John Deere 4000: What Made it different from the 4020 and 3020?

Today we talk all about the John deere 4000 AND HOW IT COMPARES TO THE 4020 along witht he 3020. This tractor was produced for farmer who needed something in the middle, thanks for tuning in and watching John Deere Tractor research and history.
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[@b.abrackus6403]

I know where a 4000 diesel powershift is setting in an old barn...l tried to buy it off the old gentleman 15 years ago, but he knows what he has...l can respect that

[@Dan-qy1rg]

Thanks for the history lesson on the 4000, I wasn't aware of all the facts surrounding this old gem!

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the support👍

[@rogerringer7066]

I have run a 4000 and it was wonderful to run.

[@va3kbc]

My brother had a 4000. Dad had the 4020. I had a 4450. Loved my 9500 combine best!

[@LocustMotorWorks]

sounds like a sweet lineup of machinery! thanks for watching

[@neilkratzer3182]

My uncle bought one new in 72 for the farm. Since we were farm equipment dealers he never used it that much. Always sat in corner. Also bought a 5 bottom plow new with it. It was around 7000 new. Surprised he sold it in the 90's. It had around 1500 hours on it and sold it for 16,000 but it was still like new.

[@robertlong7033]

I remember when JD as a ad campaign promoted the 4000 as an acceptable alternative given the dwindling supply of 4020's as the 4020 was coming to the end of it's production run .Thank you for answering my suggestion. Here's a couple of other topics to look into. First, the nightmare of the Ford 6000 which Ford dearly came to regret. Or the fuel guzzling IH hydrostatic drive. I know you would do good work covering both. Thank you.

[@user-oc7py9bk6n]

I have a 4020 doe 25 fears one of the best tractor ever built simple to work on and easy to operate

[@LocustMotorWorks]

nice! Thanks for watching

[@johngreer3004]

We had a low profile 4000 with power shift. Was great tractor.

[@Skyhawks1979]

That was one rare tractor.

[@timnichols9015]

I have my dads 4000. It is an early 1970. My son (and I) restored it.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Sounds like a pretty sweet tractor👍🏻

[@va3kbc]

I was one of the lucky ones to go see the new G2 tractors debuted in 1973. When they drove them into the arena we were all shocked at the new style. It took awhile to get used to them.

[@kenswartz2711]

I helped my dad buy one in 1969, I still use it almost daily in the summer on the same farm. It did all the heavy work on this farm until 1988 when it was given lighter jobs such as planting and cultivating and mostly trouble free its whole life. Thank you for doing this video.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Definitely good running tractors! Thanks for watching👍🏻

[@joemueth4077]

One heck of a reliable machine.

[@nickkercheval2704]

I recently sold a ‘71 4000 synchro. Nice and straight with diff lock and dual remotes. No longer needed on the farm and too valuable to let sit around. Neighbor has a 71 powershift with about 15000 hours. Kinda rough but very collectible

[@cdjhyoung]

Could I ask, how much did you sell the 4000 for?

[@Cryptokent]

Good video I remember the 4000 always was an odd tractor.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Thanks for watching! 👍

[@viniciocrudele3603]

I was making windrows all day today with a JD 4000. Have to wear hearing protection but it was a great day. My son and my brothers are still on the farm bailing and wrapping hay and it's almost 9:30 PM. Hope it has good lights!

[@deanmeyer1815]

Lots of 4010s and 4020s in our area growing up. Never saw or heard of a 4000 until A Mecum auction a few years ago. Always wondered what the difference was between them.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Thanks for watching! Have a good one.

[@cspragg318]

Great videos my man! I have been listening more than watching out in the shop.....I look foward to more!

[@LocustMotorWorks]

That’s good to hear, I really appreciate that, thanks for the support👍🏻

[@covo12virginia20]

Another Awesome video LocustMotorWorks!

[@smallfarminnovations4265]

between 1973 to 1980 I lived on a 4000 pulling a 4 bottom plow, disking in front of the planter, cultivating soybeans, corn and milo blading snow. I loved this tractor. Dad bought a new on in 1970.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Hey that’s awesome👍🏻 do you still have it?

[@smallfarminnovations4265]

@@LocustMotorWorks No we had to sell, our farm in 1980 when farming was dead it was hard to see it go it had 9000 hours on it without a overhaul

[@timdex91]

Well done 👍.... Stay safe, Tim

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Thanks for the support👍🏻

[@farmboy3400]

I own 3 John Deere 4000 tractors. I still farm with them. Great tractors to work with.

[@steveelson2999]

My dad bought a brand new 4000 in 1969. I spent thousands of hours on that tractor. He is now gone and I'm 68, but the tractor is still on his farm. I always as a kid was very proud to be at wheel. 😅

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Awesome story! Something about running John Deere, don't get much better 👍

[@jackwillie2729]

Well I just turned 69 dad purchased a 4020 in 68 and as you spend a lot of time behind the wheel..farming sure has changed from my youth

[@kiwanisclubofdavenport-lw1tx]

It was my uncle's 4000, otherwise I could have written this comment. And I'm 68 too.

[@larryesmith5060]

We have a John Deere 71 4000 been a good old tractor

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Nice 👍Thanks for watching

[@robertheinkel6225]

We had both 3020 and4020 models, but never heard of a 4000 model

[@JamesFGarcia-hh8rz]

I had the pleasure of driving a 4000, it was far stronger than she looked and ours was good for tight spots

[@randallcrane2704]

Good video thanks

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Thanks for watching! 👍

[@Steventhedieseltechapprentice]

Good to see you posting recently. I enjoy your videos, keep up the great work!

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Thanks for watching and supporting👍🏻

[@davidcoblentz7468]

I have both a 4000 and 4020 love. Both of them are workers.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

both are great tractors! thanks for watching

[@billymac8445]

Do a video about the 2940 John Deere tractor. We have one my dad bought new that we still use in multiple operations on our family farm. Thanks for the videos.

[@markdanielczyk944]

Not much of a Green guy, but I do have a soft spot for the 20 and 30 series. Also at work we have a 5220 that was purchased in 2000, the only one I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing the video!

[@dembeckfarms]

I still run 2 4000s as my main “big” tractors, a 70 and a 71. My grandfather bought the 71 new, and we bought the 70 about 15 years ago. Plenty of videos of them running on my channel

[@LocustMotorWorks]

hey that awesome! ill have to check out your channel👍 Thanks for watching

[@dembeckfarms]

@@LocustMotorWorks appreciate it, hope you enjoy!

[@MarkPowell-bz8em]

We had several 4020 on the farm when I was growing up. Still have one we keep around for the memories. I’ve seen a few 4000 over years but never knew there history. Thank you for the lesson.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Thanks for the support!👍🏻

[@waltershoults8803]

FED AMERICA !!! Facts , my favorite being the 3020

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Yes sir they did! Thank you for watching

[@scottrooker3423]

Very interesting video thank you

[@toddgittins5692]

My Dad had one. Bought it cheap, used it on a loader.

[@mypetblackhole5793]

First tractor i ever bought 72' JD 4000 diesel syco. Only one i own currently. Moves a shit ton of snow with chains an diff lock. Little cold blooded for the Tug Hill but the block heater helps.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Great video.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Thanks for watching👍🏻

[@allenlesperance2163]

Had a 4000 On our farm in Wisconsin. Use 5 bottom plow. Had the engine turn up to 105 HP. Had Full cab.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Nice! Thanks for watching👍🏻

[@kevintheilen9643]

One aspect you didn't touch on (and might be hard to research) is market conditions- what was the competition doing? I believe IH was offering a "custom" version of their 806 and later 856 models to compete on price. Different seat, fenders, and I don't know what else made them price competitive with the 4020. Rather than cheapen the 4020 in a similar fashion, Deere brought out this 'different' model to compete on price with their biggest rival. It was also, as you pointed out, marketed as a high-speed tractor, pulling the same implements as the 3020 but at higher ground speed- a predicted trend that didn't stand the test of time. Tractors got heavier and heavier as time went on.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

That's a good idea to include market condition to these videos! I got a couple IH buddies i might need to ask for some help on the next videos comparing. Thanks for watching, have a good one.👍

[@waggtech4883]

Never have seen one around here… or heard of it until now. The 4020 ruled until the 30 series hit. A 4630 made sense as farm size grew in the late 70’s and 80’s.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

thanks for watching!

[@xxkrazykrewxxl6254]

I would like to know the story the 8010/8020 4wd tractors

[@LocustMotorWorks]

i like that idea! 👍

[@thomasbritten7216]

@@LocustMotorWorks do this one please

[@user-so6gv5ry5y]

Never saw a 4000 here in South Africa. 3020 and 4020 were very popular. A. lot of them is still in daily use

[@farmer-sw1he]

We have one. Absolute joy to operate, smooth as butter. IH 856 Custom is in the same category. If plowing was your game, 856 would out pull them.

[@georgepruitt637]

Good video! It was the "30" series that almost did Deere in. 4230,4430,4630. The shop I worked at had "Update" kits for all of these units.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Thank you for watching!

[@BillTheTractorMan]

I enjoy your channel, even thoughy I am more of an Oliver guy myself. I grew up liking all tractors though because that's what we had, what we could afford. Thanks for sharing. This videos are keeping me good company after my recent Craniotomy for brain cancer.

[@tractorboy373]

Could you make a video covering the John Deere 4230 please

[@tomtbi]

A buddy of my Dad bought a used 4000 Diesel in the early 80s and used it until he sold out.. another local fellow bought it at the auction and still has it and uses it as far as I know .

[@bernardniesen8694]

I would like to know the history of the John Deere R!

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Good idea! Definitely putting the R on the list👍🏻

[@keithpfrang2114]

We had a 3010. Dad was looking to upgrade in 72. Field tested a 4000 but opted for a 4020 instead. Two years later he bought a 4010 that had a new engine. That engine out performed the stock 4020 and the 4010 became my tractor of choice for field work. Both had the synchronized shift, no cab and only one hydraulic port. I left the farm and dad traded them both for a 4330. Worst tractor he ever owned.

[@miniaturefarmer464]

The 4000 was a fine tractor if you stayed with lighter implements like Deere specified. A lot of farmers liked them for heavy hay and dairy farm work.

[@RuralMidwest]

We had a 4000 Diesel with a loader my grandfather bought new, but sold to the neighbor after it had some engine issues.. Would love to see a video on the Farmall 706 😁

[@NS264.0-tw8xq]

We have a John Deere 3010

[@diersirrigation]

My neighbor bought a new 4000 back in the day. He beat the crap out of it but it somehow survived.

[@SchnelleKat]

It would be interesting to know the story of some of the German built JDs 2955, 2755, 2240, etc. Maybe even some LP models

[@williamthomas9463]

The John Deere 20 series was one of the best handling and comfortable tractors ever made. I still have and use my father’s ‘71 2520 diesel synchro. Love it and would rather drive it than anything they’re building today however, the modern cabs are kinda’ nice when the snow starts flying. If Deere were to start building them again, first of all, one probably couldn’t afford them but they wouldn’t be able to build them fast enough.

[@teebugg66]

Can you compare the John Deere 400 commercial tractor it it’s equivalent green tractor?

[@MrLuckytrucker21]

My grandpa called it a poor mans 4020!

[@larrylund2682]

Dad let me drive the brand new 4020 12 miles home from the dealership. Didn't see that coming. By the time i got home I was a pro Deere driver. Age 13

[@Skyhawks1979]

I backed a brand new 4020 off of the delivery truck in 1972 at the same age. It was the last 4020 our dealership ever sold. Also had the last 4440 they ever sold as they went out of business.

[@timothyfrankfother4108]

This is an awesome channel you have here I love John deere tractors. Would be interesting to take a look at the little H john Deere it's not talked about much maybe that would be one to consider.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Sounds good! I’d like to do an H video, thank you for watching👍🏻

[@wildturkey5838]

Wish you'd do the same for the JD 4520 -- they turbocharged the 4020 engine and put a bigger trans/rear end on it and make a real workhorse. We put about 5000 hours on one before we moved up to big four-wheel drive tractors.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Definitely will add it to the list of videos to make! Thank you for watching👍🏻

[@barryaddison4046]

I've got a 4000, 3020 and acess to a 4020...all running strong

[@kostantinosgoumas6615]

I have a 4020 power shift since 1975 in my yard has 55 thousands hours and still runs without any problems

[@LocustMotorWorks]

awesome tractor! How many engine overhauls?

[@kostantinosgoumas6615]

@@LocustMotorWorks 55.000 till now

[@davidschollenberger6871]

Good job I know a farmer friend that has a 4000 he bought new

[@andymanusafa]

I worked for a hay farmer who had a diesel powershift 4000. He had no clue it was rare. He used it like any other tractor and it had been it’s whole life. The sheet metal on the side was even gone

[@Skyhawks1979]

I worked for a rancher in 77-78 and he had a 71 model power shift that turned over 10,000 hours while I was running it. It was going all the time and completely trouble free. Wish I knew where it is now.

[@ericteipen]

Back in the 70s we were one of the largest family farms in Indiana farming nearly 2000 acres at that time. We have had almost every Deere that' has been produced at one time or another. I would like to see you do a comparison between 3 tractors, the 4320/4520 and the 4620 thanks and this old retired farmer really likes watching your videos too. Here's a video of my family winning Louisville back in the day FUN Times! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHTdc4ilgdyZatU

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Cool story and that's a great idea for a video! Thanks for watching

[@arthurdewith7608]

So we’re is dairy going in the future less cows and diversify or get out of milking fewer babies low demand for milk in adults and higher demand for cream in tractors they are to big and expensive No till implements are a must and they are expensive rent the bigger tractors india manufactured and European tractors are just as good and cheaper

[@arthurdewith7608]

The large dairy farms are going under overburdened with milk and debt

[@asprof34]

What part of Indiana? We are in the central east part. I’m just getting my start on the family farm. Around 500 acres. We have a 4000 diesel and I love it!

[@NS264.0-tw8xq]

Would like to see a Farmall F12

[@379insk]

Be great if you could tell us how 43/4520s fit in 6030s as well. Great channel!

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Sounds good! Thanks for watching👍

[@glenirwin1110]

JD had only one 6 cylinder row crop, the 4020. IH and Oliver had several different 6 cyl. Row crops. The JD 4000 gave them another machine for the dealers to sell. Good machine.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

very true, thanks for watching!

[@plcwboy]

Deere had the row crop 4520 and 5020 before the 4000

[@glenirwin1110]

@@plcwboy 5020 was available in a row crop but too heavy or expensive for most farmers. Primarily a standard tread tractor. 4520 and 4000 were both released in 1969. 4520 way above the price point to compete with the smaller sixes from other manufacturers.

[@plcwboy]

@@glenirwin1110 The statement that Deere only had one 6 cylinder row crop tractor is false.

[@glenirwin1110]

@@plcwboy Technically false but as a matter of practicality the 5020 row crop was so rare that I doubt most dealers ever had one on their lot. The question was why the JD 4000? The answer is that dealers wanted a second 6 cylinder row crop to sell.

[@1982jeepcj8]

How about diving into the competitors to JD, like Ford

[@thegraintruckguy4345]

I have a 1968 3020 utility gas power shift that my granpa ordered new, has 2 remotes, underslung exhaust and a 46a loader, would like to find out how many were built in that configuration

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Definitely sounds like a rare tractor! Thanks for sharing👍🏻

[@silviomosquera8158]

El 4020, serie A, fue lo mejor!

[@curtweatherbee2523]

👍🏻❤️

[@johntaylor1286]

Have you done a video on the 4010?

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Not yet definitely one coming in the future tho!👍🏻

[@johntaylor1286]

Look forward to it? Got a 62 diesel synchro myself

[@masterofnone8683]

Hey, I recently acquired a 1974 830a. I would love to know more about these tractors, and the John Deere works in West Germany overall. Seems like info is sparse...

[@LocustMotorWorks]

I’ll do some digging and see what I can come up with! Thank you for watching👍🏻

[@michaelaudy6415]

I was pretty sure they came through with 16.9x38 rears? I put 18.4x38 on ours

[@mattthomas3207]

I'm a red power guy but the 4000 series were great tractors minus the synchro shift. Never have liked them

[@Blazefork]

I'd always heard that they used up all the leftovers on these

[@MidwestFarmToys]

You pronounce "chassis" kinda funny 😂

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Must be the midwest accent coming out🤣 Thanks for watching

[@raywhite1442]

I'd like to know about my 1976 debuke 2440

[@57fitter]

A great big turnoff for me would have been that molarota alternator.

[@coreytaylor9756]

Could you do a john deere M video

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Should be one coming out within the next couple weeks👍 Thanks for watching

[@jordanfalkowski6924]

I think a castor wheel style was improvised to haul a charitable load

[@KevZed]

Nothing runs like a deere

[@nutvhusker]

Vroooooooom vroooom

[@RJ1999x]

And thank God for that or we all be broke

[@MidwestFarmToys]

I always heard the 4000 was meant to be a "pony" tractor... meant to pull lighter implements but at a faster field speed such that it got the same work done

[@davidtanner4020]

What about the cockshutt 580? Something way out of the ordinary

[@LocustMotorWorks]

That is out of the ordinary, I had never heard of one until your comment I had to look it up. 👍

[@Skyhawks1979]

We had a gas 570. It was a good rig and though we were a Deere family I thought the Cockshutt was ahead of Deere tractors of the time. Never heard of a 580. Only a Super 570.

[@davidtanner4020]

@@Skyhawks1979 570 gas was an uncommon combination, very good tractor to have in a collection

[@johnhatt1219]

John Deere model 50

[@dustineiffler7145]

John Deere decided to make the 4000 because they had tons of leftover 4010 rearend housings

[@lucashettig2910]

Ford 8000 and 9600 tractors

[@garyreimer5856]

How about the 2440?

[@owenslettedahl8211]

John Deere 4630

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Definitely would be a good one👍🏻

[@df033153]

A JD 4000 was a cheapened 4020, that's pretty much what we thought of it when we first saw it when it came out. That's not a knock but it is what it is. The 4020 was just more money than the competition so Deere had to make them cost less so you do that by not having things added or making what was on the machine less than what was on the 4020. You get what you pay for so with the 4000 you paid less and got less. I'm not saying it was a bad machine but it's not a 4020, for sure.

[@chrisferguson2]

2510 john deere

[@LocustMotorWorks]

That’s a good one!👍🏻 been able to run one a few times and definitely an overlooked tractor

[@marvincook4543]

"Deere 4000" "jUNK"

[@jennaerickson5479]

why did john deere not make a 4120 or a4220

[@andrewplants6142]

John Deere 7710

[@teymourpooladvand]

Iran ❤❤❤

[@EFI_Brothers]

Why get a 4000 when you could get a 4010 which is essentially the same thing

[@LocustMotorWorks]

True

[@actZR900]

They didnt make the 4010 when the 4000 came out. 4010 had a smaller engine, only available in synchro, had a completely different pto setup, no diff lock option, not a side console, and more. 4000 was a better tractor than a 4010. 4000 was to replace a 3020 while keeping your implements and pull those implements but faster.

[@arthurdewith7608]

Transmissions were not built for heavy low till implements and traction is horrible a much improved front assist axle has been introduced many of these older tractors are good for milling feed and clearing the driveway

[@farmerboybill]

4000 was a dud. It was built to compete with the IH 826, which was the economy version of an 856. Farmers were clamoring for bigger tractors, not smaller ones. 4020s were getting turbos and 4320s were getting snapped up as fast as Deere could make them. The 4000 just took up production space that coulda been used better. The 4430 replaced the 4320 and was the best selling model of that series. The 4030 replaced the 3020 and was considered a dud as well.

[@thegreenerthemeaner]

4030s were hardly a dud. The Dubuque 329 6 cylinder had lots of torque for it's displacement. Deere wanted to capitalize on the 2510/20 success by offering a Dubuque engine in a Waterloo chassis. They were not a 4020 upgrade, they were a 4010 equivalent. Many 4010s got 404 overhaul kits and/or M&W turbocharger kits. That 329 was also in the 2840 and the 6600 Combine. That 359 then went to 6620 Combine, the 2950/55, and became Turbocharged for the 3050/55 and 3255 producing 90 PTO hp. Those 359 engines had lots of torque with a 5" stroke and cross flow head, something the Waterloo engines sorely lacked at the time. They later became 414 used in the 7000 series tractors. 4030s were then and stillnare still overlooked because initially they didn't get the QuadRange and Deere never offered the PowerShift. They are excellent thrifty tractors for Hay and cultivation work in the SoundGuard cab with the AC on.

[@farmerboybill]

@@thegreenerthemeaner ​​⁠. They are overlooked because they are a disappointing tractor. The 329 had cavitation troubles no matter what it was in. Farmers mistakenly thought the 4030 replaced the 4020, even though the sales brochures stated from the get-go that the 4030 replaced the 3020. If the farmer used their new 1973 4030 like they used a 3020, they’d get by alright. If they used it like a 4020, it didn’t take long to be disappointed. You might wanna look again on what engine powered the 6620…

[@OnePieceTractor]

4010 did it first

[@ericbernau2]

The way you pronounce chassis makes me wish I was deaf

[@covo12virginia20]

Great job narrating your information Locustmotorsworks!

[@russjordan3996]

i donot know where you get your info but you are way off thr mark

[@covo12virginia20]

Very informative information, love your videos and content is very educational!

[@LocustMotorWorks]

What information is off?