John Deere Tandem 830 Articulated Pull

[@tjarkgueldenhaar1810]

I drove that set when I was a kid on the farm in the Olds area.. great to see they are still running and have a good home . Thanks for the vid

[@tjarkgueldenhaar1810]

Got to thinking that's been like 50 years ago time goes by fast. We had a set of 820s as well.. wonder what ever happened to them

[@JT-SE-OHIO]

That tractor could pull two of those sleds and never lose a rpm. That's some mega torque. Nothing runs like a Deere.

[@Rainhill1829]

Oh yeah👌

[@stevemccoy8138]

We had a 830 on a ranch back in the 60s. Blake Ranches at Hereford, Colorado had a married 830.

[@Rainhill1829]

Very cool

[@markhull1366]

Finally! At last I now know where the phrase; "Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this thing around" came from. My mind is at ease, LOL!

[@valentusslimroast6716]

can't get enough of that

[@l337pwnage]

Too bad the EPA banned the practice of tandem 830's due to the extra stress on the tectonic plates.

[@Rainhill1829]

Earth just couldn’t handle the awesome.

Man, she's very strong!

[@thomashogan7272]

Consider this. You're looking at a 4 cylinder, 140 horsepower tractor.

[@josephjarrell8342]

941.4 ci. 4 cylinder and a combined flywheel weight of around 298 pounds

[@clintonlutes4818]

Yup thats sure a neat set up for sure! My dad and I both have several old John Deere and ih's fixed up and have often thought about becoming members and bringing tractors to this show.

[@joanhauck6159]

Clinto

[@DAKOTA56777]

At 4:20, is that the TF2 Engineer's voice line being used? And again towards the end. Neat arrangement on the tractor, though the having to shift gears in seperate places part is a bit awkward.

[@Rainhill1829]

Ding Ding! You nailed it, I love that game. Anyways, you can shift both transmissions from the rear platform, but he likes to make absolute sure it's correct for pulling since you don't get a mulligan. Problem is he can't actually see the quadrant itself from the drivers seat, you have to do it by feel.

[@DAKOTA56777]

Rainhill1829 Ah, I see. Neat.

[@adamsteele9521]

We have a tandem hitch 730

[@Rainhill1829]

Very cool, they are really neat to see, and where more common than people think back then.

[@bobhostetler8548]

Pretty is as pretty does.

[@RJ1999x]

This is clearly a demonstration pull only. That sled was never made to stop these tractors, so cool video, but really shows nothing for the ability of the tractor

[@Rainhill1829]

You're right, it was a demonstration pull. The tractor is well above the limit of the highest weight class in the competition so it wasn't eligible to compete. This particular sled is limited to about 90 horsepower, anything more and it can't stop it, this particular tractor makes over 140.

[@bobwhite3777]

When you start one can't you just put it in gear and start the other one?

[@Rainhill1829]

Yup, if you look closely at 0:48 he is pull starting the rear engine with the front one.

[@hunternelson3018]

Very interesting tractor, too bad they use pony motors.

[@l337pwnage]

They could be ordered with electric start.

[@hunternelson3018]

@@l337pwnage i know but the ones in this video use pony motors

[@l337pwnage]

@@hunternelson3018 oh, ok, I thought you were talking about that tractor in general. I'm sure when they built it, they probably used whatever tractors they had around. I really don't know how "rare" the electric start is, or even if it is "rare".

[@patrickshaw8595]

Pony motors are excellent and get better and better as it gets colder and colder.

[@hunternelson3018]

@@patrickshaw8595 they have to be rebuilt often.

[@svtirefire]

Thumbs up to the video, but that is a silly machine!

[@Rainhill1829]

Indeed, but it served it's purpose magnificently until tractor companies finally started to build big power units.

[@byronfitch6444]

Odd looking perhaps, but that model was one of the most fuel efficient tractors ever made, see Nebraska Tractor Tests. So even double, it was more efficient than a D6 cat of similar vintage and the double would pull more than the d6.

[@haraldpettersen3649]

svtirefire - - Said the man , leaning against the moped trying to look tough 👀

[@l337pwnage]

+svt might be silly, but the money they saved over buying a pre-made one wasn't silly. Many of the larger articulating tractors that companies made met a lonely fate as they were just too expensive for most farmers to buy.

[@svtirefire]

@@haraldpettersen3649 huh?