My dad broke me in on a jd 70 diesel with duals and a 12 ft disk (in the early 70’s) as a 10 year old thought I was really something. Thanks for the tractor run-down.
What a lovely collection of tractors Mike ,your 4055 is an absolute diamond on your farm from new and hardly any hours on it at all ,the rest of them are lovely as well but the 4055 and 2940 are the special ones being on the farm from new you can see they are genuine well cared for tractors ,the 520 as well with a long family history absolutely amazing , over here in the UK they'd all be worked to death and scrapped by now especially the 55's keep up the good work with the videos always look forward to them
That's a nice fleet you got there Mike. Love those sound guard era tractors. Also that's a pretty cool SK tools hat you got there as well lol I grew up working with a lot of SK stuff and I still have quite a bit of it
Mike I am 3 weeks shy of my 73rd birthday and I can remember like it was yesterday after buying a MF Super 90 tractor in 1964 We talked about we will never need a bigger tractor Little did we know Keep the videos coming They are great
Thank you Jimmy. Thats a great story. When I was putting the clips of this video together I noticed that I twice said my dad thought he'd never get a bigger tractor. Its funny when it comes to the 2940 because that is now our one of our smallest. Happy Birthday in 3 weeks!
We use to have a Farmall Super C back in the day. I think in the history of the farm and history of the farm part 2 there are pictures of some farmalls
Neat stuff. In the old photo of the 520, the yellow panels looked white (thought it was an Oliver at first glance!). Were they white, or was that just faded yellow paint, faded photo, or a little of both?
Yeah I did a tractors on the farm video like 4 years ago and I figured it was time to do an updated one now that we have the 4250. This time I decided to put in the footage of the tractors in the field doing the work instead of just saying what they did. I was happy with how it turned out
I agree my "new" tractor finally showed up today. Great video alot of nice tractors in the fleet for sure. Hopefully spring will come soon so we can get em out.
Great video. I really liked the 3010. I grew up with a 2510, 3010, and two 4020s. All four of those tractors had the snycro transmission and all of them were narrow fronts. Oh the memories of making hay with them over the years
Very cool demonstration. I go into our shed it's almost like going into our tractors of yesteryear too. Love what you have. Someday maybe I get a cab on a tractor. Nope can never have enough tractors for sure. Our oldest is a 1950 Minneapolis Moline ZB. Newest 1990 Case 385 4 wheel drive and like you a 1982 John Deere 2940 open cab with those 2 shift levers on the floor like you mentioned is our biggest.
The 4055 is close to the 4430 in hp.It least you have experience with the 15 speed powershift in the 4555 when it comes to the 4250.1982 was the first year Deere offered the Sound Gard Body on the 2940
You're right! You can never have enough tractors. I have a small hobby farm and I have 8! Always looking for more too. Nice bunch of iron there. Enjoy watching your vids!
one for every day of the week. We should get one more so we have one for every day of the week and get the two antiques (520 & 3010) out for rides on sunday!
We were looking at a 4 years old jd 7200 and my father comes home with a new 7230. Don’t ever let your retired father do your buying. Lol. Great videos
I grew up raking hay with a JD 2640. Loved that tractor with the foot petal throttle. Scared me once hauling a bale that was too heavy and the front end came up though. Otherwise we had a 4440, 4230 and the last has been the 7810. We had other brands in the early years before becoming all JD farm. Thanks for sharing.
Very nice line up. Looks like you take good care of them too, they should last you a long time yet. Gotta agree about never having too many tractors, nice to have a back up in case one goes down and it's go time like planting or haying and there is rain coming. Hop in another one, get the job done then fix when you have more time. It's happened to me a couple times.
Yeah thats always a good thing to have the back up. Definitely can't have enough tractors. I can come up with 5 more off the top of my head that I would love to have
I envy you , i come up whit my 2 tractors, the 6110 and the 6410 whit loader thats it for me.On a sidenote they each make around the 600 ours pro year, but mayby one day. Thanks for the video greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer
Thank you Wally. Sounds like you have a nice lineup of tractors yourself. Its funny you would love a 55 series tractor, I'd love to add a 7010 series to our lineup!
Well done on the fleet. You'll need to set up a picture roadside like the old ones we get to see now and again with the up-to-date fleet on show.👍. Some racking for your tractor shed next that will make more space for parking 😉 cracking video. Stay safe 🏴
From left to right its the 4040 with snap on duals, the 4055, then the 2940. We still have all 3 of those tractors we just run a wider tire on the back of the 4040 instead of running the snap on duals
We didn't have any for the longest time. My dad never wanted to get one and I would always tell him we should have one. Once we were looking for a bigger tractor they were all 4wd
Probably a combination of 55 series and 10 series tractors. I wouldn't mind a 720 like the one my dad had when he moved here, maybe an 8310 or 8410. Maybe even some other cool tractors that are a different brand like a Minneapolis Moline g1000 or an allis chalmers D21. I think im way over the 4 or 5!
My grandpa actually has a 3010 just like yours I get to run it some times not to often but nice transmission I think also. Which tractor is the one with the quad range in it? The guys I help have an old 4230 with a quad range transmission and that thing jumps the whole tractor really bad when in road range. Does it in every gear actually when shifting from the low to high side. I was just wondering if they all did that or that is something wrong with the one we have.
Are you talking about when you shift from D3 to D4? My 8440 and 4230 both jump doing that too. My uncles said his 4430 quad also shifts hard into road gear. I give it a bit of clutch so it doesn't do it, especially when I'm pulling a load. It's just a little too violent a shift for my liking.
Yes when you shift from d3 to d4. I have figured out that if the window is open on the side I can kind of sit in the frame a little bit and it is not to bad. Ours jumps in c3 and c4 some to but not as bad as in d range. It is a 1973 model though I think. Starts super hard in the summer. Won’t fire under 40 degrees without ether it is one that was made before they changed compression so they start easier
Nice tractors mike
Thanks Scott. Not bad for green ones right!
@@mikep7810 well I didn’t want to say it but I’m glad you did 🤣 just teasing of course. They all get the job done 👍
Haha i figured it went without saying! Hope the family is doing well
My dad broke me in on a jd 70 diesel with duals and a 12 ft disk (in the early 70’s) as a 10 year old thought I was really something. Thanks for the tractor run-down.
Those are some good memories. I remember the 1st time I got to mow hay by myself as a kid. I was so proud
You’re right… you can never have enough tractors
Thanks for the video
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
What a lovely collection of tractors Mike ,your 4055 is an absolute diamond on your farm from new and hardly any hours on it at all ,the rest of them are lovely as well but the 4055 and 2940 are the special ones being on the farm from new you can see they are genuine well cared for tractors ,the 520 as well with a long family history absolutely amazing , over here in the UK they'd all be worked to death and scrapped by now especially the 55's keep up the good work with the videos always look forward to them
Thank you George. They are absolutely great tractors. It would break my heart if they ended up somewhere else especially a scrap yard
Nice collection I love those older deeres
Thank you. They are some good old work horses
@@mikep7810 that they are!
Great video , well explained on equipment , stay safe , enjoy !
Thank you Robert. You stay safe too
That's a nice fleet you got there Mike. Love those sound guard era tractors. Also that's a pretty cool SK tools hat you got there as well lol I grew up working with a lot of SK stuff and I still have quite a bit of it
Thanks Adam. I love SK tools. I have a bunch of SK shirts too
Mike I am 3 weeks shy of my 73rd birthday and I can remember like it was yesterday after buying a MF Super 90 tractor in 1964 We talked about we will never need a bigger tractor Little did we know Keep the videos coming They are great
Thank you Jimmy. Thats a great story. When I was putting the clips of this video together I noticed that I twice said my dad thought he'd never get a bigger tractor. Its funny when it comes to the 2940 because that is now our one of our smallest. Happy Birthday in 3 weeks!
Nice tractors the first tractor I drove is my mccormick deering w4 standard
We use to have a Farmall Super C back in the day. I think in the history of the farm and history of the farm part 2 there are pictures of some farmalls
Great line up. It would be awesome if either the4055 or the 4250 was MfWD
Thanks David. Maybe someday we'll grab another 4wd tractor
Like them iron horses
Thank you Willie. They are good work horses
@@mikep7810 yes they are !!
Great Video, I just Googled John Deere 4555 to check out the Tractor you were using on the corn, thanks for sharing
Thanks Tony. Our 4555 is turned up a little so its more like a 4955
Neat stuff. In the old photo of the 520, the yellow panels looked white (thought it was an Oliver at first glance!). Were they white, or was that just faded yellow paint, faded photo, or a little of both?
They were faded.
I think I did something similar to this
Yeah I did a tractors on the farm video like 4 years ago and I figured it was time to do an updated one now that we have the 4250. This time I decided to put in the footage of the tractors in the field doing the work instead of just saying what they did. I was happy with how it turned out
I don’t think that 4250 would have any issues with that disk. I bet that 4555 toys with it
I'll definitely have to put the 4250 on there and try it
I have a canopy that I built that would go on that 3010 perfectly that I would sell to you.. It’s on a4620 now and we are going to be taking it off
That would be cool. What would you want for it?
I agree my "new" tractor finally showed up today. Great video alot of nice tractors in the fleet for sure. Hopefully spring will come soon so we can get em out.
Spring is a great time of year! I get to break out the tractors and I put in an order of Timer maple syrup!
I grew up on a 3020 with rops that had them between the legs, with the pto smashed between them.
Sounds like a nice tractor
Great video. I really liked the 3010. I grew up with a 2510, 3010, and two 4020s. All four of those tractors had the snycro transmission and all of them were narrow fronts. Oh the memories of making hay with them over the years
Thanks Brad. the 3010 is a real good old tractor
How many acres is your Farm?
A little over 300
I love your videos Mike...and omg,..of those tractors tooooo!
Thanks Greg. Next time I'm down that way I'll stop in and say hi
Greetings to you and your family. From Central pa. Keep the videos coming they all are great.
Thank you Robb. I appreciate it
If it's not red it stay in the shed
Haha, just about all of them were in the shed
Mike. I had some complications. I sent you a message. Look in your message requests please
Again? you're making a new profile seems like every week
Very cool demonstration. I go into our shed it's almost like going into our tractors of yesteryear too. Love what you have. Someday maybe I get a cab on a tractor. Nope can never have enough tractors for sure. Our oldest is a 1950 Minneapolis Moline ZB. Newest 1990 Case 385 4 wheel drive and like you a 1982 John Deere 2940 open cab with those 2 shift levers on the floor like you mentioned is our biggest.
I really like our 2940. Its a really good tractor
The 4055 is close to the 4430 in hp.It least you have experience with the 15 speed powershift in the 4555 when it comes to the 4250.1982 was the first year Deere offered the Sound Gard Body on the 2940
I'm glad we got one with a sound guard cab
Our snow is disappearing fast and yeah I’d like at least 1 more tractor
Would another tractor make you less grumpy????
@@onehappyfarmer3461 be nice I’m nice to you in my next video
@@TheGrumpyFarmer Oh really???? I can’t wait…..
Jeff was right, there are no such thing as too many tractors!
Thanks for the tractor tour. I have trouble keeping the John Deere model numbers straight LOL You forgot to show the 7810 ;) (one day)
Haha its true Chris. I should have held up a toy of a 7810 and said how its my pride and joy!
You're right! You can never have enough tractors. I have a small hobby farm and I have 8! Always looking for more too. Nice bunch of iron there. Enjoy watching your vids!
Thanks Bob. Hopefully we are able to get some more
Lost track. Tractor for every day of the week and two on Sunday? Nice thing about Soundgard tractors - controls always in same place.
one for every day of the week. We should get one more so we have one for every day of the week and get the two antiques (520 & 3010) out for rides on sunday!
We were looking at a 4 years old jd 7200 and my father comes home with a new 7230. Don’t ever let your retired father do your buying. Lol. Great videos
Haha thanks Pat. I'll keep that in mind
This brings back memories. 2940 was our "big" tractor and a 3020 gas was our utility.
We use to have a 3020. They were good tractors
More tractors less unhooking. I have a 6 row 1750 planter forsale. Lol
Thats right! Is it dry or liquid fertilizer and what are you asking for it?
I grew up raking hay with a JD 2640. Loved that tractor with the foot petal throttle. Scared me once hauling a bale that was too heavy and the front end came up though. Otherwise we had a 4440, 4230 and the last has been the 7810. We had other brands in the early years before becoming all JD farm. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. I'm glad you liked the video. I remember when I was a kid we had a 2640 with a bucket on it
Thanks for showing your tractors what you have on the farm
Glad you enjoyed the video Andrew
Nice tractor mike,😁💪 greetings from burley idaho
Thank you Carlos
Very nice line up. Looks like you take good care of them too, they should last you a long time yet. Gotta agree about never having too many tractors, nice to have a back up in case one goes down and it's go time like planting or haying and there is rain coming. Hop in another one, get the job done then fix when you have more time. It's happened to me a couple times.
Yeah thats always a good thing to have the back up. Definitely can't have enough tractors. I can come up with 5 more off the top of my head that I would love to have
The first tractor I ever drove was a 1957 520 about 40 years ago on my uncles farm.
Just like my dad!
Nice lineup!
Thank you. They are good old work horses
I envy you , i come up whit my 2 tractors, the 6110 and the 6410 whit loader thats it for me.On a sidenote they each make around the 600 ours pro year, but mayby one day. Thanks for the video greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer
Thanks Menno. Those are some nice sounding tractors that you have
They will do for me and they are 4cil. ,so fuelconsumption is not that much compared to the 6cil.
Nice lineup of tractors. 6200 open. Station, 7410, and 7710 is what I have. Would love to add a 55 series Powershift in the fleet
Thank you Wally. Sounds like you have a nice lineup of tractors yourself. Its funny you would love a 55 series tractor, I'd love to add a 7010 series to our lineup!
@@mikep7810 dad had a 4455 ps fwa when I was a kid. Miss that tractor.
Lovely line up of tractor's 👍 they all do a job
Thank you. Yes they all do a great job
What is a john deere 4240 with quad range worth it has like 9900 hours?
It all depends on the condition of it but I'd say probably between 25 and 30 grand
@@mikep7810 they are asking 26,900 for it
👍👍 great footage and info on all the different tractors as you were talking about them.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it
take off the chrome stack dont do it that makes the tractor sound so good
Haha thanks Dana. It is a pretty sweet sound
Well done on the fleet. You'll need to set up a picture roadside like the old ones we get to see now and again with the up-to-date fleet on show.👍. Some racking for your tractor shed next that will make more space for parking 😉 cracking video. Stay safe 🏴
Thanks Ian. I plan on getting a nice line up picture this spring when the weather is nice
@@mikep7810 hopefully you can share it with us . Its a fantastic line up to be proud of. Can't wait to see it. Stay safe 🏴
Thank you Ian. Stay safe too
Fun to see all the tractors and info about them. 👍
Thank you Aaron. I'm glad you enjoyed the video
Great video and beautiful fleet of tractors!!
Thank you!
Great lineup of tractors Mike. The 4555 would look mean with some duals lol. Thanks for sharing bud👍
Thank you Kevin. Might as well throw front duals on it too!
There you go!
A tractor for every job, plus a few for back up!!
I like the way you think Gary!
That's one Nice line up of equipment
Thank you Robert
4040 an I are the same year 1980 but so far no major issues or leaks 🤣, Very nice fleet of Deere’s .
Haha well hopefully you keep running a good long time without any major issues or leaks!
Right! Although there is the occasional backfire 😆
You’re catching up to me with tractors, now if all mine ran 😂
Haha I said tractors on the farm, I didn't say tractors on the farm that run so you are still in the lead!
@@mikep7810 touché 😂
But you are 100% correct that you can never have too many tractors
Nice! Another great vid!
Thank you Gene. Glad you enjoyed it
Whats the line up in the picture
From left to right its the 4040 with snap on duals, the 4055, then the 2940. We still have all 3 of those tractors we just run a wider tire on the back of the 4040 instead of running the snap on duals
nice line of equipment you have
Thank you Anthony. They are some good work horses
Is that a sk tool tuke
Yes
Curious where you purchased the 4555 from? We traded one to mm weavers some yrs ago. Really cool video. We also have a 4055 bought new back in 1990
We got it from beaver creak equipment. Was yours set up with singles like this one or did it have duals?
@@mikep7810 it was singles but didn't have the chrome pipe
@@aarondeere I just put the chrome pipe on it this past summer. Might be your old one.
@Mikep7810 never know. If it is ours it was a great tractor. Never any problems. Just needed more hp and front pto
@@aarondeere that would be cool if it was. Its been a great tractor for us
Those are some great tractors!
Thank you Zeke. We love them
Lovely fleet. 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
Thank you. We like them
Nice fleet of tractors
Thank you John
Surprised you don't have more with MFW drive. Most everything up here is 4wd.
We didn't have any for the longest time. My dad never wanted to get one and I would always tell him we should have one. Once we were looking for a bigger tractor they were all 4wd
That’s the truth. You can never have too many tractors.
No sir Pete. Off the top of my head I can think of 5 more that I'd love to have!
@@mikep7810 I have to ask. What are the other 4??? We all know #1 on the list.
Probably a combination of 55 series and 10 series tractors. I wouldn't mind a 720 like the one my dad had when he moved here, maybe an 8310 or 8410. Maybe even some other cool tractors that are a different brand like a Minneapolis Moline g1000 or an allis chalmers D21. I think im way over the 4 or 5!
My grandpa actually has a 3010 just like yours I get to run it some times not to often but nice transmission I think also. Which tractor is the one with the quad range in it? The guys I help have an old 4230 with a quad range transmission and that thing jumps the whole tractor really bad when in road range. Does it in every gear actually when shifting from the low to high side. I was just wondering if they all did that or that is something wrong with the one we have.
Are you talking about when you shift from D3 to D4? My 8440 and 4230 both jump doing that too. My uncles said his 4430 quad also shifts hard into road gear. I give it a bit of clutch so it doesn't do it, especially when I'm pulling a load. It's just a little too violent a shift for my liking.
Our 4040 doesn't jump too bad shifting through the gears.
Yes when you shift from d3 to d4. I have figured out that if the window is open on the side I can kind of sit in the frame a little bit and it is not to bad. Ours jumps in c3 and c4 some to but not as bad as in d range. It is a 1973 model though I think. Starts super hard in the summer. Won’t fire under 40 degrees without ether it is one that was made before they changed compression so they start easier
Is there a chance maybe an older 8000 series row crop tractor
That would be a nice tractor but I doubt we see one here any time soon
@@mikep7810 ok just saying
Dad wanted enough tractors so as not to have to switch them around on implements 😀
It does sound like a good idea!