First Utility Tractors - John Deere (Model Y, 62, L, M)

Today we talk all about the first utility tractors produced by John Deere. These include the model y the model 62 the model L and the john Deere m.
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Thanks for watching and supporting Locust Motorworks where we try and make Farming and Mechanic type videos. We focus on delivering cool and interesting facts in our Tractor Research and history videos. Our Favorite tractors include the John Deere 4020, 3020, 60, 70, and A John Deere. If you have any questions or comments let me know in the down below. Thanks
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[@corsairsmitty9691]

Love this video. I grew up on a 47 M. My older brother has that tractor to this day. It was very reliable, it has never had any major engine work done on it. The engine is exactly as my Grandfather bought. I love the sound of that tractor.

[@dvdosterloh]

Boy this is going back, I'm 64 right now, when I was a youngin about 10 or so I remember the county ditch mower being an L or LA. Of course i walked out and he stopped and talked, said that the sickle mower on the JD was his favorite and he could mow more than the rest of the crews with the JD mower

[@TractorDad]

I’ve got a 47 M. I love that tractor. I hope to eventually get a 51 MT to go with it. Great little tractors.

[@bethmotgomery2662]

Also how's about adding a MC crawler?

[@paulohamm3335]

Ótimo vídeo quero restaurar nosso jd 820 só feito até hoje uma troca de anéis. Brasil 🇧🇷

[@glennspreeman1634]

We had a 48 MT for several years. In 1962-3, it wqs traded for a '40' which we kept until dad's retirement in 2008. In all those years, it needed no repair except for very basic maintainence! So reliable!!

[@calebtaylor2477]

Great information! I’ve got two 1950 MT both in original and running condition. Currently restoring one for show use. If you ever visit the heartland, stop by the American thresherman association show in Pincknyville Illinois and get some hands on time with one! It’s the third weekend in august every year.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Sounds great! Ill definitely keep that in mind, hopefully one day i can make it out there. Thanks for watching

[@lowellgates5652]

Thanks for the video! I've owned a 1944-LA & a 1953-40S, currently own a 1944-H. Put a lot of miles on an MT hauling hay from farm to farm as a teenager in the late 1960's.

[@garyvornhagen4656]

I remember doing early morning chores with a MT. Nothing Runs Like A Deere

[@bethmotgomery2662]

Model M, roll-o-matic front?

[@thomasfogerty3515]

My dad has an MT. I think its one of his favorites amongst all the others he has.

[@DrewGordon-w2y]

I own the orange MI in your video.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Hey that’s awesome👍🏻👍🏻good looking machine

[@92ford13]

I’m glad you were able to cover the LA. I had mentioned in a comment before about my great grandfather having one. Well he passed away 2 weeks ago and it looks like I’m inheriting it as well as an early 40s cub. He was an expert on these old deers and IH’s and I hope to restore them and use them to grow a nice garden.

[@wilsonfutrell1833]

I love this video. Great history as it showed me where my grandfather’s H fit in on the development timeline. The reference to the competing Ford 9N helped as well. The first tractor I ever drove around the farm as a very young kid was a Ford 8N. As the farm operation grew, the 8N was not used much which allowed me to drive it around a lot. The 70 John Deere was just too big for me. 😆

[@bethmotgomery2662]

That 70 of yours, was it a gas or diesel?

[@briansmith8385]

At the Torrance California office of Deere you can see two of these tractors on display from outside of the building. There are not many farms around here anymore, but you do see a lot of Deere construction equipment being used in Southern California.

[@DavidCampbell-n8z]

Thanks so much for the great video! I have a 1949 M project tractor and I have a lot of fun working on it! my grandpa had a JD 40 so I'm looking forward to the next one too.

[@kswaynes7569]

Great history review, thanks for these videos.

[@CowboyNation1977]

Thank you for finally making a video about the M

[@rolliekirby6889]

I enjoy your videos. Lots of information I didn't know and thought I did. 😂 thanks

[@MaclearieFarms]

I love the M especially the MT there cheap and there easy to work in and there fun

[@Digbythecowdog]

I love the smaller John Deeres. I have a 1939 John Deere Model L, such an amazing tractor! I got it after my dad got his 1941 L since I loved his so much.

[@berniemarkley]

I've seen an L but never an M. Very cool video. Having moved to the Carolinas almost 8 yrs ago, I see a lot of 420s down here. I'm told that was the main tobacco cultivating tractor here in the 50's and 60's.

[@30acreshop_time]

You know, if Deere kept up with the vertical engine, and the foot clutch, they could have went bigger with the 62 design. And they could have probably made the 4010 and 3010 in the 50s and the 30, and 4020 in 1960. It would have been a pretty massive step for them

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Definitely would have been interesting to see what Deere would have come up with if they would have done that.👍👍 thanks for watching

[@Wolf1036]

After this utility tractor video do one on the mid 1980s Horicon, Wi built 655, 755, and 855 tractors. First utility tractors built in North America in decades. Later running out of room in Horicon the line was moved to a new utility tractor plant in South Carolina. These tractors broke paradigms in controls, live independent PTO, jump on an off loaders, and more. In the after market they still bring high prices for machines 35-40 years old. Now Deere has a much larger line of utility tractors but the foundation for this success came from the 55 series tractors built in Horicon, Wi.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Great idea for a video, Thanks👍👍

[@3069mark]

What amazes me about the early tractors & steam engines is the low horsepower they had. My riding lawnmower at 15 HP has more HP than a lot of them and weighs A LOT less but those old tractors could pull a lot more than my mower can. The only thing I can think of that accounts for this is how the power is produced, as steam pressure is very powerful and the 2-lunger JD engines had tremendous staying power and almost could not be stopped. What's your idea about this?

[@jasonbeecher509]

It's very interesting about the utility tractor history

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

First... My Dad has a restored JD M...

[@larrycurran8036]

Great info. Can't wait to see the 40. I have my dad's 40U. 🐱

[@tractorjunkco9431]

I've got a John Deer LI or L industrial. They made about #2,010 of them.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Cool tractors! Thanks for watching👍👍

[@richtersfarms6512]

Keep up the good work buddy 👍

[@bernardniesen8694]

I would love to see a video on the model “G”.

[@LocustMotorWorks]

Will have one coming out this weekend👍🏻👍🏻

[@joshyoung]

Great video!!

[@theSmirkingGuru]

T^he missing link in your story is the Model "MT" Which I own and is a beast compared to the Model ""M". Thanks for the history class.

[@donstewart7445]

Great video

[@bethmotgomery2662]

I have a bit of a question and an idea about the models L and LA. Is it possible to mount a model E or W engine on the L or LA for extra belt power with that extra space in between the controls and the engine compartment? Just asking though.

[@Ian-ym1rn]

NOTHING RUNS LIKE A DEERE O DEERE

[@LocustMotorWorks]

👍👍

[@davidschollenberger6871]

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[@Corvacar]

No matter the Tractor model Deere just couldn’t get the two Cylinder concept out of Their Engineering Minds. Even when They purchased a motor from an outside Manufacturer ( Hercules ), it had to be two cylinder. Fergieman

[@paulmawditt8679]

Would you call this video a documentary