We have the same setup here in michigan on our farm. Our 4960 has agleader GPS on it but we still use the markers. We planted 80 acres of corn and 60 acres of soybeans last week. It's still early for us. We farm 4500 acres and custom farms for other farmers and landowners. We run a case 1245 planter and a kinze 3600 central fill planter interplant planter for both corn and soybeans. We use both old and new johndeere machines but we have a case 340 magnum and a 290 magnum.
Love it! My dad bought 3 4960’s in the early 90’s. Great tractors. We still have 2 of them with over 10000 hours! We have guidance on one of them and still use them both. Great thing is we can still work on them if they break. Such a great tractor. I wish I could find a good one with low hours I’d buy it!
This is a workhorse of a tractor. I've put many 100's of hours on a 4960 either pulling an 8 row KMC ripper bedder planting peanuts or a 12 row stack-fold 7200 john deere planting corn all on 36" rows. Awsome video BTP 🚜🚜👍👍
We live in central kentucky. Our neighbor plants beans in late April or early may. They never have planted corn or wheat just soybeans on the same two fields.
I thought I understood what you said about both markers being down in the beginning and the reason for that, but why is there no marker down at 7 minutes into the video after he turns around??
This kind of footage I love to see, Old Iron doing exactly what it is made for. Old 40', 50', 60' Series ar as reliable & good horses, as the Computer Driven Tractors we see today. Easy to maintain, to ride on & to balance the Farm's Economy. Next time I would like to see the 3020 or the 4020, 5020 at work.
Yup its like the 56 F100, a classic most can't deny liking. Love this set up too as it does its job well, and yeah there really isnt any real gains to tilling soy stubble if you have a good chem program
This tractor may not have the advantages like a magnum would have (when Case IH was comparing their tractor to the 4960 back in the 90s) but sorry Case IH you may have a tilted hood. But I have what it takes to lift up the 4960s hood on my own
Nice Freightliner/Peterbilt? with a sleeper in the background! Not a bad 53 foot trailer to go with that too if you have a crew and they need to run a 24 hour shift.
BTP have you ever thought about putting all the videos from the farm that Matt works at all together? I think I would help out people who want to see them without having to hunt for them
Great vid btp, during the pandemic you might need some more filters for different locations, so you should make a team of people who would be up for it, and film all over the world. #peoplegottaeat
We had one of these in Ohio, but lost it after a few seasons as a bailer caught fire baling straw -- burnt up the whole back of the tractor before they could get the fire put out.
They are about half way done with spring work. All the NH3 is done as of Friday and I would say half the corn is planted now. I have been filming so stay tuned for lots of footage.
He split the field because the side he started on was point rows that got shorter each pass. He wanted to knock those out and then plant the rest of the field.
There's an electronic eye in the seed tubes that watches the seeds dropping into the ground. It alerts the driver if a rows starts to seed less or stops dropping seeds.
They really dismount the pusher units for corn and remount then for beans? That seems like a lot of work, no? (I currently farm with a Kinze 3600 12/23.)
We have the same setup here in michigan on our farm. Our 4960 has agleader GPS on it but we still use the markers. We planted 80 acres of corn and 60 acres of soybeans last week. It's still early for us. We farm 4500 acres and custom farms for other farmers and landowners. We run a case 1245 planter and a kinze 3600 central fill planter interplant planter for both corn and soybeans. We use both old and new johndeere machines but we have a case 340 magnum and a 290 magnum.
Love it! My dad bought 3 4960’s in the early 90’s. Great tractors. We still have 2 of them with over 10000 hours! We have guidance on one of them and still use them both. Great thing is we can still work on them if they break. Such a great tractor. I wish I could find a good one with low hours I’d buy it!
Funny Farm what guidance do you use? And do you like it and how accurate is it?
Cattleman0311 Trimble. Very accurate. It’s just as good as our newer tractors we also have a 8330 and 8430.
My three favorite tractors of all time are the 8650, 4960, and of course the 4440. Great machines, simple reliable and green.
All Deere farm,lawn care and forestry machines are reliable AND green.😂
Except for construction of course, they are reliable and YELLOW.
This is a workhorse of a tractor. I've put many 100's of hours on a 4960 either pulling an 8 row KMC ripper bedder planting peanuts or a 12 row stack-fold 7200 john deere planting corn all on 36" rows. Awsome video BTP 🚜🚜👍👍
This tractor has always been my dream tractor, I always wanted one and still do.
These were the best JD tractors ever made.
One of my favorite row crop tractors
Love the 4960 and the kinze planter
I love them 4960 thanks for sharing keep it up
The 4960 looks nice.
john deere always attracts me
Great tractors.
Just bought a 4960 this winter.
Looking forward to running it this spring!
Congrats. What will you run it with this spring.
@@bigtractorpower it will be pulling a 30foot 960 field cultivator this spring and a 5 shank brillion disk ripper this fall
I used to see a lot of these 4960s when I was growing up.
I still see them out working. One of renters uses his for seeding and tillage. It's a great tractor for most anything. Efficient but powerful.
What a great tractor !!!
What a great looking tractor! Always liked those big 4wd with duals. Nice.
No till operation is predominant in Brazil nowadays. Reduce diesel consumption and increase the yelds. Used currently in soybeans, corn, wheat, etc
Thanks Jason what a beast
The 4960 is one of the all time greats.
@@bigtractorpower that tractor I believe could pull a mountain down
What amazing contrast watching 30 year old technology with today's auto steer tractors planting with high speed precision planters
Another oldie starting one more season!
Love love the 4960, and the 4955. Thank you for sharing
Nice Film in Germany is this Serie 4955 a very good tractor with a Lot of Power.
We live in central kentucky. Our neighbor plants beans in late April or early may. They never have planted corn or wheat just soybeans on the same two fields.
Really a nice tractor!
I'll gladly take one of those
I thought I understood what you said about both markers being down in the beginning and the reason for that, but why is there no marker down at 7 minutes into the video after he turns around??
This kind of footage I love to see, Old Iron doing exactly what it is made for.
Old 40', 50', 60' Series ar as reliable & good horses, as the Computer Driven Tractors we see today. Easy to maintain, to ride on & to balance the Farm's Economy. Next time I would like to see the 3020 or the 4020, 5020 at work.
Great video. Awesome!!!!!!
It is hard to believe that the early 90’s were 30 years ago.
That's a cool tractor👍
Beautiful Brute! 👍 - Doug in Iowa
nice tractor
Awesome Video Buddy!!
One of the all time great Deere’s.
amazing
Yup its like the 56 F100, a classic most can't deny liking. Love this set up too as it does its job well, and yeah there really isnt any real gains to tilling soy stubble if you have a good chem program
This tractor may not have the advantages like a magnum would have (when Case IH was comparing their tractor to the 4960 back in the 90s) but sorry Case IH you may have a tilted hood. But I have what it takes to lift up the 4960s hood on my own
Nice Freightliner/Peterbilt? with a sleeper in the background! Not a bad 53 foot trailer to go with that too if you have a crew and they need to run a 24 hour shift.
Looks to be a Peterbilt 377.
Thanks, Jason & Thanks to "One Lonely Farmer" for helping me to make the 4960 one of my favorite John Deere tractors.
BTP have you ever thought about putting all the videos from the farm that Matt works at all together? I think I would help out people who want to see them without having to hunt for them
Does anyone know the engine power and technical specifications of this tractor?🤔
Great vid btp, during the pandemic you might need some more filters for different locations, so you should make a team of people who would be up for it, and film all over the world. #peoplegottaeat
We had one of these in Ohio, but lost it after a few seasons as a bailer caught fire baling straw -- burnt up the whole back of the tractor before they could get the fire put out.
When you said 30 years ago I thought of '65-75, not the 90s. Is this what growing older is like??
I hear you on that. I am in the same boat. I remember when the 4960 was brand new at the dealer.
Ve bonito video, saludos a todos, si alguien necesita una persona para manejar John Deere aquí estoy a la orden.
On either side of that plan or there are two wheels riding on the wheels on the ground what do they do
They are the drive wheels that power the planters fertilizer pumps.
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Thank you for watching.
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First. Hello to you too
You give factory weight and "can be" field weight.
What all can make the difference?
Andrew Inbody This one has front weights, dual wheels and possibly rear weights. Sometime full tank of fuel is not included in shipping weight.
I always envied a farmer that could do diagonal tillage in a field and keep the rows so straight...I tried it and it looked like I was chasing a snake
Unlike the 4955 this was never tested in Nebraska
When's Garnets start rollin?
They are about half way done with spring work. All the NH3 is done as of Friday and I would say half the corn is planted now. I have been filming so stay tuned for lots of footage.
8:15 "I knew I was forgetting something..."
He split the field because the side he started on was point rows that got shorter each pass. He wanted to knock those out and then plant the rest of the field.
How does the driver know if a box or more isn't seeding?
There is a monitor in the cab with lights that alert on each box. They have to stop and check the boxes to see how full they are.
There's an electronic eye in the seed tubes that watches the seeds dropping into the ground. It alerts the driver if a rows starts to seed less or stops dropping seeds.
They really dismount the pusher units for corn and remount then for beans? That seems like a lot of work, no?
(I currently farm with a Kinze 3600 12/23.)
Limey636 I was going to ask this question, but you beat me to it
Damn old school with markers...no GPS.
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