Trying to Drive The Oldest Operational Tractor On Our Farm (John Deere 4520) (Ep. 28)

[@bobbysears6626]

Thank the Lord the storm wasn’t bad and our thoughts and Prayers are with the Farmers hit by the bad storms! Thanks for sharing!!

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Like I said, I was astonished when I saw the pictures.

[@robertohernandez8399]

Thank you for the video great tractor 🚜 my dad had 4020 and the sound of the engine was incredible I love it

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I always love when we get it out just for that reason -some pure, unfiltered exhaust and raw power!

[@gotdeeres]

I have had a lot of experience driving the old JD's with the Syncro-Range 8 speed transmission. It looked like you were shifting it correctly, but there could be a problem with the linkage to get to eighth gear. Probably just needs to be freed up. Road gear might not have been used for the last 40 years. Great old tractors. Thanks for sharing.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I figured I just didn't know what I was doing!

[@toddgittins5692]

@@aTrippyFarmer they didn't work perfect when they were new.

[@TheJdeere4020]

synchro is easy

[@slimsdieselperformance1146]

I can’t believe there’s farmers like this 😂😂 hell we still farm with them

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We didn’t even use them when I was growing up. They just can’t keep up with what we are trying to do.

[@lanceswindell2859]

I loved the 20 series. We have a 4320 diesel and a 3020 diesel. I am 42 now and started out on these farming at around 10 or 11.

[@jameskelley8839]

couple weeks ago Larson Farms youngest is watching his grandfather pull-start the '54 JD 70 diesel, which he says, he knows nothing about but is observant enough to say 'that's the tractor that built this farm'. Watching your experience with the 4520 tells me that your situation is probably exactly that too

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I know that the people that have the worst opinions of farming usually have the least experience. Thousands of operations were built upon generations of hard-work, selflessness, and dedication. I wish I could have a few conversations with my ancestors. Thanks for the comment!

[@michaelmartineau1373]

Love your vibe

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Sounds like we’re just vibing then! 👍🏻

[@danlowery3235]

In Peoria,IL we got 60 mph winds at the airport, very little rain. Glad you guys missed the big show!

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I just hope everyone can rebuild and stay positive.

[@rongrose3746]

Great tractors !!

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Nothing Runs Like a Deere!

[@robmiller2919]

Looks nice , I'm 38 and have been farming with ours since I was a kid , we only farm 1k acres though.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I know a lot of farms that still have a tractor of this series around. They are reliable and powerful for their size! Thanks for watching.

[@davidraaf3865]

That storm was crazy. Looks like 10 million acres of corn damaged/flattened. Tons of tree damage, still power out in some areas and today is Thursday. We had over 90 mph winds in Iowa City.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Hope you get your power back soon. The outages are supposedly still widespread!

[@davidraaf3865]

@@aTrippyFarmer ,we have power! Thanks for thinking of us. Now Cedar Rapids is another world right now. They were hit along harder than the Iowa City area. That middle band really got hammered. Take care!

[@ChizmarFarms]

I have never seen heads moved with a 3 point before (learned something new). I usually hop on the 4020 once per year to transport an auger and always struggle to get it into the high gear.. it is very touchy

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Actually I’ve never seen it elsewhere either. Most people are more refined and store their heads on a cart. We don’t have to cart around 8 rows, so we never got any.

[@ChizmarFarms]

aTrippyFarmer we don’t have a cart for the 8 row either. We store ours on the combine 😂

[@dcw1540]

You get used to sifting it will be so simple. Thanks

[@Man-cv5ws]

I put a lot of hours on a 4520. They are bulletproof only amateurs have trouble with the transmissions.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

That may have put me at 1/2 hour total on that tractor. It was removed from any major jobs decades ago.

[@Man-cv5ws]

I grew up late 70’s early 80’s, farm on my man if you lucky enough too. Keep up the good content 👍

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thanks for watching!!

[@Man-cv5ws]

We owned in 1985 6030 4520 4010 3020 2030 2630 2040 4630. Tobacco western NC.

[@davidwilliamson9257]

Andy sound on this one is too low, thanks great video

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Noted!

[@57REDROOSTER]

My oldest is a 1967 JD 5020 that has a 8630 engine... She's a smoker

[@aTrippyFarmer]

You gotta appreciate the raw power of an unfiltered engine. I would love to see what today’s engine technology could do if we weren’t limited by EPA regulations. That may be for the best, but it would be neat.

[@glennspreeman1634]

does it still have the original engine or has been replaced?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

That’s a great question. I believe it is the original; although, they were notoriously troublesome engines.

[@abrahmdufort8873]

Are you a lefty? I saw you pulling the cord on the saw lefty style!

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I’m a righty, but I am not afraid to switch hands!

[@josephsmith6415]

You have to be at least 50 to know how shift 20 series tractors lol😂

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I don't really get any opportunities to drive it! Dad always drove it for years, and it doesn't even leave the shed anymore...

[@josephsmith6415]

I completely understand. I was laughing at the video. Only because we grew up on 20 series and can shift them without looking or thinking about it

[@echutch]

Normally your channel is insightful...your rip on the 4520 was painful. Have your dad help you out. Thanks for the videos. Be well all

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I don’t know it all, unfortunately. That thing is twice my age, and I’ve never been taught how to drive it. It hasn’t seen a field in 40 years.

[@echutch]

@ aTrippyFarmer I hear you. I guess it is an opportunity for an inquiring mind to learn something new. Just ask, I know you are brave just because you were rocking jorts :) We have a 4010, and 2 4020s of similar vintage. Cool old stuff. Be well.

[@nickolasburger5999]

The JD 4520 is that a powershift or a synchro shift, exactly? If u dont know ask ur dad he'll certainly know.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

It’s a synchro. Very easy to tell if you look at the shifter.

[@nickolasburger5999]

Oh ok. To me in the video, it looked too long to be a synchro, looked more like powershift.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

If it was a powershift, I don't believe that I would've been struggling to shift... hopefully.

[@gotdeeres]

@@aTrippyFarmer That was not a Power Shift. I have drove both.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I know! I was just saying that I’d hope I wouldn’t be struggling to operate a powershift.