Using the John Deere 4955 to pull the straight ripper, working on ends and compacted areas in the fields Harmless Farmer PO Box 844 West Liberty, Ohio 43357
And yet people sit on their couch and dont do shit and get paid the same amount, I have NO respect for stimulus shit like that. This man deserves 1b $$$
Mr Andy is a great example of why Americans and America are number one! No politicians needed here just hard-working American men and women moving America in the right direction.
It not difficult to see how much Andy loved farming and his tractors. He was the most positive person and I never saw him ask for help , the only time I heard him complain , he was overhauling an engine on one of his tractors and a nut he removed with impact wrench fell out of the socket right into a 5 gallon bucket of oil. Lol who wouldnt have said a word or two after that. He gave me contentment and guilt at same time watching him. Guilt because Andy out worked me at times. Im sure he is missed every day. RIP Andy.
I wouldn't ever think how old a tractor like your 4955 is, but it makes me think about an old Oliver 70 my Dad used back in the 60's when I was growing up. It was a 1937 that my Grandfather bought new.
Hats off to your family, Andy. Taking great care of your equipment show's dividends. And looks cool, too! Love the 4955. About the last of the "Old Skool Cool"
Good Afternoon Andrew , thank you for the video and Kylie’s drone footage , a nice and tidy looking tractor, it does the job well .Take Care catch you next time 👍😎🇬🇧.
That’s a nice clean tractor. Your right about the cabs though they are a bit tight. I’ve got a 4555 just turned 1600 hrs. They were a great era of machines. Thx Andy
I used to work on a Fiber Optic placement crew with the phone company and we used a single plow at a little over 4 feet deep with a very large Fiat Allis and we would sometimes have to pull it with a JD 450 or even a D8. Ground is a hard substance for sure
Good morning. Tire Ject. Yeah it's pricey but return on investment is priceless. My quad,pickup,numerous neighbors and it does not rot out your rims. Thanks Wes.
Hello Andy That is a beautiful tractor looks like new They are very good machines I’ve worked on a few of em in my 45 years of wrenching I just worked on a 7230-R last week which is another good one Lookin good Andy keep em a comin Larry
The John Deere 4955 is a piece of American history and to bad they don’t make that old iron anymore. I couldn’t think of a cooler fella than you Andy to drive that beautiful tractor. The only thing it needs is a chrome pipe to really make it bark. Keep making the awesome videos, great drone footage. You are an inspiration to us all, god bless.
Good bless that they dont build them, did you ride that piece of shit? It was an awful tractor! The 8000 series that came after theese well those were god tractors! 👍
I have have nothing but great things to say about the 50,55,60 series tractors I have them all you can't go wrong with them.great video Andy keep them coming
Probably one of if not the best and most beautiful of the modern classic tractors. And with less than 4000 hours. Another great video. Thanks for letting us watch it doing some real work.
Hi Andy thanks for the interesting video, did not here much of what you were saying, I think your microphone was near the engine, not complaining that engine sounded beautiful.
Mate that is heaven. Just what those classics were made for. Love love love it. I’d fly from here in the UK being a semi driver just to drive and work that for as many hours you’d want to put on her. Great video. Thankyou.
I'm a Ford (not CNH) man but I'll admit that the 4440 and the 4955/60 are benchmark machines, hope you guys keep that in the family for ever as under 4k hrs is amazing.
I got to admit Andy, I am insanely jealous of you. We had 360 acres when I was a kid in western Pennsylvania. All rolling hills mixed with steep slopes and wet bottoms. I don’t we could go 100 yards in a straight line because we contour plowed/planted our fields. Just watching you rip your headlands/end rows makes me all giddy! Dang it, man. If we just had fields like yours........!!! Stay safe, buddy. Love your videos. Cheers! Whipple
Gijs Vermunt Would love to visit The Netherlands someday. Our family came through there from France when they immigrated to the United States in the 1700s. Always had a fondness for that part of the world. Cheers! Whipple
Thanks for sharing. I admire your determination and your skills. Thank you sir for being an American Farmer! Love that you explain everything. We raise cattle but enjoy watching what your family does on your farm. It all works together so were able to survive in this world! Again thank you to you and your family for all your hard work.
I like that you engage the ground with the plow after the tractor is in motion. Saves the clutch. I have 3 of the 55 series tractors. Great tractors with no computers or sensors
Must feel good to start to see the biomass build up after a few years of no till, growing up in the midwest, I'm sure proud of our nation's farmers... thank you for getting after it. Great, quality videos!
I never seen any of your videos before now but just seeing you put air in the tire and driving the tractor just awesome. I cant imagine grabbing the valve stem cap taking it off and airing a tire with my feet.
Andy, thanks for all you do. As an amputee myself, I think what your doing is a great thing. It shows people that we are no different than them, we just have a different way of doing things. Some days when it's rough, and I feel like I'm not able to keep up, I watch you and it truly inspires me not to give up. I'm still learning how to do some things, but every day is a step in the right direction! Thank you again for all you do. Maybe one day our paths will cross 🙂
Nice,I see yours has an all mechanical fuel pump.Should give you many more hours of service. I modified the cup holder ,so that my coffe mug would sit deeper and not tip. Thanks again for your videos.
Love those 4900 John Deeres they Look mean and rugged., The new tractors Look Like they are all Plastic Compared to those 49's. They make all the New ones look Aero Dynamic, at 24 MPH they don't need to be Aero Dynamic!
I have a JD 4960 that I bought new. It has around 5200 hours now. We have another JD 4960 we bought used and it has over 10,000 hours. We use it more then the other one. The higher houred one has 20.8x42 tires. It will out pull the other one. We like both of them as they ride well for their age. We run a disk ripper on all the corn ground to incorporate hog and cattle manure.
That's a humdinger of a tractor there, Andy. Neighbor of mine has one. That ground was definitely hard, looked like the draft control was working overtime in some of those places. You definitely do get that on them big jobs. Thanks for bringing us along.
PS other than the 4955 what other surprises him you got locked away in those barns I'll be sure to keep my eye on on your channel I don't want to miss anything LOL thanks
Very beautiful 4955. When I was younger we had a 4850 we pulled with same 5 shank ripper, oh yeah itd stop it dead. I had to rip in 6th a lot. In a 9 shank chisel plow itd pull her in 8th usually. Anywho, I miss our older gen tractors. We still have 4555 at least we plant with, but mainly because we put down our own chemical and fwa's are harder to put chemical tanks on
A 4955 with less than 10,000 hours on it!!!????? The last time I ran one was over ten years ago, it had 8,600 hours on it then. Around here, if it's ground they'll let you rip... It's mostly V rippers with 32" to 36" long curved shanks. We try to run ours all the way in the ground, a 2wd 4430 pulls 5 Shanks nicely, on the flat😂🤣 Most are on articulateds and 7 or 9 shanks on a 12' bar. (that are too close together!!) Thanks for the ride Andy!!!
We really like this ripper, just because it works, and dosent tear up our ground. It didn't really show up in the video, but its pretty impressive how it lifts the ground and just puts it back down. Great for us notill farmers. Thanks Ed
Wow the 4955 is huge! And in awesome condition! To think that ripper can actually stop that tractor is something! Hard enough packed ground im sure takes some power and traction to rip! Thanks for sharing!
Hello Andy, I find it wonderful how you can work with your feet, and how you handle your disability, RESPECT !! Your videos are great, keep up the good greetings from Germany..... Stefan
Awesome video great I didn't hear all what was going on whether the horsepower of that tractor was mentioned or not I was curious, it just looks like a kick ass mule.
I can see why you love that tractor. Maybe it's time for an LED light upgrade on it next year? Really appreciate the great content in your videos and your daughter's contributions on the drone give them an added dimension. Awesome job by your whole family and thanks for continuing to include us, Andy.
Lovely tractor Andy, a real gem. Lovely shots from the drawbar and Kylie with the drone😊. I need to take a mole plough out to our grassland fields, most have never been done. Thanks again😊
Mad respect for this farmer with no arms but he still gets the work done!
And yet people sit on their couch and dont do shit and get paid the same amount, I have NO respect for stimulus shit like that. This man deserves 1b $$$
Mr Andy is a great example of why Americans and America are number one! No politicians needed here just hard-working American men and women moving America in the right direction.
Amazing that you think anything about this is unique to Americans. Only unique American things involved in this is how ignorant your comment is.
It not difficult to see how much Andy loved farming and his tractors. He was the most positive person and I never saw him ask for help , the only time I heard him complain , he was overhauling an engine on one of his tractors and a nut he removed with impact wrench fell out of the socket right into a 5 gallon bucket of oil. Lol who wouldnt have said a word or two after that. He gave me contentment and guilt at same time watching him. Guilt because Andy out worked me at times. Im sure he is missed every day. RIP Andy.
I wish I had his patience! I strive to be more like him every day. Thanks for watching
Thanks Andy and Kylie for flying the drone . It was a great video and some nice camera angles . As always best wishes Andy .
I own two 4955 and just recently acquired a 4960 they are beasts 👍 👍
Wow, this man is amazing.
Top of the morning there Andy. Nothing better to wake up to on a Saturday.
Thanks for watching
I sure do like to hear the growl of the older tractors- thanks for sharing Andy!!
Hi Andy
Your 4950looks great such nice condition and it's making that sub soiling look so easy
Thanks for the great video have a great week
Thanks for watching Simon
I wouldn't ever think how old a tractor like your 4955 is, but it makes me think about an old Oliver 70 my Dad used back in the 60's when I was growing up. It was a 1937 that my Grandfather bought new.
Hats off to your family, Andy. Taking great care of your equipment show's dividends. And looks cool, too! Love the 4955. About the last of the "Old Skool Cool"
Thanks for watching Robert
Good Afternoon Andrew , thank you for the video and Kylie’s drone footage , a nice and tidy looking tractor, it does the job well .Take Care catch you next time 👍😎🇬🇧.
4955 my favourite brings back a lot of memories 👍🏻👍🏻
Beautiful 4955. Absolute beasts. They are bullet proof.
Classic deere! I spent many quality hours in a 4440! Love your videos, keep them coming.
That’s a nice clean tractor. Your right about the cabs though they are a bit tight. I’ve got a 4555 just turned 1600 hrs. They were a great era of machines. Thx Andy
Thanks for watching. Was good getting it out. Dosent get used too much anymore.
Thanks Andy and Kylie for another great video. The 4955 is a real beast for sure.
It sure is. Thanks for watching Wayne.
Heck, the 4955 isn't broke in yet. I worked for a farmer for several years that had a 4555 and a 4640. Great tractors. Great video, thank you.
Hi Andy. That 4955 looks excellent for a 28 year old tractor. Like them front fenders.
Thanks for watching
I used to work on a Fiber Optic placement crew with the phone company and we used a single plow at a little over 4 feet deep with a very large Fiat Allis and we would sometimes have to pull it with a JD 450 or even a D8. Ground is a hard substance for sure
41C probably
@@RJ1999x I do not remember but it was a large dozer and we called her Fat Alice.
@@N-Scale 2 exhaust stacks?
@@RJ1999x Don't remember , I would have to get pictures out some day.
Mike
Thats a beautiful tractor there, Dont see many older machines running that much anymore.
Ironically old machines are way more reliable than the "made to break down" todays junk.
Good morning. Tire Ject. Yeah it's pricey but return on investment is priceless. My quad,pickup,numerous neighbors and it does not rot out your rims. Thanks Wes.
Great video Andy and Kylie the drone pilot, like the 4955, it is in wonderful condition, take care, God Bless and have a lovely day.
Thanks for watching
4955!!! First tractor I ever road in. My friends dad had 4455,4955 and 4960. Awesome times
Hello Andy
That is a beautiful tractor looks like new
They are very good machines I’ve worked on a few of em in my 45 years of wrenching
I just worked on a 7230-R last week which is another good one
Lookin good Andy keep em a comin
Larry
Hello Andy! That thing is a beauty!😮
Thanks for watching Cory
Nice tractor Andy wished we had some big open fields to farm here in my area. 👍
The John Deere 4955 is a piece of American history and to bad they don’t make that old iron anymore. I couldn’t think of a cooler fella than you Andy to drive that beautiful tractor. The only thing it needs is a chrome pipe to really make it bark. Keep making the awesome videos, great drone footage. You are an inspiration to us all, god bless.
Thanks Herman, and thanks for watching
I like the way you operate a powershift. Using the clutch and putting it in the gear you are going to use adds life to a powershift.
hi andy great videos i look forward to them glasgow scotland
Beautiful tractor they dont build them like that anymore
Good bless that they dont build them, did you ride that piece of shit? It was an awful tractor! The 8000 series that came after theese well those were god tractors! 👍
@@szabolcsmakrai4798 hello how are you doing?
@Jeff homan how are you doing ?
@@szabolcsmakrai4798 8010 and below were built to last anything after built to replace
Super clean nice tractor hard to believe it's probably considered vintage but good to see you putting it to work !!!! Thanks for the video !!
I have have nothing but great things to say about the 50,55,60 series tractors I have them all you can't go wrong with them.great video Andy keep them coming
IM GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHIN' RIGHT NOW , THOSE DRONE SHOTS BY THAT BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY WERE GLORIOUS,, LOVE YA ANDY
I just told Kylie what you said and she told me to tell you Thanks Buckin.
Andy my friend we/your utube family really miss you..!!!!
I don't know why you don't have 100 thousand subscribers. I tell people about your channel, I have shared your videos. You are such an inspiration
4955 that's a really sharp looking tractor and it's not even broke in yet! Thanks for sharing!👍
Thanks for watching Shane
Nice video ! The 4955 is one of my favorite tractors! It's one of the most original that I saw! Greetings of Argentina
Thanks for watching Nico
Probably one of if not the best and most beautiful of the modern classic tractors. And with less than 4000 hours. Another great video. Thanks for letting us watch it doing some real work.
Hi Andy thanks for the interesting video, did not here much of what you were saying, I think your microphone was near the engine, not complaining that engine sounded beautiful.
That tractor is a beast. If you ate today thank a farmer. Thanks Andy.
Nice 👍 Tractor 🚜 Great Job Andy! 😁👍❤️
Hi Andy. Do great work just found you and enjoy your videos. Blessing to you
M Roes
Вот молодец мужик не унываем все делает ногами 👍😊Нород давайте поддержим его лайкам👍😊
Looking good Andy really nice well cared 4955
Thanks Andy, and thanks for watching
You sir, give many of us a realization. We have nothing to complain about. You are an inspiration to those of us in the farming community. God Bless!
An inspiration to everyone!
Hi Andy I wish some of the people I work with could put a valve cap back on with two hands thanks for the videos nice tractor
Mate that is heaven. Just what those classics were made for. Love love love it. I’d fly from here in the UK being a semi driver just to drive and work that for as many hours you’d want to put on her. Great video. Thankyou.
I'm a Ford (not CNH) man but I'll admit that the 4440 and the 4955/60 are benchmark machines, hope you guys keep that in the family for ever as under 4k hrs is amazing.
Thanks for watching Doug
Hi what a lovely old tractor just the thing for that job keep up the good video Graham UK
Thanks for watching Graham
Some impressive pictures!
Thanks a lot!👍
Looking good Andy,
Thank you, and thanks for watching
I got to admit Andy, I am insanely jealous of you. We had 360 acres when I was a kid in western Pennsylvania. All rolling hills mixed with steep slopes and wet bottoms. I don’t we could go 100 yards in a straight line because we contour plowed/planted our fields. Just watching you rip your headlands/end rows makes me all giddy! Dang it, man. If we just had fields like yours........!!!
Stay safe, buddy. Love your videos.
Cheers!
Whipple
Lol, thank you and thanks for watching
Welcome to The Netherlands, all flat :P
Gijs Vermunt But I can’t swim..... Aren’t some of the best farms below sea level in The Netherlands? Ha!
Cheers!
Whipple
@@Whipple1 ehm 50% I guess are below sea level? thats why we have dams :)
Gijs Vermunt Would love to visit The Netherlands someday. Our family came through there from France when they immigrated to the United States in the 1700s. Always had a fondness for that part of the world.
Cheers!
Whipple
Thanks for sharing. I admire your determination and your skills. Thank you sir for being an American Farmer! Love that you explain everything.
We raise cattle but enjoy watching what your family does on your farm. It all works together so were able to survive in this world!
Again thank you to you and your family for all your hard work.
I like that you engage the ground with the plow after the tractor is in motion. Saves the clutch. I have 3 of the 55 series tractors. Great tractors with no computers or sensors
BRAVO. ....... VERY NICE JOB 👍 AND THE BEST TRACTOR... GOOD LUCK 👍 MEN.. YOU ARE THE BEST......!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....
Must feel good to start to see the biomass build up after a few years of no till, growing up in the midwest, I'm sure proud of our nation's farmers... thank you for getting after it. Great, quality videos!
I never seen any of your videos before now but just seeing you put air in the tire and driving the tractor just awesome. I cant imagine grabbing the valve stem cap taking it off and airing a tire with my feet.
And you got a new viewer
Thanks for watching. We just do with what we have.
Great video Andy
Great cinematography nice video
Andy, thanks for all you do. As an amputee myself, I think what your doing is a great thing. It shows people that we are no different than them, we just have a different way of doing things. Some days when it's rough, and I feel like I'm not able to keep up, I watch you and it truly inspires me not to give up. I'm still learning how to do some things, but every day is a step in the right direction! Thank you again for all you do. Maybe one day our paths will cross 🙂
That would be great Bill. Thanks for watching
What a beautiful Tractor Andy. Great video as usual. Great footage.
Nice,I see yours has an all mechanical fuel pump.Should give you many more hours of service. I modified the cup holder ,so that my coffe mug would sit deeper and not tip. Thanks again for your videos.
Nice to see you behind the wheel of that big tractor Mr.Andy! Been off the grid, but back to see whats been going on!
Wow this is amazing,the coolest man i ever sen, drive his John deere traktor whit his feets! Impresive wow!!😃
Thanks for watching
That’s a sweet old Tractor and it’s obviously well cared for. I’m always amazed by the drone footage but the ground/implement footage is very cool.
Thanks for watching Patrick
Love those 4900 John Deeres they Look mean and rugged., The new tractors Look Like they are all Plastic Compared to those 49's. They make all the New ones look Aero Dynamic, at 24 MPH they don't need to be Aero Dynamic!
55 series , best of the best.
Its been a good one. Thanks for watching
Oh yeah, thanks for filming Kylie👍 very buttery shots with the drone.
I have a JD 4960 that I bought new. It has around 5200 hours now. We have another JD 4960 we bought used and it has over 10,000 hours. We use it more then the other one. The higher houred one has 20.8x42 tires. It will out pull the other one. We like both of them as they ride well for their age. We run a disk ripper on all the corn ground to incorporate hog and cattle manure.
Very well put together video Andy. Great drone footage from Kylie again.
That's a humdinger of a tractor there, Andy. Neighbor of mine has one. That ground was definitely hard, looked like the draft control was working overtime in some of those places. You definitely do get that on them big jobs. Thanks for bringing us along.
PS other than the 4955 what other surprises him you got locked away in those barns I'll be sure to keep my eye on on your channel I don't want to miss anything LOL thanks
Very beautiful 4955. When I was younger we had a 4850 we pulled with same 5 shank ripper, oh yeah itd stop it dead. I had to rip in 6th a lot. In a 9 shank chisel plow itd pull her in 8th usually. Anywho, I miss our older gen tractors. We still have 4555 at least we plant with, but mainly because we put down our own chemical and fwa's are harder to put chemical tanks on
A 4955 with less than 10,000 hours on it!!!?????
The last time I ran one was over ten years ago, it had 8,600 hours on it then.
Around here, if it's ground they'll let you rip... It's mostly V rippers with 32" to 36" long curved shanks.
We try to run ours all the way in the ground, a 2wd 4430 pulls 5 Shanks nicely, on the flat😂🤣
Most are on articulateds and 7 or 9 shanks on a 12' bar. (that are too close together!!)
Thanks for the ride Andy!!!
We really like this ripper, just because it works, and dosent tear up our ground. It didn't really show up in the video, but its pretty impressive how it lifts the ground and just puts it back down. Great for us notill farmers. Thanks Ed
@@HarmlessFarmerAndyDetwiler you can kinda see it.. spring loaded and packer wheels!!!
I like the looks of it!
I put led lights on my 4240 and love the older tractor's thanks for sharing Andy 🚜👍
Thanks for watching Hugh
Wow the 4955 is huge! And in awesome condition! To think that ripper can actually stop that tractor is something! Hard enough packed ground im sure takes some power and traction to rip! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching Jay
I just adore these! Beautiful ole girl. 👍👍👍👍 I’d love working that. It’s my ideal job.
That is a really sharp 4955 !!!!!! You even managed to get the Oliver in this one Thanks
Thanks for watching Garland
That is my kind of tractor !! Love it !
Thanks for watching Ron
My favourite from a kid
Hello Andy, I find it wonderful how you can work with your feet, and how you handle your disability, RESPECT !! Your videos are great, keep up the good greetings from Germany..... Stefan
Thanks Stefan, and thanks for watching
you are my hero!! im looking for the video about the 4955 but find a super farmer my compliment!! rom italy!
You know your a real role model because you don’t let anything get in your way u are absolutely incredible way to go ten out of ten my dude 👏🏻
Thank you, and thanks for watching
Great videos guys, so happy to see you out and about doing all farm jobs. Also great clean 4955 and that interior does look like new.
Thanks for watching
When I was driving for our local contractor that model or close to it, was the tractor the gave me to operate.
Very nice drone work she did a awesome job!!! and as always good video
Thanks for watching Mikey
Wow I can't believe my eyes!! You are an inspiration for a lot of people. Never stop what you love doing
Thank you, and thanks for watching
Awesome video great I didn't hear all what was going on whether the horsepower of that tractor was mentioned or not I was curious, it just looks like a kick ass mule.
Last time it was at the John Deere shop, it was dynoed at 210hp. Thanks for watching
thanks Andy for sharing
Thanks for watching Yvonne
I can see why you love that tractor. Maybe it's time for an LED light upgrade on it next year? Really appreciate the great content in your videos and your daughter's contributions on the drone give them an added dimension. Awesome job by your whole family and thanks for continuing to include us, Andy.
Hi
Lovely tractor Andy, a real gem. Lovely shots from the drawbar and Kylie with the drone😊. I need to take a mole plough out to our grassland fields, most have never been done. Thanks again😊
Beautiful farm you've got there Andy, those drone shots are real nice. I really enjoy your videos, thank you.
Dude serious fucking respect, just stumbled into your channel !!! Wow what an inspirational dude !! Respect from the UK 🇬🇧
Thank You Tom, and thanks for watching
Andy that ripper works pretty good and that is a nice tractor for a 91 model good video buddy thanks
Thanks for watching Benjamin
Good video Andy don’t work to hard. That’s a beautiful tractor
Thanks for watching Marcus
great video Andy. great looking tractor pulled that ripper just nice...
Hi Andy great video as normal. Nice looking old tractor and low hours and and still look that good she worth some money. Great job. From Andy in UK
Quick hitch is the best thing they ever come out with
Andy, Did you know Junior Nelson ? he retired from Chrysler and collected Tractors, he had some JD big stuff that was sold after he passed.
Beautiful video with the Drone that's Beautiful farmland.