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I got to pull twice. This was the second pull. I didn’t get to video the first one because we literally unloaded and I went straight to the sled. I wore the roach farms shirt the day before so it was dirty.

@@tractortalkwithgary1271 thank you Gary!

Ended up needing new spark plugs. Glad it's running smoothly now!

The kids love driving tractors. Sure did! I didn’t get to ride on it this year. It was broken for a few days. They had to fabricate some part for it. You can see it in the background towards the end of the video.

@@MusicandTractors nice!

Yes. They were getting tired. It was a long night.

@@vastylebbq5203 thank you! We didn’t do them ourselves. Paid someone) but very happy with the turnout.

I’m not an expert but I’d say that this thing would easily handle your demands. I’d also recommend a Bluetti if you want to look into another brand.

Awesome!!!

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That will be cool to have one restored and one still in working clothes. The best of both worlds! They really did a great job on the paint. Only issue is it drips a little bit of oil. My dad kept saying he wishes he would have had that fixed before the paint. For now we live with it. I agree with you, there’s just nothing like a 2 cylinder JD!

Most people mount the cap the other way, so the flap opens towards the driver to prevent that. I don’t mind it. I’m too short to reach the top to put a coffee can on it.

Totally agree with you. This tractor is only for show now. But if it was used on a regular basis, I’m pretty sure the stock muffler would go back on it.

@@MusicandTractors most are just show tractors, kinda sad but atleast they are being cared for. I have 2 - 2 cylinders, don't use them as much as I wish I could but put about 200 hours a year between them.

Thank you Mom, I enjoy making these videos! Hopefully gives us something to watch when we get older.

Thank you for your comment. I’m glad that you have him still. Getting old just isn’t fun. I know it will be a sad day when we can no longer climb up on a tractor. It’s bound to happen so we just gotta enjoy the time we get now. Really rings true the phrase “all good things must come to an end.”

that is just a beautiful story among the sorrow that was happening. I gave my dad his last tractor ride on his 50 with a trailer behind it. It's in one of my other videos if you are interested. I knew it was something I wanted to do for him way before this even happened.

Thank you so much for your kind words and your support. I'm blown away by the comments that have been made on this video! You are right! I recently was on a ladder replacing a vent cover that the birds had ripped off. I was only about 8 feet up in the air, but before I climbed up I stopped and asked my wife to spot for me and be there. Nothing happened but you never know.

Truer words were never spoken! We both will always miss our dads. I'm just so grateful I got these pulls on camera.

You are so welcome. I just feel so called to share this story. I didn't want to speak at his funeral because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to make it through it. But I just looked around at all the farmers that were there, some much older, and I couldn't help but wonder if the message was sent. Never too young to drive a tractor! My 4 year old daughter likes to drive our lawn mower. Thankfully she can't reach the pedals yet!

It sure was! I'm convinced he could have taken it into the corn field! It helps that the tires are full of washer fluid. It weights 7600 lbs.

That is such a great memory of your uncle! We have several tractors, other JD's, Allis Chalmers, even a Farmall cub. This one here is my favorite to drive. The sound, the hand clutch, the power steering and the fenders so my family can ride on it safely. I love it so much! I can see why it was his favorite. Although the 730D is the cream of the crop on those 2 cylinders! But the 630 had enough power to get the job done.

@@MusicandTractorsWithout doubt the 730D was my favorite. It had no 3-pt so you mounted easily from the rear, making hooking and unhooking wagons much nicer! It also had the wide fenders so you could ride along easily. He even had duals for it for some parts of the year. Due to the hand clutch and brake placement you could drive these 2 cylinder models easily while standing, which was a big bonus when disking plowed ground for example !

Oh my gosh what a terrifying situation! I'm glad that you ended up ok. I have seen and heard too many horror stories from farming accidents. The average person doesn't understand the risks made to get food on the table. I don't remember the details if it was my dad or my uncle but one time they were moving the elevator from one farm to the other and someone in a car wasn't paying attention and hit the wheel of the elevator. Bent it all up and their car pretty badly. I was maybe 12. He told me I was never allowed to drive a tractor back and forth from one farm to the next.

@@MusicandTractors You are absolutely right. The average person doesn’t have a clue about how dangerous it is to produce the food they eat. My father in-law was killed a few years ago while trying to start his tractor. It wouldn’t start with the key so he was standing beside it jumping the starter. He must have left the tractor in gear and didn’t lock the breaks. He must have opened the throttle a good bit because it started and took off running over him. The neighbor found him because the tractor hit a post on his shop and the tire kept spinning causing smoke. I know of many other incidents where farmers I know have been seriously injured.

Truly a masterpiece in design!

Nope. My hope is it outlives me and goes to my kids.

Hey man, thank you so much for commenting and sharing your heart. I appreciate that and I am not at all upset. I feel both sides of what you are talking about. Two of my friends came to the funeral who lost their dad well before I lost mine. My tears immediately shifted from my sorrow to theirs. I could sympathize with them. In that regard I was thankful for the 37 years I had with him. Then on the other hand I think about my kids and how he’ll miss every milestone of their lives. And it just makes me want to cry again. Everyday has been this constant battle of mixed emotions like this. And you are right. It will affect me every day moving forward. Just like you. I’m glad your brother still has the 70. I hope when you see it, it brings you joy and happiness from memories with your dad even thought you only knew him for 7 years. Again, thank you for sharing.

Thank you. We were just getting started in creating more memories. Life is too short.

Thank you. If I can help anyone else from needing to go through this then my message has been sent.

You are absolutely right! I wish everyone would understand that a little more and be more kind to one another. You never hear anyone say they regret being really nice to someone. Thank you for your comment!

Thank you for your support! I swear I hear the sounds of a 2 cylinder in my sleep at night.

Thank you for your comment and support. In my opinion they are one of the best tractors John Deere made.

I’ll second that! Especially when they sound this good!

I think that’s how he felt everything he drove one!

​@@MusicandTractorsI worked for John Deere Waterloo Operations for 47 years. John Deere touched many lives.

I didn’t get to pump the music really loud unfortunately. But in this test it was around 100-108 watts.

Thank you for your support. I totally understand the feeling of it doesn’t seem that long ago, but yet it was. Feeling is not one I’m fond of that’s for sure.

Thank you sir!

It’s the worst feeling in the world. If you lost yours unexpectedly like I did. There’s no closure. There was so much more I had to learn from him. Actually last summer I helped him for 3 days around the farm and getting tractors ready for our annual show. He said to me. “One of these days we will have to sit down and I’ll go over everything I know about these tractors so you can write it down”. Things like oil changes, where spare parts are. 😢 Well we never got to do that. I have so many questions still. Fortunately his brother, my uncle, is still here and very knowledgeable. So I’ll be leaning on him for help. And vice versa. I really feel robbed of the whole closure thing. I just feel like I was watching a movie and never saw the ending. Nobody likes that.

Hello Joel, I’m not 100% what you mean by overcome. Basically from what we understand, he reached down in this pit by laying on the shop floor. I’m assuming he got too much body mass in the hole and slipped in upside down. The coroner said he most likely couldn’t breathe and suffocated within minutes. We hope and pray he didn’t suffer for long. As we have no account of him from 9am that day until 3pm. I know he missed a call on his cell phone around 12. And I texted him around 10:30. So I’m assuming he was gone by then. I agree with you this was 100% avoidable and now we sit here suffering from what could have been. My heard breaks the most for my kids. They are 1 and 3. He loved them so much. He only got 3 years of being a papaw.

@@MusicandTractors I am so sorry for your loss. I really feel for you and your family as loosing a loved one too soon is very hard as I lost my wife of 36 years to a massive stroke about a year and a half ago. What I mean by being overcome is passing out due to the lack of oxygen. It can happen very quickly in pits and confined spaces. Many things can cause depletion of oxygen from work being done, decomposition of something in the space or even just being in it too long without air being replaced. I hope I was able to answer your question. Hopefully other readers will see this and know how dangerous confined spaces are as it may only take a matter of seconds to become unconscious. Basic air monitors can be purchased for just a few hundred bucks and will let etrents know if the air is good or not. Again very sorry for your loss.

⁠​⁠​⁠@@JoelMahlman you are absolutely correct. That is what they said he didn’t have oxygen. Which I guess is why they said he didn’t suffer long. Upside down with his whole body weight on top of him not able to breathe. Thank you for the suggestion of an Air monitor. We are going to get a plumber out to look at the situation to see if we can modify it so no one ever has to reach down in that pit again.

@@MusicandTractors I believe your father and my wife were the same age when they passed. Far to young. Let your children know that Papaw is now their own very special angel watching over them. If you haven't already you could use his tractor as some sort of tribute to your father honoring him.

@@JoelMahlmanthat’s my plan. I have at least 2 years worth of videos and pictures to help teach them about him. Hopefully they will grow up driving this tractor too!

Lost mine 34 yrs ago 51 yes old now lost friend a cousin both 51

Thank you for your comment. Life is too short. I was thankful for 37 years with him but I feel like I just was starting to become a man. He was just starting to become a papaw. I miss him every day. I’ll check out your videos too! I’ve been watching lots of farming videos lately. It’s how I connect with him.

Yup! When you grew up these tractors were new! You have a nice collection there! Those are all great tractors!

Thank you!

Thank you! Driver in the video was 15 at the time. Been driving that 60 for years prior to that. I have the same story. I love those hand clutch tractors. They are so easy to drive and smooth.

Thank you for your comment. I appreciate the support. He put pulled me by half the track on the same tractor! Wish I knew his secret.

@@MusicandTractors it's a dad thing called an " assometor"

I have one too

@@jasonbeecher509haha! Yea he did have another 30-40 lbs on me.

@MusicandTractors I'm from upstate new York. We farm with 2cylinders, 4020s and tractors like that