good luck!

[@johnnorwood8469]

Awesome

[@DeanoRolls]

I love how it turned out. Thanks for watching!

[@blackpowderforgehomestead7532]

Very nice. I use to live in clarksville tn. Actually 37 years. Now I live in Georgetown Tx. I’m restoring a Ford 9n. Yeah it’s a lot of work.

[@DeanoRolls]

Worth it in the end though. All in I have spent about twice what the tractor is actually worth (but with things like this it isn't about the money). My grandfather always asked me why I wanted to spend so much money on a tractor that wasn't worth what I was spending. Maybe more money than sense!?!? HA! The grin on my face when I go start it up and run it is worth every penny! To me...not my wife! LOL

[@tomsawyer247]

I would have a smile like that too.

[@DeanoRolls]

Ha. Thanks for watching.

[@pinepienaar3899]

Fantastic. That is my dream. Great video and great work.

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks. Good luck with yours!

[@edwardbrimmer5678]

verry nice

[@DeanoRolls]

Thank you. And thanks for watching.

[@WorldsBestFisherman152]

That unbelievable oh my

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks, it was a fun project!

[@derweibhai]

Plow days and tractor pulls.

[@DeanoRolls]

My granddad did both. I used to pull when I was a kid (back in high school). I'm going to goof around with this one on my property but no pulling anymore.

[@garrettvillwok3693]

I thought I recognized the gentleman that you call JR. He may not remember me, but he knows my dad back here in Nebraska very well.

[@DeanoRolls]

Wow...crazy small world! He has a KZbin account if you want to ping him (he is below in the comments for this video as Jr Jr). His KZbin user is kzbin.info/door/bDliEGBy7t9p3w8HiAhjsQ. I'm not sure if you can message someone like that or not. I'll text him you commented here.

[@andypressley4702]

I found a jd 830 trying to buy it we had all jd tractors we had a and g and a 730. I love redoing the old jd

[@DeanoRolls]

Those big two cylinder diesels are like listening to a music box for me. Love the sound of those things. I like the G's too but the A is about the right size for me.

[@andypressley4702]

@@DeanoRollsI found a 720 today wide frount end. I had one. Love to work on them

[@conorgraafpietermaritzburg3720]

Well done, you did the right thing, now let it get a bit of patina.

[@DeanoRolls]

Perhaps maybe one of my kids will get to restore it again one day!

[@rustruggles8036]

There are usually 1-2 keck-gonnermans at Ky-TN are they one of yours ?

[@DeanoRolls]

I went a couple of years ago and sat beside one that was running the Baker's Fan. I could listen to the sound of that motor under load all day. I might have teared up a little bit (turns in man card). My granddad stopped going to that show in the 90s (but yes up until then). My uncle has the tractor now and is restoring it. So maybe it will show up there again soon. I'm planning to take mine there when they have the show again (hopefully this year).

[@boozehound9617]

I don't know if anyone with respond, I want to restore a 1935 farmall, all the seals leak from front to back, where do I find seals and parts.

[@DeanoRolls]

Well John Deere is still in business and they still make/supply tons of parts for the old tractors (especially gaskets, seals, etc.). So we ordered almost all the things like that from them directly (from a John Deere dealership). I'm not sure if anyone still does this for Farmall parts. Other stuff were supplied by aftermarket people who re manufacture parts. I'm sure people do this for Farmall (as they are still very popular). Get a parts catalog for your tractor and start looking the parts numbers up on e-bay and it'll lead you to right people/places.

[@derweibhai]

What was the total cost? I have always found it way cheaper to buy a restored machine than to do it yourself. Family tractors not withstanding.

[@DeanoRolls]

Absolutely cheaper to let someone else sink their money into a restoration (and then buy it after the fact). I've done a couple of different vehicles and you ALWAYS spend more than the end vehicle is even worth. The only exception might be if you do everything yourself (and I don't know many people who have all those skills). I spent about $17k on this restoration and the tractor is probably only worth $10k fully restored.

[@derweibhai]

Thanks for the reply. I just bought a full resto 36 A for $5500 at auction the other day, and it was painful to spend that much. In the process of a fanshaft conversion on it from rubber to clutch fan. I plan to run her hard on my 40 acre farm, just as it was intended. No parades for this one. I just enjoy seeing them work. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@DeanoRolls]

@@derweibhai Good luck. Mine was used around middle TN hard for years. About every part I pulled off it was broken/worn out. Maybe one day somebody will buy yours after you wear it out. It'll still work fine! LOL

[@Coltonm8994]

Too bad your farm got sold. Good restoration

[@DeanoRolls]

Thanks. Lots of good memories with the cousins on that land. Time for someone else to enjoy it.

[@Coltonm8994]

@@DeanoRolls yeah my grandpa had a farm and it’s probably not to far away from being sold by his kids so I gotta save up and try to buy it.

[@DeanoRolls]

@@Coltonm8994 We thought about doing the same. Funny thing was my wife wanted to buy it more than I did. We could have done it. But I learned during the tractor restoration that I need to stick with what I'm good at...and it isn't farming stuff. Ha! Good luck on getting yours!