The farm I was on bought a brand new one. I thought it was the finest machine I ever drove. It was so comfortable. I could see no room for improvement. It was the best machine ever made.
We had the same set-up, the farm I was working for had a 4955 when I started and we traded for a 4960. Was a fine piece of equipment that I didn't think could get better until we traded for a 8400 and I felt like Captain Kirk in that machine !
@@paulratzlaff2935 and then the 8000 series from John Deere came out, and they absolutely crushed the competition. in fact, I think that’s the tractor series that made Case IH go bankrupt and sell out to Fiat.
great video...I love those series and still remember being in high school when they came out; I honestly remember having a hard time accepting that side muffler design...haha. I never realized they came that heavy from the factory and could be field weighted up to almost 25k! We own a 4755 mfwd (pictured in my thumbnail)...its my favorite looking tractor out of our 10 John Deere tractors.
An interesting thing about the 60 Series is that they were not marketed as such in Europe. They received all the same design changes and everything, but were still badges and advertised as the 4555, 4755, and 4955 before switching over to the 8000 Series for 1995.
We had 4 of those and LOVED them. They never gave us any problems and we worked them HARD! The 60 series was a lot better than the 55 series, Had a lot of hydraulic and hydraulic line problems with the 55 series.Put a lot of hours in a 4960 It's a classic just like the 4020!
We we’re running 2 4960’s pulling Bingham Brothers 4 row paratills and when we got our 8200 first year model it would out pull the 4960’s . They were all great tractors! The 8000 cabs were just way better! I ran 8400s until I got 8420’s then there was no comparison! Great videos! Thanks
One of our neighbors bought three of these new. Within a couple of years, all three of them blew up. I think Deere was asking too much from the 466. Aesthetically, these are my favorites from the iron horse line. They say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" but I'm not sure anyone has made a better looking tractor since the 60 series.
Bull crap the 5.9 Cummins is only a 359 cubic inch vs the Deere 466 and they are cranking out 325 horse power. We have a repair shop and that 466 is as good as they get!
@@boomer1049 as a repair shop owner, I'm sure you realize that 325hp in a pickup is WAY DIFFERENT than 325 in a tractor. I don't think White ever pushed the 5.9 over 145, did they?
@@clinkerclint Well either way Deere used the 466 in the 8300 series and they did just fine. Bottom line is we just don't work on 466 engines under 10000 hrs unless someone ran it out of oil it did something stupid!
@@boomer1049 that has not been our experience but I'm glad you have gotten longer service from them. I don't want this to come across as someone who bashes the 466. It is literally my favorite motor of all time. I wish you could fit one in a pickup.
You should do a 4520 and 4620 video and explain the differences and why if it wasn't for the 4520 being a poor tractor in certain ways and why theyade the 4620 because of that
I bought jd 2040 1985 . IT has around 15000 hours,almost nothing repaired and still running and starting Well even in Winter conditions. Sometimes needed to get started -30 celsius to get The cows Fed and IT never failed. Of course using Heather first
Hi! I am fascinated by the JD 4430 Narrow Front with Sound Gard cab. I would love a video about this one-of-a-kind beauty. Love this video about one of my favorite tractors on the planet: the 4960. The beautifully refined final rendition of the Sound Gard era! Love it!
John Deere use to be a good machine until they put plastic and computers in them. I like the Allis-Chalmers 8000 Series and series IV D15 and D17 propane and Gas Burner tractors. I want to get myself a D15 that runs on Propane and use a common bbq grill propane cylinder ive heard some say Allis-Chalmers was one of the best you could get during their production run or creme of the crop and were ahead of others. Nowadays for new compact tractors that in my opinion would go to Kubota or Massey Furguson. Kubota has come such a long way older tractors were always more relaible i see in my area the gulf coast region a few old 1980s John Deere tractors Fords all the Smaller farms and landscape buisnesses and plant nursuries use Kubota and John Deere Massey Furguson is Making a comeback in my area.
Ironically with the 4960 John Deere fell behind the compeition.Case International introduced a 215 hp 7150 & Deere never responded as they are wanton to do.CaseIH replaced that with the 215hp 7250 in 1993.From the time of 1991 Agco Allis & White inroduced 215hp tractors with no green ones to match them.Ford introduced a 210hp 8970.All 10-15 hp more powerful then the 200 hp 4960.The Deere 4960s compeitors were the Case Internationl 7140 @ 195hp,Agco Allis 9695 & 9690 & the White 195 & 6195.They had to wait until 1994 instead of reacting in the meantime.
Hahahahaha. Did you just read the pamphlet or what? The tractor was not as popular as you make it to be. The dealership I worked for said that tractor really hurt business. That tractor shouldn't have been made with the problems it had. Wiring nightmares, undersized transmission, not fuel efficient, burnt motors out, outdated cab. Tractor pulled good, but my 7140 magnum would work that tractor under. I have vast experience on both and that 4960 was a terrible tractor.
They are pretty popular around here and I see them in the field fairly often. The farmers ive talked to wish they could find more of them for sale under 10k hours
This is the truth. The sound guard Deeres had a good run but by the time the 60 series came out they were playing second fiddle to the Magnums and it wasn't even close. They needed the 8000s in a big way.
The under hood muffler was an attempt to modernize the tractor without spending to much money to redesign it ,until the 8000 series arrived. The new magnum series caught John deere with their pants down.
The farm I was on bought a brand new one. I thought it was the finest machine I ever drove. It was so comfortable. I could see no room for improvement. It was the best machine ever made.
We had the same set-up, the farm I was working for had a 4955 when I started and we traded for a 4960. Was a fine piece of equipment that I didn't think could get better until we traded for a 8400 and I felt like Captain Kirk in that machine !
In 1994 the 8970 Ford came out and made the 4960JD look like a garden tractor , The Genesis totally buried the Deere' !
@@paulratzlaff2935 and then the 8000 series from John Deere came out, and they absolutely crushed the competition. in fact, I think that’s the tractor series that made Case IH go bankrupt and sell out to Fiat.
Great video, good to see the evolution of the John Deere tractors. Nothing Runs Like A Deere
Love your videos! Another Great Video Locust Motor Works!
great video...I love those series and still remember being in high school when they came out; I honestly remember having a hard time accepting that side muffler design...haha. I never realized they came that heavy from the factory and could be field weighted up to almost 25k! We own a 4755 mfwd (pictured in my thumbnail)...its my favorite looking tractor out of our 10 John Deere tractors.
Just another great video and narration. Thanks for sharing this series with us.
Great tractors. This was the first large tractor I was turned loose on at 14 yrs old. Pre emissions power houses.
An interesting thing about the 60 Series is that they were not marketed as such in Europe. They received all the same design changes and everything, but were still badges and advertised as the 4555, 4755, and 4955 before switching over to the 8000 Series for 1995.
All the 30, 40 , 50 and 55 series were great each one a little better, love there look and performance!!!
Me too! Thanks for watching👍
Great information. Thank you
We had 4 of those and LOVED them. They never gave us any problems and we worked them HARD! The 60 series was a lot better than the 55 series, Had a lot of hydraulic and hydraulic line problems with the 55 series.Put a lot of hours in a 4960 It's a classic just like the 4020!
Very much is a classic, Thanks for watching! 👍
We we’re running 2 4960’s pulling Bingham Brothers 4 row paratills and when we got our 8200 first year model it would out pull the 4960’s . They were all great tractors! The 8000 cabs were just way better! I ran 8400s until I got 8420’s then there was no comparison! Great videos! Thanks
Good 👍 looking 👌 tractors 🚜 I've always liked JD my favorite is the 4440.
4440s are awesome tractors. Thank you for watching.
One of our neighbors bought three of these new. Within a couple of years, all three of them blew up. I think Deere was asking too much from the 466. Aesthetically, these are my favorites from the iron horse line. They say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" but I'm not sure anyone has made a better looking tractor since the 60 series.
That's exactly what I saw, deere tried to get a little too much out of the engine. My brother had a 4760 with no problems at all.
Bull crap the 5.9 Cummins is only a 359 cubic inch vs the Deere 466 and they are cranking out 325 horse power. We have a repair shop and that 466 is as good as they get!
@@boomer1049 as a repair shop owner, I'm sure you realize that 325hp in a pickup is WAY DIFFERENT than 325 in a tractor. I don't think White ever pushed the 5.9 over 145, did they?
@@clinkerclint Well either way Deere used the 466 in the 8300 series and they did just fine. Bottom line is we just don't work on 466 engines under 10000 hrs unless someone ran it out of oil it did something stupid!
@@boomer1049 that has not been our experience but I'm glad you have gotten longer service from them. I don't want this to come across as someone who bashes the 466. It is literally my favorite motor of all time. I wish you could fit one in a pickup.
You should do a 4520 and 4620 video and explain the differences and why if it wasn't for the 4520 being a poor tractor in certain ways and why theyade the 4620 because of that
Great series
Thanks for watching!
I bought jd 2040 1985 . IT has around 15000 hours,almost nothing repaired and still running and starting Well even in Winter conditions. Sometimes needed to get started -30 celsius to get The cows Fed and IT never failed. Of course using Heather first
Thank you!
Had a 4955 uk equivalent of the 60 in 93. Pipe up the side of cab. Absolute weapon.
Hi! I am fascinated by the JD 4430 Narrow Front with Sound Gard cab. I would love a video about this one-of-a-kind beauty. Love this video about one of my favorite tractors on the planet: the 4960. The beautifully refined final rendition of the Sound Gard era! Love it!
4955
Running a 4960 now powerhouse tractor also liked the 4555 both are great
Both great tractors! Thanks for watching😎👍🏻
John deere is simply the best plain and simple
My cousins had one but my pawpaw Heiner had a 4955 my dad drove both but I prefer the 4955 bc it’s my fave tractor of all time
please do the 8330 or 8295 next, I'm around them all the time and the 8330 was the first tractor i ever drove
Love 4960s! Great machines
We got one, it just in the shop getting the rebuilt motor put back on
Always liked the 60 series
6030
Grate video
Thanks for watching!
@LocustMotorWorks every time I see one of your videos man
The last sound guard cad “style” was the 8970 articulating tractor
Neighbors had a 4960,it had a drinking problem and was powerless!! They had nothing but problems with it. Deere never could get it to running decently
4960 is a Beast love this tractor
Awesome machines! Thanks for watching
I had one used alot of fuel under load. The 8400 better trans efficiency.
These weren't that popular in Western CanadA. Most farms went from 44/4640s to 4wd articulated tractors. Often times switching to Versatiles.
The rice farm I was on went from a late 70's 4640 HFWA to the 7810 MFWD. Would have loved to drive a 200+ HP Iron Horse before they were no more
If John Deere would just come back out with the 4960 with today’s tech they couldn’t produce them fast enough
69 and a half model was the first tractor my dad taught me to drive
How's about discussing about the 435 and 445 diesels??
Also the 320 and 330 gas please??
Would you be able to talk about the model H
For sure! Got a model H video coming out next Sunday👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you
Papa they r beast two or four wheel drives if I had a farm I would nothing but 4640’s 4840’s 4960’s 8400’s
4650
My x boss bought i loved that tractor
Best tractors ever made....
It would be great if you could do the 7810. My favourite tractor of all time.
Sounds good!! I really like those 7810s as well👍🏻👍🏻
@@LocustMotorWorks Fantastic tractor. My father bought a 7800 new in 94 and a 7810 in 2000 which we’ve still got. About 7000hrs on it now
John Deere use to be a good machine until they put plastic and computers in them. I like the Allis-Chalmers 8000 Series and series IV D15 and D17 propane and Gas Burner tractors. I want to get myself a D15 that runs on Propane and use a common bbq grill propane cylinder ive heard some say Allis-Chalmers was one of the best you could get during their production run or creme of the crop and were ahead of others. Nowadays for new compact tractors that in my opinion would go to Kubota or Massey Furguson. Kubota has come such a long way older tractors were always more relaible i see in my area the gulf coast region a few old 1980s John Deere tractors Fords all the Smaller farms and landscape buisnesses and plant nursuries use Kubota and John Deere Massey Furguson is Making a comeback in my area.
how lower compression can be good for fuel efficiency? thanks
Great video! Can we see a 4020 history video??
Coming soon!
Salut j'adore tes vidéos pourrait tu parler de l'histoire du John Deere 4350 dans une de tes vidéos
JD 2840
Hated the look compared to the 55 series. The turbo intake an stack through the hood looked better.
Ironically with the 4960 John Deere fell behind the compeition.Case International introduced a 215 hp 7150 & Deere never responded as they are wanton to do.CaseIH replaced that with the 215hp 7250 in 1993.From the time of 1991 Agco Allis & White inroduced 215hp tractors with no green ones to match them.Ford introduced a 210hp 8970.All 10-15 hp more powerful then the 200 hp 4960.The Deere 4960s compeitors were the Case Internationl 7140 @ 195hp,Agco Allis 9695 & 9690 & the White 195 & 6195.They had to wait until 1994 instead of reacting in the meantime.
John Deere model 50
Sounds good!!👍🏻👍🏻 thanks for watching
Do John Deere 6310
Lo mejor de John Deere fue el 4455 y el 2755 turbo
The John Deere 435
The 4020 to the 4960 was the best tractors they made after that they got ugly
Hahahahaha. Did you just read the pamphlet or what? The tractor was not as popular as you make it to be. The dealership I worked for said that tractor really hurt business. That tractor shouldn't have been made with the problems it had. Wiring nightmares, undersized transmission, not fuel efficient, burnt motors out, outdated cab. Tractor pulled good, but my 7140 magnum would work that tractor under. I have vast experience on both and that 4960 was a terrible tractor.
I heard the same and remember lots of overhauls just a few years into service. Own a 4850 that is fueled just a little above stock.
They are pretty popular around here and I see them in the field fairly often. The farmers ive talked to wish they could find more of them for sale under 10k hours
This is the truth. The sound guard Deeres had a good run but by the time the 60 series came out they were playing second fiddle to the Magnums and it wasn't even close. They needed the 8000s in a big way.
The under hood muffler was an attempt to modernize the tractor without spending to much money to redesign it ,until the 8000 series arrived. The new magnum series caught John deere with their pants down.
Pues si pero en Estados Unidos son los verdes los que más se ven